Two things about MSU

1. Current roster (couple of drops, couple of adds), divided by bus. DUO NOTE: You were bus 2, now you're bus 1.

MSU, MANKATO ROSTER—BUS #1
CREATIVE, OO, PROSE, HUMOR, DRAMA, STORYTELLING, EXT. READING, DUO
FEB. 28, 2009

STUDENTS
1. Adam Kunkel
2. Abbie Barrett
3. Joe Shim
4. Taylor Vivant
5. Ruthie Nelson
6. Melissa Sweere
7. Leah Putz
8. Kelly Cole
9. Mike Cole
10. Jeff Steinkamp
11. Tye Gundel
12. Maddy Peton
13. Logan Halliday
14. Jeff Larson
15. Kaya Petersen
16. Gap Seniwong
17. Ashley Larson
18. Kate Vold
19. Shannon Armstrong
20. Maddy Longley
21. Chelsea Brundrett
22. Lauren Koch

(22 Students)

COACH
Emily Heinis

MSU, MANKATO ROSTER—BUS #2
DISCUSSION, EXT. SPEAKING, INFO, GREAT SPEECHES, POETRY
FEB. 28, 2009

STUDENTS
1. Meron Zeru
2. Kallie Radford
3. Michelle Heintze
4. Hannah Heintze
5. Kanchan Hulasare
6. Starla Rajavuori
7. Joan Keller
8. Ryan Longley
9. Ashley Branch
10. Dylan Slinger
11. Leema John
12. Raffi Garnighian
13. Anselmo Shim
14. Caitlin Drogemuller
15. Brianna Egge
16. Emily Healy
17. Megan Johnston
18. Lisa Sweere
19. Sarah Rosenthal
20. Grace O’Brien
21. Anna Goude
22. Megan Lavallee

(22 Students)

COACH
Andy Charrier

2. Jeff REALLY wants you to come to his house after the tournament for his party. His address is: 10442 209th St. W Lakeville. Have fun!!!

Party!

Jeff Steinkamp would like to invite all of you to his house following the MSU tournament this Saturday. I assume you'll just go over after we get back. Jeff lives very near the school. He will have more details on Saturday, but put it on your calendar!

MSU INFO

This Saturday, Feb. 28th, we'll be competing at the MSU-Mankato High School Tournament. This college speech team (mine :-)) hosts a high school tournament as a fundraiser every year. We go to support my alma mater (without them, you'd never have me), and because it gives you the nice experience of a college campus. That being said, it's important to wear a coat, as you will travel between buildings. Also, you may want to bring comfy shoes to wear between rounds (you might have to walk a couple of blocks). Just make sure you remember to put your dress shoes on before you enter the speaking room! The buses will leave at 6:30 AM on Saturday. We'll go with the same bus assignments as last week, but in case you forgot, they are below. Also, the roster is below. Make sure you're not on it if you're not going, and vice versa. Let me know by WEDNESDAY if there's a mistake. This tournament has its own drop fee in addition to our drop fee, so if you miss this one, you'll have to pay $20 instead of the normal $15.

ROSTER
Armstrong, Shannon Duo
Barrett, Abbie OO and Prose
Branch, Ashley Ext. Speaking
Brundrett, Chelsea Ext. Reading
Cole, Kelly Prose and Drama
Cole, Mike Humorous
Drogemuller, Caitlin Informative
Egge, Brianna Informative
Garnighian, Raffie Ext. Speaking
Goude, Anna Poetry
Gundel, Tye Drama
Halliday, Logan Storytelling
Healy, Emily Informative
Heintze, Hannah Discussion
Heintze, Michelle Discussion
John, Leema Ext. Speaking
Johnston, Megan Informative
Keller, Joan Discussion
Koch, Lauren Ext. Reading
Kunkel, Adam Creative Expression and OO
Larson, Jeff Storytelling
Lavallee, Megan Poetry
Longley, Maddy Duo
Longley, Ryan Discussion
Nelson, Ruthie OO
O'brien, Grace Great Speeches
Petersen, Kaya Storytelling
Putz, Leah Prose
Radford, Kallie Discussion
Rajavuori, Starla Drama
Roles, Madison Duo
Roles, Shelby Duo
Rosenthal, Sarah Great Speeches and Poe
Rutan, Hayden Humorous
Seniwong, Puntharak (Gap) Storytelling
Shim, Anselmo Ext. Speaking
Shim, Joe OO and Humor
Slinger, Dylan Ext. Speaking
Steinkamp, Jeff Humorous
Sweere, Lisa Informative
Sweere, Melissa OO
Vivant, Taylor OO
Vold, Kate Ext. Reading
Zeru, Meron Discussion

BUS ASSIGNMENTS (By Category)
BUS 1
Creative
OO
Prose
Humor
Drama
Ex. Reading
Story

BUS 2
Discussion
Ex. Speaking
Info
Duo
Great Speeches
Poetry

Results: Apple Valley and Mounds View

On Feb. 14, the following students placed at Apple Valley:

Raffi Garnighian- Ext. Speaking, 4th place-Novice
Adam Kunkel- Creative, 7th place; OO, 6th place-Honors
Sarah Rosenthal-Great Speeches, 4th place
Dylan Slinger-Ext. Speaking, 3rd place
Michelle Heintze- Discussion, 3rd place-Honors
Melissa McMahon-Drama-4th place-Novice
Ruthie Nelson-OO, 7th place-Novice
Hayden Rutan-Humor, 4th place-Novice

Well done! That's a hard tournament.

On Feb. 21, the following students place at Mounds View:

Logan Halliday-Storytelling, 7th place
Sarah Rosenthal-Poetry, 3rd place; Great Speeches Champion
Dylan Slinger-Ext. Speaking, 2nd place
Leema John-Ext. Speaking, 7th place
Raffi Garnighian- Ext. Speaking, 8th place
Jeff Steinkamp- Humore, 3rd place
Caitlin Drogmueller- Info, 5th place
Abbie Barrett- OO, 3rd place
Melissa Sweere- OO, 7th place
Taylor Vivant- OO, 4th place
Hannah Heintze-Disco, 7th place

As a team, we took 3rd place. Our first sweeps of the year! Good job everyone!

This just in...

Mounds View emailed me and the basketball tournament taking place in the building WILL have a concessions area, and the speech people ARE welcome to use it. SO, you can EITHER bring your own lunch or money.

MOUNDS VIEW INFO

Again, we ARE going to a tournament this weekend! See previous post for roster. We will be taking two buses (for real this time), so see below for your bus assignment. It is imperative you ride the correct bus for attendance-taking purposes. Sadly, this is the other tournament of the season (Eden Prairie was the first) that I will not be attending. Joy and Emily are in charge of you all, so be good. Some important info:

1. Bus leave time: 6:45 AM from upper parking lot
2. Approx. return time: 5:15ish (always approx.)
3. BECAUSE OF THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT NATURE OF THIS TOURNAMENT, THERE ARE NO CONCESSIONS!!!! YOU MUST BRING A BAG LUNCH!!!
4. Everyone should be off script by now. This will be a small tournament; a good chance to show off your stuff.
5. Bus assignments:

BUS 1
Creative
OO
Prose
Humor
Drama
Ex. Reading
Story

BUS 2
Discussion
Ex. Speaking
Info
Duo
Great Speeches
Poetry

SEE ME WITH QUESTIONS!

TOURNAMENT 2/21

We ARE going to a tournament this weekend! We were one of many schools without any place to go, so a school (Mounds View in Arden Hills) decide to throw one together and we're going! I will post more details as I get them, but for now, here's the roster. If you're not on it and should be, let me know (and vice versa). They might not allow double entries, because of the sporadic nature. If they don't, double enterers, let me know which one you prefer. STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS.

Armstrong, Shannon Duo
Barrett, Abbie OO and Prose
Branch, Ashley Ext. Speaking
Cole, Kelly Prose
Cole, Mike Humorous
Drogemuller, Caitlin Informative
Ebeling, Brittany Poetry
Egge, Brianna Informative
Garnighian, Raffie Ext. Speaking
Gore, Madeline Creative Expression
Goude, Anna Poetry
Gundel, Tye Drama
Halliday, Logan Storytelling
Healy, Emily Informative
Heintze, Hannah Discussion
Heintze, Michelle Discussion
Hulasare, Kanchan Discussion
John, Leema Ext. Speaking
Johnston, Megan Informative
Johnston, Vanessa Ext. Speaking
Koch, Lauren Ext. Reading
Kunkel, Adam Creative Expression and OO
Larson, Jeff Storytelling
Lavallee, Megan Poetry
Longley, Maddy Duo
McMahon, Melissa Prose
Nelson, Ruthie OO
Putz, Leah Prose
Radford, Kallie Discussion
Rajavuori, Starla Drama
Roles, Madison Duo
Roles, Shelby Duo
Rosenthal, Sarah Great Speeches and Poe
Rutan, Hayden Humorous
Schilz, Ashley Storytelling
Schwartz, Mikaela Prose
Shim, Anselmo Ext. Speaking
Shim, Joe OO
Slinger, Dylan Ext. Speaking
Slutsky, Michael Humorous
Steinkamp, Jeff Humorous
Sweere, Lisa Informative
Sweere, Melissa OO
Vivant, Taylor OO
Vold, Kate Ext. Reading
Zeru, Meron Discussion

Sweat Shirts and Pants

Hey everyone!
Okay, so the cost of the sweatpants and sweatshirts depend on the amount we order. So if you are planning on getting a sweatshirt/sweatpants and you are 100% sure that you want one, please go in and tell Mrs. Heinis ASAP that you want one and she will have a sample that you can try on. I know that the sweatshirt will be around $36 with the speech emblem on the upper left hand side, it will cost another $5 if you want your name on the back. The Sweatshirts are deep maroon zip-up hoodies. For the sweatpants they are about $24 with 'south speech' embroidered in gold on the right upper pant leg. The pant color is black.
You don't have to pay Mrs. Heinis when you place your order, but you will have to be prepared to bring in money before we send in our total order.
I know this sounds a little crazy, and if you have any questions please feel free to find me and ask me any questions.
-Kelly

Apple Valley Tourney Info

The Apple Valley tournament this Saturday runs differently than any other. Varsity and Novice are separate tournaments, and they're even held in separate buildings. EXCEPT, the Extemp Speakers are in the same building because they share files. And Discussion is in the other building to even it out.

So, we will be taking two buses because we have 44 people going. If you are a novice anything but extemp speaking and all discussion, you will get on MY bus, and we'll go to Falcon Ridge Middle School. If you are varsity anything but disco and all extemp speaking, you'll get on Mr. Lawrence's bus. Awards are all held together at the end of the day. Both buses will leave here from the upper parking lot at 7:05. Don't be late!

If you get sick the morning of, remember to call Mrs. Heinis' cell, BUT NOT AFTER 10 PM OR BEFORE 5 AM. The registration is below. Let me know ASAP if you're on it and shouldn't be or vice versa. See you Saturday!

Armstrong, Shannon Duo
Barrett, Abbie OO and Prose
Branch, Ashley Ext. Speaking
Brundrett, Chelsea Ext. Reading
Cole, Mike Humorous
Ebeling, Brittany Poetry
Egge, Brianna Informative
Garnighian, Raffie Ext. Speaking
Gore, Madeline Creative Expression
Goude, Anna Poetry
Gundel, Tye Drama
Halliday, Logan Storytelling
Heintze, Hannah Discussion
Heintze, Michelle Discussion
Hulasare, Kanchan Discussion
John, Leema Ext. Speaking
Johnson, Dani Storytelling
Johnston, Megan Informative
Johnston, Vanessa Ext. Speaking
Keller, Joan Creative Expression
Koch, Lauren Ext. Reading
Kunkel, Adam Creative Expression and OO
Larson, Jeff Storytelling
Lavallee, Megan Poetry
Longley, Maddy Duo
Longley, Ryan Discussion
McMahon, Melissa Prose
Nelson, Ruthie OO
O'brien, Grace Great Speeches
Radford, Kallie Discussion
Roles, Madison Duo
Roles, Shelby Duo
Rosenthal, Sarah Great Speeches and Poe
Rutan, Hayden Humorous
Schilz, Ashley Storytelling
Schwartz, Mikaela Prose
Shim, Anselmo Ext. Speaking
Shim, Joe OO and Humorous
Slinger, Dylan Ext. Speaking
Slutsky, Michael Humorous
Steinkamp, Jeff Humorous
Sweere, Melissa OO
Vold, Kate Ext. Reading
Zeru, Meron Discussion

Lakeville South Results

GREAT JOB TEAM!!! We hosted a very successful tournament, despite the little snafus. I was very impressed with how you all handled yourselves. Well done. Additionally, many of you performed very well, too! Great job to our finalists:

Madeline Gore-Creative Ex-7th Place, Novice
Hannah Heintze-Discussion-6th Place, Novice
Kanchan Hulasare-Discussion-3rd Place, Novice
Melissa McMahon-Drama-6th Place, Novice
Tye Gundel-Drama-5th Place, Novice
Vanessa Johnston-Extemp Speaking-9th Place, Novice
Anselmo Shim-Extemp Speaking-6th Place, Novice
Dylan Slinger-Extemp Speaking-4th Place, Varsity & Impromptu Champion
Sarah Rosenthal-Great Speeches-4th Place, Varsity
Michael Slutsky-Humorous-6th Place, Novice
Leema John-Impromptu-5th Place, Varsity
Emily Healy-Informative-7th Place, Novice
Ruthie Nelson-OO-5th Place, Novice
Taylor Vivant-OO- Novice Champion
Kaya Petersen-Storytelling-8th Place, Novice

Lakeville South Tourney Info

Even though the tourney is here, you still have to be here early to help check rooms and make sure everything is ready. So, be here (in my room, A109) at 7 AM this Saturday, Feb. 7th. Similarly, no one goes home until the building is perfect. This should be by 5. Make sure you have everything you need! See me with questions. The registration list is below. If you aren't on it, but should be (or vice versa), let me know ASAP.

Armstrong, Shannon
Branch, Ashley
Brundrett, Chelsea
Cole, Kelly
Cole, Mike
Drogemuller, Caitlin
Ebeling, Brittany
Egge, Brianna
Garnighian, Raffie
Gore, Madeline
Goude, Anna
Gundel, Tye
Halliday, Logan
Healy, Emily
Heintze, Hannah
Heintze, Michelle
Hulasare, Kanchan
John, Leema
Johnson, Dani
Johnston, Megan
Johnston, Vanessa
Keller, Joan
Koch, Lauren
Kunkel, Adam
Larson, Ashley
Larson, Jeff
Lavallee, Megan
Longley, Maddy
Longley, Ryan
Malay, Ashley
McMahon, Melissa
Nelson, Ruthie
O'brien, Grace
Petersen, Kaya
Putz, Leah
Radford, Kallie
Rajavuori, Starla
Roles, Madison
Roles, Shelby
Rosenthal, Sarah
Rutan, Hayden
Schilz, Ashley
Schwartz, Mikaela
Seniwong, Puntharak (Gap)
Shim, Anselmo
Slinger, Dylan
Slutsky, Michael
Steinkamp, Jeff
Sweere, Lisa
Vivant, Taylor
Vold, Kate
Zeru, Meron

Two Things: Eden Prairie and Tournament Prep

1. Congratulations on a successful first tournament! The Eden Prairie group did a wonderful job and brought home 4 awards:
Abbie Barrett, 5th Varsity OO
Adam Kunkel, 5th Varsity Creative
Dylan Slinger, 4th Varsity Extemp Speaking
and our novii of the week: Shannon Armstrong and Maddy Longley took 4th in Novice Duo.

2. OUR TOURNAMENT IS THIS WEEK! This is a lot of work. You MUST help your team with this very important event. Please sign up for one (or more) of the three days this week we'll be working. (This is a lettering requirement.) Sign up outside my classroom door (A109) by WEDNESDAY (the first of the three days). The times are Wednesday, 2:45 until done; Thursday, 4:00 until done (you can come sooner and I might have stuff for you, but I need to practice with the poetry group until 4); and Friday, 2:45 until done. SIGN UP ASAP!!!!

This week may end up hectic and crazy, so please be accommodating and helpful. We host an awesome tournament, and I'm sure you all will help us succeed again :-).