. ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁its ▁website , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 , 9 4 6 ▁active ▁compet itors ▁on ▁Spe ech ran ks ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 - 2 0 1 7 ▁season . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁ways ▁that ▁Spe ech ran ks ▁measures ▁student ▁participation : ▁Point s ▁and ▁Green ▁Check ▁Mark s . ▁Point s ▁are ▁awarded ▁to ▁compet itors ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁student ’ s ▁percent ile ▁finish ▁in ▁each ▁event . ▁Stud ents ▁ach ieving ▁the ▁same ▁percent ile ▁finish ▁in ▁any ▁event ▁and ▁any ▁tournament ▁will ▁be ▁awarded ▁the ▁same ▁number ▁of ▁Point s . ▁A ▁student ’ s ▁three ▁best ▁finish es ▁in ▁a ▁particular ▁event ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁sum ▁their ▁total ▁Point s ▁for ▁that ▁event . ▁Over all ▁ranking ▁on ▁Spe ech ran ks ▁is ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁Point s ▁a ▁compet itor ▁has ▁accum ulated . ▁Green ▁Check ▁Mark s ▁recognize ▁consistent ▁excell ence ▁throughout ▁the ▁compet itive ▁season . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁limit ▁to ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁Green ▁Check ▁Mark s ▁a ▁student ▁may ▁ear n . ▁In ▁general , ▁Green ▁Check ▁Mark s ▁are ▁awarded ▁to ▁any ▁compet itor ▁who ▁ach ieves ▁a ▁winning ▁record ▁in ▁debate ▁or ▁finish es ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁an ▁individual ▁event ▁( IE ). ▁Green ▁Check ▁Mark s ▁are ▁unique ▁to ▁each ▁event ▁and ▁students ▁may ▁not ▁transfer ▁check marks ▁from ▁one ▁event ▁to ▁another . ▁▁ ▁Spe ech ran ks ▁requirements ▁were ▁draft ed