Banquet Info

In case you didn't receive a flyer (or you did and noticed it didn't list a time :-)), the banquet info is below:

Monday, May 4th
5:30-6:30, dinner and social hour in the commons
6:30-8:00, program and awards in the auditorium

Bring:
Last name A-L: beverages, M-Z: desserts

The team will cover you and two guests (most likely your folks); any guests beyond the three of you will cost $5 (pay Kelly or Sarah)

RSVP:
By Thursday, April 23rd to Kelly (952-892-5233, kmcole1@hotmail.com) or Sarah (952-261-6421, sarose71@gmail.com)

Questions? See Heinis or your captains. See you there!

Quick Meeting

Kelly and Sarah would like you to meet them in the hallway right outside my classroom during Cougar Time on Thursday.

Don't forget to sign up with ME if you want to go to state of Friday!!!

STATE!!!

WE'RE GOING TO STATE! Congratulations to our qualifiers:

Abbie Barrett-3rd place, OO
Logan Halliday- 1st place, Storytelling
Maddy Peton- 3rd place, Drama
Dylan Slinger- 2nd place, Extemp Spkg

Congrats also to our alternates:
Madie Gore-7th place, Creative
Hannah Heintze-6th place, Disco
Adam Kunkel-4th place, Creative
Anselmo Shim- 7th place, Extemp Spkg
Meron Zeru- 5th place, Disco

EVERYONE is invited to accompany the qualifiers to state to watch. We'd love your support! We're taking a bus, so transportation is no issue. You'll be dismissed from class on Friday at 11:00 (so just don't go to 4th hour). We'll leave at 11:15, giving our competitors time to change into their fancy clothes. Before you decide, please note: we will not return to LSHS until after midnight on Friday. BUT, you can sleep in on Saturday :-). State is at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, so it's like a college visit! And it's a beautiful campus. IF YOU WANT TO COME, YOU MUST SIGN UP AND COMMIT IN MY ROOM (A109) BY WEDNESDAY AFTER SCHOOL. You must sign up with me to be excused from school. I will NOT let you on the bus on Friday if you have not signed up. See me with questions. (Adam and Meron, just in case, you should come and even bring clothes...you never know...)

Sections INFO

1. I still need scripts from some of you!!!
2. Team practice is on Wednesday, April 8th at noon. We will have lunch (provided) and then practice our hearts out.
3. The section bus will leave South on Thursday, April 9th at 12:50. We will go to the Northfield Applebee's for lunch (NOT provided: bring your own $$$) and then be at NHS by 2:30. The rounds are at 3:45, 5:00, 6:15. Finals should be about 8; awards about 9:30. Hopefully, we'll be home around 11.

See you on Wednesday!!!

SCRIPTS!!!!

If you are attending sections in Creative Ex, Drama, Duo, Great Speeches, Humorous, Informative, OO, Poetry, or Prose you MUST TURN IN A COMPLETE SCRIPT TO ME ASAP!!!!!

Sections Update

At today's meeting, we discussed the following:
1. Practice: make sure you are practicing regularly with your coach until spring break. Work extra hard. Be within the time limit (have your coach practice with time cards, since that's what we'll have at sections). No more memory mistakes. Everything should be memorized.
2. Spring Break team practice: Wednesday, April 8th at noon. We'll have pizza and practice our hearts out. Most likely we'll meet in my room, but I have to check on the availability of the building for sure. I'll post a confirmation on this next week.
3. Day of sections: we voted to leave school at 1:00ish so we can go to Applebee's for lunch like the last few years. Official bus leave time will be posted next week as well.
4. ALL CATEGORIES WITH SCRIPTS must have complete, updated scripts to me by Friday, April 3rd. If you don't, you will not be going to sections. Make sure all changes are made, and that your name and school are listed on the top.

Leah, Caitlin, and Anselmo were absent from this meeting, so the three of you need to stop by and see me so I know you have this information.

SWEATSHIRTS ARE HERE!

Pick up ASAP :-)

Northfield Results, etc.

CONGRATULATIONS to the whole team for taking FIRST PLACE at Northfield! What a great way to end the invitational season. Sections and State don't stand a chance against you :-). To those whose season is over, we'll see you at the banquet on Monday, May 4th in the commons (more info to come). If you're coming to sections, please attend a brief meeting in A109 this Wednesday after school for a quick discussion. 2:45-3. Quick and painless.

Here are our MANY award winners from Northfield:
Adam Kunkel- OO Champion, Creative Champion (woo-hoo!)
Madeline Gore- Creative- 2nd
Abbie Barrett- OO-4th, Prose-4th
Melissa Sweere- OO, 6th
Taylor Vivant- OO, Honorable Mention
Kelly Cole- Prose, Honorable Mention
Jeff Steinkamp- Humor-2nd
Michael Slutsky- Humor-Honorable Mention
Maddy Peton- Drama- Honorable Mention
Logan Halliday- Storytelling Champion
Ashley Schilz- Storytelling- Honorable Mention
Meron Zeru- Disco- Honorable Mention
Kanchan Hulasare- Disco- Honorable Mention
Hannah Heintze- Disco- Honorable Mention
Michelle Heintze- Disco- 3rd
Ashley Branch- Ext. Spk.- 7th
Leema John- Ext. Spk.-6th
Raffi Garnighian- Ext. Spk.- 5th
Anselmo Shim- Ext. Spk.- 4th
Dylan Slinger- Ext. Spk.- 3rd
Caitlin Drogemuller- Info- Honorable Mention
Emily Healy- Info- Honorable Mention
Grace O'Brien- Great Speeches- 4th
Sarah Rosenthal- Poetry- 2nd; Great Speeches- 2nd

Well done, everyone!

SHIRTS AND PANTS!!!

The t-shirts and sweatpants are here!!!! Those at practice on Thursday picked them up, so we're going to wear our t-shirts on Friday. So, pick them up in the morning before school on Friday to put them on for the day. The sweatshirts are supposed to be here on Tuesday.

Northfield Info

All but 3 people are coming to this final tournament of the season (except for sections, see previous post). Let's make it a great day! The buses will leave from the upper doors at 7:10 AM. Be on time! The rosters (by bus) are listed below. See me ASAP if there is a mistake. See you at team practice either Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday!

NORTHFIELD ROSTER—BUS #1
CREATIVE, OO, PROSE, HUMORE, DRAMA, STORYTELLING, EX. RDG., DUO
MARCH 21, 2009

STUDENTS
1. Adam Kunkel
2. Madeline Gore
3. Abbie Barrett
4. Joe Shim
5. Ruthie Nelson
6. Melissa Sweere
7. Taylor Vivant
8. Kelly Cole
9. Jeff Steinkamp
10. Mike Cole
11. Hayden Rutan
12. Michael Slutsky
13. Tye Gundel
14. Maddy Peton
15. Logan Halliday
16. Kaya Petersen
17. Dani Johnson
18. Jeff Larson
19. Ashley Schilz
20. Gap Seniwong
21. Kate Vold
22. Ashley Larson
23. Chelsea Brundrett
24. Shannon Armstrong
25. Maddy Longley
26. Shelby Roles
27. Madison Roles
(27 Students)

COACH
Emily Heinis

NORTHFIELD ROSTER—BUS #2
DISCUSSION, EXT. SPEAKING, INFO, GREAT SPEECHES, POETRY
MARCH 21, 2009

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

(23 Students)

COACH
Joe Lawrence

Sections 2009

Sections selection was not very difficult for most categories this year, simply because SO many of you are going on Spring Break. Of our 54 team members, only 25 are going to sections. Boo. In the categories that selection WAS necessary, please refer to your handbook for the criteria. If you were not selected, you are more than welcome to come to cheer your teammates on :-). If you are not going to sections, this week is your last week. Again, boo. The season has gone quickly. If you're not going to sections or Northfield this Saturday, then you don't need to practice this week, since you will no longer be competing. See you at the banquet (details on the banquet to be determined...stay tuned).

Creative
1. Adam Kunkel
2. Madeline Gore

Discussion
1. Hannah Heintze
2. Kanchan Hulasare
3. Meron Zeru

Drama
1. Maddy Peton

Duo
No entries

Ext. Reading
No entries

Ext. Speaking
1. Dylan Slinger
2. Leema John
3. Anselmo Shim

Great Speeches
No entries

Humorous
1. Hayden Rutan
2. Mike Cole
3. Michael Slutsky

Informative
1. Caitlin Drogemuller
2. Megan Johnston
3. Lisa Sweere

OO
1. Abbie Barrett
2. Ruthie Nelson
3. Taylor Vivant

Poetry
1. Anna Goude

Prose
1. Kelly Cole
2. Leah Putz

Storytelling
1. Logan Halliday
2. Jeff Larson
3. Ashley Schilz

NFL and Eagan Results

A very big congratulations to Dylan Slinger, who is headed to the national speech tournament in Birmingham, Alabama this June! Dylan took 2nd place in Domestic Extemp Speaking, and 5th in International.

More congratulations to Ashley Branch and Meron Zeru who were semi-finalists in extemp speaking at the NFL tournament. Great job, girls!

At the Eagan Invitational on Saturday, many more congratulations are in order:

Adam Kunkel-Creative-3rd place; OO-4th place honors
Abbie Barrett-OO-6th place
Jeff Steinkamp-Humor-7th Honors
Kanchan Hulasare-Disco-7th Honors
Leema John-Ext. Spk.-2nd Honors
Anselmo Shim-Ext. Spk.-3rd place
Sarah Rosenthal-Great Speeches-3rd place

Great job, everyone!

Practice Next week (March 16-20)

Next week is the final week of practice for anyone not attending sections. Let's make it a fun week. We'll be having group practices INSTEAD of OR in ADDITION to (depending on your coach's request) regular practices. Everyone is expected to attend one of the three possible days EXCEPT discussion, who have no speeches to present (Disco, you MAY come watch, though, but no need to sign up; we'll practice MONDAY instead of Tuesday next week). You must sign up outside my classroom (A109) for one of the following days:
Tuesday, March 17
Wednesday, March 18
Thursday, March 19

All practices will run 3:00 to 5:30. You must be there the whole time (going first and leaving really isn't fair). Each day can have a possible 16 people. Do NOT add more spaces to the sign-up sheet. Once a day is full, it's full. Sign up early if you have a preference.

See you on Saturday (or Friday, for you NFLers)!!!

Tournaments this week

Yes, tournaments, as in plural. We have a Friday AND Saturday tournament this week. If you are going to Friday's, you have already been notified. If you haven't been notified, you're not going :-). (See Mrs. Heinis if you want to know how selections were made.) The information for both tournaments is listed below. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.

National Forensic League National Tournament Qualifier, Friday, March 13th
Centennial High School, Circle Pines, MN

This tournament is usually in Eagan, but this year had to be moved. To get to Circle Pines by 8:00, we need to leave South at 6:15 AM Friday morning. We will be going straight up 35W through rush hour. Awesome. There are only 13 going, but we still need to bus. This tournament will run ALL DAY. Do not expect to be home before 10:30 PM. Make sure you get homework from your teachers BEFORE Friday. They have already been notified of your absence. BRING this homework with you, as the rounds are flighted, meaning you will have an hour between each round. YOU WILL GET BORED WITH NOTHING TO DO.

ROSTER
Barrett, Abbie
Branch, Ashley
Cole, Kelly
Garnighian, Raffi
John, Leema
Kunkel, Adam
Rosenthal, Sarah
Rutan, Hayden
Shim, Anselmo
Shim, Joe
Slinger, Dylan
Steinkamp, Jeff
Zeru, Meron

Eagan Wildcat Invitational, Saturday, March 14th
Eagan High School

This is a regular invitational, with honors finals and varsity finals. The second half of the NFL Qual tournament will also take place at Eagan on Saturday. If you make semi-finals for NFLs, you will be dropped from the Eagan tournament at no charge to you or the team. Awards for both tournaments will be held together at the end of the day. For Eagan, we will again take two buses. The rosters by bus are listed below. We will leave at 7:00 AM.

A NOTE ABOUT SADIES: Sadies is this day. You are already registered for this tournament. Sadies is NOT an excuse to get out of this tournament. If I find out you didn't attend this tournament, but DID attend Sadies, you will not letter or attend sections. If you ARE going to Sadies, and do NOT make finals, I will allow you to leave early. However, as stated in our handbook, you may ONLY leave with your OWN parent. Notes from parents to leave with someone else will NOT be accepted. The only window during which you might leave is between finals and awards, as I have to talk with your parent before you leave. If you do plan on leaving (only for Sadies, remember; not open to all), you need to let me know in the morning, so I can plan on meeting you by the door AFTER finals. This is non-negotiable. Your date will understand :-).

EAGAN ROSTER—BUS #1
CREATIVE, OO, PROSE, HUMOR, DRAMA, STORYTELLING, EXT. READING, DUO
MAR. 14, 2009

STUDENTS
1. Adam Kunkel
2. Madeline Gore
3. Abbie Barrett
4. Joe Shim
5. Ruthie Nelson
6. Melissa Sweere
7. Leah Putz
8. Kelly Cole (NFL only)
9. Hayden Rutan
10. Jeff Steinkamp
11. Tye Gundel
12. Maddy Peton
13. Melissa McMahon
14. Logan Halliday
15. Jeff Larson
16. Kaya Petersen
17. Ashley Schilz
18. Gap Seniwong
19. Ashley Larson
20. Shannon Armstrong
21. Maddy Longley
22. Chelsea Brundrett
23. Lauren Koch
24. Madison Roles
25. Shelby Roles

(25 Students)

COACH
Emily Heinis

EAGAN ROSTER—BUS #2
DISCUSSION, EXT. SPEAKING, INFO, GREAT SPEECHES, POETRY
MAR. 14, 2009

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

(20 Students)

COACH
Emily Shannon


***AS USUAL, LET ME KNOW ASAP IF THIS CONTAINS MISTAKES.***

Lakeville North Results

Tough, tough competition this week! We had two students advancing to semi-finals, and only one in finals. Congratulations to:

Kelly Cole, semifinalist in Prose
Dylan Slinger, 6th place in Ext. Speaking

SHIRTS!!!!!

You must have your order form and money in to Mrs. Heinis by the end of the day Thursday!!!!!

MSU Results

Last weekend was stellar! Many people received awards, and as a team, we took 2nd place! Well done, team. The following were honored:

Meron Zeru- Discussion Champion
Michelle Heintze- Discussion, 5th place
Kanchan Hulasare- Discussion, Top Novice
Ryan Longley- Discussion, Honors
Ashley Branch- Ext. Speaking, 4th place
Dylan Slinger- Ext. Speaking Champion
Leema John- Ext. Speaking, Honors
Raffi Garnighian-Ext. Speeaking, 2nd place
Anselmo Shim-Ext Speaking, 5th place
Brianna Egge- Informative, 3rd place Novice
Emily Healy- Informative, 2nd place Novice
Sarah Rosenthal- Poetry, 3rd place, Great Speeches Champion
Grace O'Brien- Great Speeches, Top Novice
Anna Goude- Poetry Novice Champion
Megan Lavallee- Poetry, 2nd place Novice
Adam Kunkel- Creative Ex, 2nd place, OO, 3rd place
Abbie Barrett-OO 2nd place, Prose, 5th place
Joe Shim- OO, Honors
Kelly Cole- Prose, Honors
Logan Halliday- Storytelling, 6th place
Chelsea Brundrett- Duo, Top Novice
Lauren Koch- Duo, Top Novice

Congratulations everyone!

Lakeville North Tourney INFO

This weekend's tournament is at North. This means there will be NO BUS. You must be at North by 7:30. Find us in the commons. You absolutely must check in with me. Draws begin at 8. Round One is at 8:30. This tournament has semi-finals, so we'll have the opportunity to have more rounds of competition and more awards. Awards are scheduled to begin at 5:00. I will be taking attendance again AFTER awards. You will not get credit for attending the tournament if you do not stay the entire time (we are a team; you stay to support your teammates). See me with questions.

Because nearly the entire team is attending, it is easier to post a list of the roster NOT going. The only two people NOT going are

Sarah Rosenthal
Melissa Sweere

Let me know if this is incorrect ASAP. Further drops will require payment as of Tuesday. Practice hard! See you Saturday!

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 :-).

Call or email

I'm writing this blog from the comfort of my bed. I use comfort loosely, as I am pretty sick. It is my supreme hope to make it in to work tomorrow, but with the first tournament this weekend, I feel awful having missed practice all week. So, if you have questions or concerns, please email or call me.

Good luck to those of you competing at Eden Prairie on Saturday! Good luck also to those of you competing in Solo/Ensemble!

Eden Prairie Information

There are 28 students (30 entries) going to Eden Prairie this Saturday, Jan. 31 (listed below). Yay for the first tournament! Like many of you, I won't be there, so it's important you are on top of things. Coaches Andy Charrier and Emily Shannon will be in charge. As it is a small group, we will only be taking one bus. We always board the bus in the upper parking lot (teacher's lot). BE THERE AT 6:55 A.M. (And this is a later one...) Remember, you must call if you have a last minute emergency and can't be there. Because I won't be attending this tournament (I will be sadly out of town; trust me, I'd rather be with you all), you will need to call Coach Andy Charrier at 651-387-8305. Don't call after 10 P.M. or before 5 A.M. This is for illness only! You can't just decide you don't want to go and call. The bus will return at about 6 P.M. (but don't set your clock by it, as tournament schedules can easily get behind).

SEE MRS. HEINIS ASAP WITH QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.

Eden Prairie Final List
Armstrong, Shannon
Barrett, Abbie
Branch, Ashley
Brundrett, Chelsea
Ebeling, Brittany
Egge, Brianna
Gore, Madeline
Gundel, Tye
Healy, Emily
Heintze, Hannah
Heintze, Michelle
Keller, Joan
Koch, Lauren
Kunkel, Adam
Larson, Jeff
Longley, Maddy
Longley, Ryan
Malay, Ashley
O'brien, Grace
Putz, Leah
Radford, Kallie
Rajavuori, Starla
Slinger, Dylan
Slutsky, Michael
Steinkamp, Jeff
Sweere, Melissa
Vivant, Taylor
Vold, Kate
Zeru, Meron

Extemp Speaking Practice

Details are in your mailbox. But a reminder that we will practice on 3 days this week:

Monday @ 5:30
Thurs @ 5:30
Friday @ 5:30 (mock tournament, ending at 7:30)

Andy.

Eden Prairie Registration

The following people are signed up to compete at Eden Prairie in the following categories. If you are on this list, but cannot go, see me before Thursday to avoid the fee. If you are NOT on this list, but want to go, also see me before Thursday. I am double-entering everyone I know about, so let me know if that is inaccurate as well.

Tournament info will be posted next week before the tournament.

Armstrong, Shannon Duo (w/Maddy)
Barrett, Abbie OO and Prose
Branch, Ashley Ext. Speaking
Brundrett, Chelsea Ext. Reading
Ebeling, Brittany Poetry
Egge, Brianna Informative
Gore, Madeline Creative Expression
Gundel, Tye Drama
Healy, Emily Informative
Keller, Joan Creative Expression
Koch, Lauren Ext. Reading
Kunkel, Adam Creative Expression and OO
Larson, Ashley Ext. Reading
Larson, Jeff Storytelling
Longley, Maddy Duo (w/Shannon)
Longley, Ryan Discussion
Malay, Ashley Drama
O'brien, Grace Great Speeches
Putz, Leah Prose
Radford, Kallie Discussion
Rajavuori, Starla Drama
Slinger, Dylan Ext. Speaking
Slutsky, Michael Humorous
Steinkamp, Jeff Humorous
Sweere, Melissa OO
Vivant, Taylor OO
Vold, Kate Ext. Reading
Zeru, Meron Discussion (no Disco DE)

List of Glory

Instead of a List of Shame, I am now printing the list of people who have all 5 things taken care of. If you are not on this list, you may potentially be suspended from the activity. EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE TURNED IN. NO MORE PROCRASTINATING.

The people listed below are in the clear. Great job! (Note: There are only 37, which means there are still 26 people on the List of Shame...)

Armstrong, Shannon
Barrett, Abbie
Branch, Ashley
Brundrett, Chelsea
Drogemuller, Caitlin
Ebeling, Brittany
Gore, Madeline
Goude, Anna
Gundel, Tye
Halliday, Logan
Healy, Emily
Hulasare, Kanchan
John, Leema
Johnson, Dani
Johnston, Megan
Keller, Joan
Koch, Lauren
Kunkel, Adam
Larson, Ashley
Larson, Jeff
Longley, Maddy
Longley, Ryan
Malay, Ashley
McMahon, Melissa
Nelson, Ruthie
O'brien, Grace
Putz, Leah
Roles, Shelby
Rosenthal, Sarah
Schilz, Ashley
Seniwong, Puntharak (Gap)
Slinger, Dylan
Slutsky, Michael
Sweere, Lisa
Sweere, Melissa
Vivant, Taylor
Vold, Kate

From Candy Drawer Manager, Jeff Steinkamp

Hey team, its your CDM!

I have a very serious and important matter. THE CANDY DRAWER IS EMPTY! As of January 12th 4:19 p.m. the last piece of candy was eaten. So the only way you get candy is if people bring in candy for the drawer. The 1st person to bring the candy AND talk to me (Jeff) will get a prize. There are about 40 people who eat the candy, but only 3 people have brought it in. Just think if everyone brings in one bag of candy, we'll be set for the rest of the year!




Love your CDM,
Jeff

Friday Workshop

Can't wait to see you all at 3 on Friday for the workshop! Some answers to questions people have had:

1. YES! Bring your speech materials. We will be having a practice session, so make sure you are prepared.
2. NO! You don't need any money. The team is paying for dinner.
3. YES! If you have to get up early on Saturday for something important, you may leave early (but you will be missing out on the fun). We may wrap up before 10, too, if the group agrees.
4. IF (and I mean a very strong IF) we have a snow day Friday, the workshop will be rescheduled. Do NOT show up here at 3 if we have a snow day. If we only have a late start, it will go on as normal.

Our schedule will look like this (tentatively):
3:00-3:15 Check-in
3:15-3:30 Schedule review/Questions
3:30-4:15 Category practice
15-minute break
4:30-6:00 Mock tournament (VERY mock)
6:00-7:00 Dinner (pizza and soda)
7:00-7:30 Ice breakers
7:30-end Games

Fun times! See you then!

Jan. 24th

If you want to attend the MSU Winter Warm-up Workshop on Jan. 24th, please see me for registration materials. The deadline to register is Monday, Jan. 12. The following people said they were going on their contracts, so I should see all of these people for sure. Even if you didn't indicate it on your contract, you can still go. Just come see me. This is a GREAT opportunity to work with college-level speakers on improving your piece for the competition season.

Drogemuller, Caitlin
Gore, Madeline
Gundel, Tye
Halliday, Logan
McMahon, Melissa
Radford, Kallie
Rajavuori, Starla
Rosenthal, Sarah (already registered)
Schwartz, Mikaela
Slutsky, Michael

UPDATED List of Shame

Come on, team! We need to have all your info! The first tournament is in 3 1/2 weeks! If your name IS on the lists below, you need to get that taken care of ASAP. If your name is NOT on the lists, good job! You have everything in. Please check each list carefully. And remember, even if your parents don't want to volunteer, you still need to turn the sheet in with their contact information.

See you all at the workshop this Friday at 3!

ELIGIBILITY FORM (turn in to Mrs. Rogness in Activities Office)
Cole, Kelly
Cole, Mike
Frandrup, Kayla
Garnighian, Raffi
Gore, Madeline
Grundstrom, Alex
Gundel, Tye
Henderson, Shelby
Henderson, Sherilyn
Johnston, Vanessa
Keil, Christian
Kraudy, Keely
Larson, Ashley
Lavallee, Megan
Myers, Beth
Nelson, Ruthie
Petersen, Kaya
Radford, Kallie
Rajavuori, Starla
Roesner, Rachel
Roles, Madison
Rutan, Hayden
Schwartz, Mikaela
Seniwong, Puntharak (Gap)
Shim, Anselmo
Shim, Joe
Siekinnen, Jade
Slutsky, Michael
Sweere, Melissa
Vold, Kate

FEE ($110-turn in to Mrs. Rogness in Activities Office)
Cole, Kelly
Cole, Mike
Frandrup, Kayla
Garnighian, Raffi
Gore, Madeline
Grundstrom, Alex
Gundel, Tye
Henderson, Shelby
Henderson, Sherilyn
Johnston, Vanessa
Keil, Christian
Kraudy, Keely
Larson, Ashley
Lavallee, Megan
Myers, Beth
Nelson, Ruthie
Petersen, Kaya
Radford, Kallie
Rajavuori, Starla
Roesner, Rachel
Roles, Madison
Rutan, Hayden
Schwartz, Mikaela
Seniwong, Puntharak (Gap)
Shim, Anselmo
Shim, Joe
Siekinnen, Jade
Sweere, Melissa
Vold, Kate

TOURNAMENT CONTRACT (turn in to Mrs. Heinis in A109)
Brundrett, Chelsea
Frandrup, Kayla
Grundstrom, Alex
Heintze, Hannah
Heintze, Michelle
Henderson, Shelby
Henderson, Sherilyn
John, Leema
Johnston, Vanessa
Keil, Christian
Kraudy, Keely
Larson, Ashley
Lavallee, Megan
Myers, Beth
Nelson, Ruthie
O'brien, Grace
Petersen, Kaya
Roesner, Rachel
Roles, Madison
Roles, Shelby
Siekinnen, Jade
Sweere, Melissa
Vold, Kate

PARENT VOLUNTEER FORM (turn in to Mrs. Heinis even if your parents are not volunteering)
Brundrett, Chelsea
Cole, Kelly
Cole, Mike
Ebeling, Brittany
Egge, Brianna
Frandrup, Kayla
Garnighian, Raffi
Grundstrom, Alex
Heintze, Hannah
Heintze, Michelle
Henderson, Shelby
Henderson, Sherilyn
John, Leema
Johnston, Vanessa
Keil, Christian
Kraudy, Keely
Larson, Ashley
Lavallee, Megan
Myers, Beth
Nelson, Ruthie
Petersen, Kaya
Rajavuori, Starla
Roesner, Rachel
Roles, Madison
Roles, Shelby
Shim, Anselmo
Shim, Joe
Siekinnen, Jade
Zeru, Meron

STUDENT INFO SHEET (turn in to Mrs. Heinis)
Brundrett, Chelsea
Frandrup, Kayla
Grundstrom, Alex
Heintze, Hannah
Heintze, Michelle
Henderson, Shelby
Henderson, Sherilyn
Johnston, Vanessa
Keil, Christian
Kraudy, Keely
Larson, Ashley
Lavallee, Megan
Nelson, Ruthie
O'brien, Grace
Petersen, Kaya
Roesner, Rachel
Roles, Madison
Roles, Shelby
Siekinnen, Jade
Steinkamp, Jeff
Sweere, Melissa
Vold, Kate

There are 14 people who are on all 5 lists. Perhaps this means they have decided not to join? Please let me know if you know of someone who has changed their mind about speech. Thanks!

Updates

Happy 2009! Now that break is over, we're really getting into it. You need to show your commitment by being responsible and prepared. Some reminders:

1. VERY few people have all obligations met. I have not updated the list of shame, but it has only changed a little. You should know what you've turned in. If you haven't turned in any of the five things (eligibility form, fee of $110, parent volunteer sheet, info sheet, contract) you need to do so ASAP. If I don't have any of the five from you by Friday, I will assume you have quit the team.

2. The all-team workshop is this Friday (Jan. 9th) from 3-10 PM. We will practice, dine, and play many fun games to help us build our team unity. If you haven't turned in your contract yet (30 of you), I have no idea if you are planning on coming. Remember, unless you have a very good reason, you must attend one of the two workshops to letter. This Friday's is free and nearby. The other option (Jan. 24) is $20 and in Mankato. Most everyone who has turned their contracts in plan to be here this Friday. Be here at 3:00!!! We will go over the evening's schedule at that time.

3. As people do turn in their contracts, I notice some of you are not committing to enough tournaments to letter. There are 8 invitationals (1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21) and you must attend 6 to letter. Workshops, NFLs (3/13), and Sections do not count toward lettering. Speech is a lot of work to only plan on attending 3 or 4 tournaments. Let me know if you want to amend your contract.

4. PLEASE use your lettering sheets (found at the end of your handbook). You should be having your coach initial it each time you practice. If you already lost it, you can get another online. See the blog post from Dec. 5th.

5. 26 days until the first tournament! Work hard every day!

List of Shame

As of 8:30 AM on Thursday, December 18, 2008, only 11 out of 68 people have all 5 requirements taken care of. Tsk, tsk. To the 11 of you NOT on the lists below, you are my shining stars. I dedicate my vacation to Jamaica to you.

List of Shame:

If you are on the list, it means you do NOT have the requirement taken care of. Being on the list is bad.

Fee (to the activity office; $110)
Ali, Shelly
Barrett, Abbie
Branch, Ashley
Brundrett, Chelsea
Cole, Kelly
Cole, Mike
Drogemuller, Caitlin
Egge, Brianna
Frandrup, Kayla
Garnighian, Raffi
Gore, Madeline
Grundstrom, Alex
Gundel, Tye
Henderson, Shelby
Henderson, Sherilyn
John, Leema
Johnson, Dani
Johnston, Vanessa
Keil, Christian
Koch, Lauren
Kraudy, Keely
Larson, Ashley
Lavallee, Megan
Martinez, Marisa
McMahon, Melissa
Myers, Beth
Ndubizu, Uche
Nelson, Ruthie
Petersen, Kaya
Radford, Kallie
Rajavuori, Starla
Roesner, Rachel
Roles, Madison
Rutan, Hayden
Schwartz, Mikaela
Seniwong, Puntharak (Gap)
Shim, Anselmo
Shim, Joe
Siekinnen, Jade
Sweere, Lisa
Sweere, Melissa
Tracy, Sam
Vivant, Taylor
Vold, Kate
Zeru, Meron

Eligibility Form (to the activity office)
Ali, Shelly
Barrett, Abbie
Branch, Ashley
Brundrett, Chelsea
Cole, Kelly
Cole, Mike
Drogemuller, Caitlin
Egge, Brianna
Frandrup, Kayla
Garnighian, Raffi
Gore, Madeline
Grundstrom, Alex
Gundel, Tye
Henderson, Shelby
Henderson, Sherilyn
John, Leema
Johnson, Dani
Johnston, Vanessa
Keil, Christian
Koch, Lauren
Kraudy, Keely
Larson, Ashley
Lavallee, Megan
Martinez, Marisa
McMahon, Melissa
Myers, Beth
Ndubizu, Uche
Nelson, Ruthie
Petersen, Kaya
Radford, Kallie
Rajavuori, Starla
Roesner, Rachel
Roles, Madison
Rutan, Hayden
Schwartz, Mikaela
Seniwong, Puntharak (Gap)
Shim, Anselmo
Shim, Joe
Siekinnen, Jade
Slutsky, Michael
Sweere, Lisa
Sweere, Melissa
Tracy, Sam
Vivant, Taylor
Vold, Kate
Zeru, Meron

Contract (to Mrs. Heinis)
Ali, Shelly
Brundrett, Chelsea
Egge, Brianna
Frandrup, Kayla
Goude, Anna
Grundstrom, Alex
Gundel, Tye
Heintze, Hannah
Heintze, Michelle
Henderson, Shelby
Henderson, Sherilyn
John, Leema
Johnson, Dani
Johnston, Vanessa
Keil, Christian
Koch, Lauren
Kraudy, Keely
Larson, Ashley
Lavallee, Megan
Martinez, Marisa
McMahon, Melissa
Myers, Beth
Ndubizu, Uche
Nelson, Ruthie
O'brien, Grace
Petersen, Kaya
Rajavuori, Starla
Roesner, Rachel
Roles, Madison
Roles, Shelby
Shim, Anselmo
Shim, Joe
Siekinnen, Jade
Sweere, Melissa
Tracy, Sam
Vivant, Taylor
Vold, Kate
Zeru, Meron

Info Sheet (to Mrs. Heinis)
Ali, Shelly
Brundrett, Chelsea
Egge, Brianna
Frandrup, Kayla
Goude, Anna
Grundstrom, Alex
Gundel, Tye
Heintze, Hannah
Heintze, Michelle
Henderson, Shelby
Henderson, Sherilyn
Johnson, Dani
Johnston, Vanessa
Keil, Christian
Koch, Lauren
Kraudy, Keely
Larson, Ashley
Lavallee, Megan
Martinez, Marisa
McMahon, Melissa
Ndubizu, Uche
Nelson, Ruthie
O'brien, Grace
Petersen, Kaya
Rajavuori, Starla
Roesner, Rachel
Roles, Madison
Roles, Shelby
Schilz, Ashley
Shim, Anselmo
Shim, Joe
Siekinnen, Jade
Steinkamp, Jeff
Sweere, Melissa
Tracy, Sam
Vivant, Taylor
Vold, Kate
Zeru, Meron

Parent Volunteer Form (to Mrs. Heinis; even if your parents can’t volunteer, still turn in the sheet with their contact info)
Ali, Shelly
Brundrett, Chelsea
Cole, Kelly
Cole, Mike
Ebeling, Brittany
Egge, Brianna
Frandrup, Kayla
Garnighian, Raffi
Goude, Anna
Grundstrom, Alex
Gundel, Tye
Healy, Emily
Heintze, Hannah
Heintze, Michelle
Henderson, Shelby
Henderson, Sherilyn
Hulasare, Kanchan
John, Leema
Johnston, Megan
Johnston, Vanessa
Keil, Christian
Koch, Lauren
Kraudy, Keely
Larson, Ashley
Lavallee, Megan
Myers, Beth
Ndubizu, Uche
Nelson, Ruthie
Petersen, Kaya
Rajavuori, Starla
Roesner, Rachel
Roles, Madison
Roles, Shelby
Schilz, Ashley
Shim, Anselmo
Shim, Joe
Siekinnen, Jade
Tracy, Sam
Vivant, Taylor
Zeru, Meron

GET THESE IN ASAP OR YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PRACTICE!!!!!

Despite the negativity, happy, happy, happy holidays to all of you! See you next year!!!!

January Extemp Practice

Here is our schedule for January of 2009 -- All practices will be in
the IMC at 5:30-7:00.

Mon Jan 5
Thurs Jan 8

Mon Jan 12
Thur Jan 15

Mon Jan 19
Thur Jan 22

Mon Jan 26
Thur Jan 29
Friday, Jan 30- full tournament run-through for EP
Saturday, Jan. 31- Eden Prairie Invitational

Reminder

You must turn all forms in before break! (Eligibility and fee to office; info, contract, and volunteer to me [two yellows and a blue])

There are A LOT of people with missing forms. Get this taken care of, so I can focus on more exciting and fun things than hounding you for forms!

If you ever have questions/concerns about anything speech related, make sure you come talk to me at school. I'm happy to help.

Here we go!

And we're off to a great start! Thank you SO much to all who attended the meeting last night (or to those who came in yesterday to say they couldn't make it, but picked up all the materials). A few things:

1. Go here (linked from my teacher web page) to view an online version of the handbook (if you were to lose your paper copy or something :-)).

2. Go here (MN State High School League speech page) to read ALL THE RULES OF SPEECH AND YOUR CATEGORY SPECIFICALLY. After last year's unfortunate disqualification, there will be no more rule infractions on my watch. You are responsible for reading and know what is and is not allowed. See me or your coach with questions.

3. I have the date of the state tournament wrong in the handbook. It is April 17-18 NOT 24-45. I believe we're on Friday this year, but we'll know for sure closer to that time. State is NOT in the cities this year, so if we qualify, we will need to make a trip out of it. (It is at Gustavus Adolphus in St. Peter.)

4. Remember to turn in your form and fee to Mrs. Rogness in the activities office by BREAK!

5. Turn in your info sheet, contract, and parent volunteer form to ME in A109 ASAP!

6. Leave a comment on this page as proof you have read this. (Click on comments.)

Have a super wonderful weekend. Next week we begin! Looking forward to it :-).

Recruitment Contest

Now that auditions are over (and we have 48 new speechers!!!), I can be proud of all of you for doing your part to recruit. The following people were given credit for recruiting on the forms: Abbie, Adam, Ashley, Christian, Dylan, Jeff, Joe, Kelly, Lisa, Logan, Meron, Michelle, Ryan, and Sarah. Good job, guys! The winner, however, is the person who was listed most often on forms. We had a tie for first....thanks SO much to Lisa Sweere and Dylan Slinger! They will each receive a special gift from me at the all-team meeting on December 4th. 5:00 PM. Lecture Hall. BE THERE!!!!

MEETING

First all-team meeting: Thursday, Dec. 4th in the lecture hall. BRING YOUR PARENTS. 5 PM.

See me if you can't make it (but you better have a good reason).

Meeting!

The interest meeting is Thursday, Nov. 13th at 3:00. I'd like as many of you to come as possible, in addition to new recruits. Be prepared to tell all the GREAT things about speech (not the getting up at 5 AM on a Saturday part :-)).

Prize for the first one to tell me about the content of this post! (you can not win twice, by the way :-)).

Auditions

One month (give or take a few days) until speech auditions! Recruit your friends today! A prize for the person who recruits the most!

Also, a prize to the first person to come in and tell me they read this post :-).

Happy MEA break, folks!

Still checking?

I have another small prize for the first person to come in and tell me about this post. Only THREE came in for the last one...yikes! Two months until speech starts, get in the habit!

Something to plan on: MSU is hosting a Winter Warm-up Workshop the week before our first tournament (Sat. Jan. 24th). They will workshop all events all day (9-5). This wouldn't be a speech team requirement (no coaches/judges, no bus), but I will give you lettering points if you attend. I think it will be GREAT to get the season going. The cost is $20 per student which includes lunch. Mankato is only 80 miles and carpooling will be great. I can fit three in my car...

More to come!!!

Welcome back to school!

Enjoy your last weekend of summer. We don't have anything going on for awhile (we're skipping the Fall Festival again this year), but I miss you, so stop in to see me! We have a great new coach, and I'm really excited about him. His name is Mr. Lawrence and he's teaching Tech Writing, Creative Writing, and Eng 10, so you might have him.

Mostly, I'm checking in to see who checks the blog in the off-season. I have a prize for the FIRST person to come see me next week and mentions this post. After the prize-winner, you can have candy, so still stop by :-).

Thanks

Thank you all SO much for an excellent season. Also, the gift certificate and individual cards and trinkets from people were touching. Some of the other coaches and I are going to use our gift certificates together and have dinner next week. We'll probably gush about how great you all are! So, thanks.

We will miss Mike and Kayla A LOT. I hope they know how much we value them. Juniors, you did an excellent job with the tribute. Very touching. Next year's juniors have a lot to live up to.

Speaking of next year, I'm very excited to have Sarah and Kelly leading the team. It was a pretty close contest; all juniors received votes. Which isn't surprising because the juniors this year are super.

Don't forget to see me about speech camp!!!

Good luck in your final weeks of school. Stay tuned to the website for summer communication (sporadic, I'm sure, but you never know...).

Cheers!--Your favorite coach (you know it's true) Mrs. Heinis

Dresses

Hey speechers-for the banquet we women are planning on wearing sun dresses and guys can wear whatever they want. I can't wait to see y'all there! --(posted by Kelly Cole, aka, KellDog)

Lettering Sheet

Please turn in your lettering sheet to Mrs. Heinis in A109 by next Tuesday (April 29th). If you lost your sheet, write down the tournaments you attended, the days and reasons you missed practice, and what you did to help with the tournament on a piece of paper and turn that in.

State!

Very pleasing results from South St Paul High School on Saturday:

Michael took 3rd!!!!

Sarah, though not making finals, took 11th place out of 24. Awesome as well.

See you all on the 6th!

State Info

Because our two qualifiers are of driving age with cars, we will not be providing transport to State this year. We will just meet at South St. Paul High School (see directions below) by 7:45 (draws at 8)for competitors and alternates who wish to be available if the need arises and 8 for spectators, as round one begins at 8:30.

I highly encourage you to get a group together and drive up. This is the best of MN! A great learning opportunity. See you there!!!

Directions to SSPHS from Lakeville:
Take the exit onto I-35E N toward St Paul
6.8 mi
Take exit 99A & B to merge onto I-494 E
5.7 mi
Take exit 65 for 7th Ave toward 5th Ave
0.2 mi
Turn left at 7th Ave S
1.2 mi
Turn right at Marie Ave
102 ft
Turn left at 7th Ave N
427 ft

To:

700 2nd St N
South St Paul, MN 55075

Sections Results

WOW. What an amazing night. I am very proud of all of our section participants; everyone worked really hard this season. The results are as follows:

Adam Kunkel, 4th place Creative Expression, alternate to state
Evan Jungbauer, 7th place Creative Expression
Michael Berger, 2nd place Extemporaneous Speaking, GOING TO STATE
Christian Keil, 6th place Extemporaneous Speaking
Dylan Slinger, 7th place Extemporaneous Speaking
Sarah Rosenthal, 2nd place Great Speeches, GOING TO STATE
Ryan Falk, 5th place Humorous
Emily Schwegman, 6th place Humorous
Jeff Steinkamp, 4th place Humorous, alternate to state
Joe Shim, 4th place Original Oratory, alternate to state
Kelly Cole, 5th place Prose
Logan Halliday, 7th place Storytelling

Congrats to Michael and Sarah for advancing to state. I encourage everyone to come to South St. Paul high school on Saturday, April 19th to cheer them on. Otherwise, see you at the banquet!!! (May 6th, 5:30 PM, commons)

Team Practice

Some of your very eager teammates would like to hold an all-team practice on Monday at 3. I think you should make every effort to be there. Discussion will meet as scheduled; Suzanne, Angie, and Joy will all be here. Input from all. And probably a grand ol' time. See you then!

Sections

In case you didn't get the memo from your first hour teacher, here's the sections info again:

Here is all the news that’s fit to print on the situation:

1. You will be dismissed at 12:35 (the end of 4th hour).
2. You may wear your nice clothes to school if you want, but if you would rather wait and change, you will only have 5 minutes to change, as we are leaving at 12:40. If you want, you can leave clothes in my room at the beginning of the day.
3. Registration for the tournament starts at 2:45. Then why are we leaving so early? Lunch! We will be stopping for a sit-down lunch somewhere (probably Applebee’s like last year). So you should bring $$$$.
4. The tournament is three rounds and a final, just like others, but as it doesn’t start until 3, awards aren’t until past 9. So, we will not be home until approximately 10:30 P.M. This is late. You have school on Wednesday. You MUST be in school on Wednesday. No excuses.
5. There are 15 schools in our section, and each school can only bring three in each category. So, at a maximum, there will be 45 people in each event, making this a relatively small tournament. The top three speakers in each category will advance to the state tournament on Saturday, April 19th. (more news to come about that, should the need arise… knock on wood…)
6. There will most likely be concessions for dinner, but you may want to bring something just in case.
7. If parents come to watch you (which I encourage), you may go home with them only with my personal (face-to-face) recognition of that, and you may only leave after awards. You may not leave early. You will have teammates in finals receiving awards. Being there to support them shows team solidarity. We need to have that. You compete individually, but you are a part of a team.
8. Finally, and VERY important, you must have a clean copy of your current script with you. It will be turned in. Anyone without a script will not be able to compete. This includes Creative, Duo, Drama, Humor, Poetry, Prose, Oratory, Great Speeches, and Info. Your script should include your name, grade, and school on the heading. You can give this to me any time before sections and I will keep it safe for you J.
9. I’ll let you know if I think of anything else. Stop by and see me in A109 if you have any questions.
-Your ever-loving coach, Mrs. H.

Results-Northfield and Apollo

Apparently, if I'm not there, you all do really well. Go figure. Here are the excellent results from the final two invitationals this year.

Northfield
Kayla Anderson- Honorable Mention, Prose
Kelly Cole- 5th place, Prose
Ryan Falk- 2nd place, Humor
Kori Fideler- Honorable Mention, Ex. Rdg.
Logan Halliday- 1st place, Storytelling
Evan Jungbauer- 4th place, Creative
Adam Kunkel- Honorable Mention, Creative
Sarah Rosenthal- 4th place, Poetry and Great Speeches
Julie Schmidt- 6th place, Info
Meron Zeru- Honorable Mention, Disco

FIRST PLACE SMALL TEAM!!!

St. Cloud Apollo
Adam Kunkel- 6th place, Creative
Mike Berger- 2nd place, Ex. Sp.
Dylan Slinger- 3rd place, Ex. Sp.
Christian Keil- 4th place, Ex. Sp.
Sarah Rosenthal- 4th place, Great speeches and poetry
Abbie Barrett- 6th place, OO


Great job, everyone!

Captains 2009

It's almost time to vote for captains for next year. We will vote on the bus on the way to sections, so if you're not coming to sections and you want to vote, stop by my room. Below are the candidates (juniors) for captain. They are ALL awesome, but consider the following: commitment, leadership, work ethic, and general merriment. Although doing well (making finals, etc.) is often noted, it is not a criteria you should use for captains. Being a good speaker doesn't necessarily make you a good leader. Captains have the following responsibilities: t-shirts, tournament, banquet, and general role-model-ship. If you do NOT want to be a captain, let me know, and I won't put you on the ballot. Let me know if I forgot anyone, or put someone who isn't a junior on the list.

Kelly Cole
Michelle Heintze
Joe Julik
Christian Keil
Ryan Longley
Sarah Rosenthal
Julie Schmidt
Mikaela Schwartz
Emily Schwegman
Joe Shim

Good luck to all!!!!

St. Cloud Apollo Info

Sad that not many of you signed up for this extra tournament, but here it is.

The bus will leave at 6:30 AM from the upper doors THIS Saturday, March 29th. Andy will be taking you to this added tourney. Remember to practice hard as we approach sections. Drop fees need to be paid!! Don't rack up new ones this weekend. FYI, sections registration is twice as high, so drop fees are considerable for sections, but if you skip sections, you've got bigger issues than the money.

Anyway, here's the roster for this weekend.

1. Kayla Anderson, Prose
2. Abbie Barrett, OO and Prose
3. Michael Berger, Speaking
4. Kelly Cole, Prose
5. Ryan Falk, Humor
6. Michelle Heintze, Disco
7. Christian Keil, Speaking
8. Adam Kunkel, Creative
9. Sarah Rosenthal, Great and Poetry
10. Joe Shim, OO
11. Dylan Slinger, Speaking
12. Meron Zeru, Disco


Have fun!

Sections Roster, Version 1.0

Per our handbook, the sections competitors were subject to the following qualifications:

*Positive attitude (a belief that you can and want to do well)
*Willingness to prepare (a commitment in both time and in favorably reacting to coaching)
*Demonstration of skill (both throughout the season and at practice)
*Demonstration of professionalism (you help build LSHS’s positive image)
*On-task, non-distracting practice habits (how well time is used)

Because we have a small team this year, most of you are going, pending you met [most of] these standards. The tentative roster is below. Tentative because you must also be in good standing financially. A few of you (Michelle, Rachel, Shawn) owe your team drop fees. (Others do as well, including people who have quit, and they're grades will be held later in the year if they're not paid up. So, if you see them, remind them.)

With that in mind, here is the roster for sections:
Creative (2)
Evan Jungbauer
Adam Kunkel

Discussion (3)
Michelle Heintze
Ryan Longley
Meron Zeru

Drama (1)
Shawn Nelson

Duo
(none)

Extemp Reading (2)
Kori Fideler
Rachel Roesner

Extemp Speaking (3)
Michael Berger
Christian Keil
Dylan Slinger

Great Speeches (1)
Sarah Rosenthal

Humorous (3)
Ryan Falk
Emily Schwegman
Jeff Steinkamp

Informative (2)
Julie Schmidt
Lisa Sweere

OO (3)
Abbie Barrett
Joe Shim
Melissa Sweere

Poetry (1)
Taylor Kappenman

Prose (3)
Kayla Anderson
Kelly Cole
Mikaela Schwartz

Storytelling (2)
Ashley Branch
Logan Halliday

See me if you have questions or concerns. Sections are Tuesday, April 8th, and you will miss half a day of school.

Banquet Date

Our banquet will be Tuesday, May 6th. Put it on your calendar now. Details to follow.

Northfield

We will leave for Northfield on Saturday, March 15th at 7:15 AM (no oversleeping :-)). Suzanne is taking you to this tourney, not me, so be good.

Roster is below. Drops are $15, as usual. MANY people owe drop money!!!! Get this in or you won't letter.

Anderson, Kayla-Prose
Cole, Kelly- Prose, Info
Davis, Tyler-Humor
Falk, Ryan-Humor
Fideler, Kori- Reading
Halliday, Logan-Story
Heintze, Michelle-Disco
Jungbauer, Evan-Creative
Kunkel, Adam-Creative
Nelson, Shawn-Drama
Roesner, Rachel-Reading
Rosenthal, Sarah-GS, Poetry
Schmidt, Julie-Info
Schwartz, Mikaela-Prose
Shim, Joe-OO
Steinkamp, Jeff-Humor
Zeru, Meron-Disco

Let me know ASAP if you can't make it, but you will owe the fee.

Shirts

Shirts are in. You can pick them up in my classroom. We will wear them on FRIDAY.

NFL and Eagan Results

NFLs

MIKE AND CHRISTIAN ARE GOING TO NATIONALS!!!!! YAY!!!!
A big congrats to our qualifiers.

Also placing at NFLs were Dylan Slinger in 6th place, and Tim Jennings in Semi-finals

Eagan

Julie Schmidt: 7th place, Extemp Speaking
Kelly Cole: 7th place, Prose

Way to go, girls!

Northfield and Drop fees

Northfield is NOT using the Joy of Tournaments online registration that other tournaments have, so the registration is due this Friday instead of Monday. That being said, you need to let me know by Thursday if you have a change of schedule for that day. Any change after that will incur cost.

Speaking of costs, the following people owe me drop fees:
Evan
Bronwyn (who quit, but if you see her...)
Shawn
Tim
Shelley (who quit...)
Maurita (who quit...)
Cody (who quit...)

You cost the team time/money/energy when you don't adhere to your contract. Other teams just kick people off the team for not showing up. I'd hate to revert to that. Please make good on your commitments.

Eagan Info

We will leave for the Eagan Invitational at 7:00 A.M. from the upper doors. Please do not be late.

The roster is below. PLEASE let me know sooner rather than later if your schedule has changed and you can no longer make it.

Anderson, Kayla-Prose
Barrett, Abbie-Prose, OO
Berger, Mike-Ext. Spkg
Cole, Kelly-Prose, Info
Davis, Tyler-Humor
Falk, Ryan-Humor
Fideler, Kori-Ext Rdg
Halliday, Logan-Story
Heintze, Michelle-Disco
Julik, Joe-Duo, OO
JungBauer, Evan- CE
Kappenman, Taylor-Poe
Keil, Christian-Ext Spkg
Kunkel, Adam-Duo, CE
Longley, Ryan- Disco
Nelson, Shawn-Drama
Roesner, Rachel-Ext Rdg
Rosenthal, Sarah-GS, Poe
Schmidt, Julie-Ext spkg, Info
Schwartz, Mikaela-Prose
Schwegman, Emily-Duo, Humor
Shim, Joe-Duo, OO
Slinger, Dylan-Ext. Spkg
Steinkamp, Jeff-Humor
Sweere, Lisa-Info
Sweere, Melissa-OO
Zeru, Meron-Disco

See you Saturday!

Lakeville North Results

A long day with some fun results:

Michael Berger: 3rd place, Extemp Speaking
Michelle Heintze: Semi-finalist, Discussion

Overall, we took 7th place out of 10 teams. Good job everyone!

North Info

THERE IS NO BUS TO NORTH!!! That would be silly. You need to meet the team in the North cafeteria no later than 7:30 (draws are at 8, rounds at 8:30). Even though you're driving yourself or being picked up, YOU MUST STAY THE ENTIRE TIME (to the end of awards). IF ANYONE SKIPS OUT, YOU'RE OFF THE TEAM. The North tournament has semi-final instead of honor finals. Also, they give away prizes to people who attend final rounds (anyone: spectators and competitors alike). Fun things like gift cards.

If you are on the roster below, you're coming. No more of this dropping at the last minute crap, people. Several of you still owe your team the $15 drop fee. I register you based on the CONTRACT you filled out at the beginning of the year.

Anderson, Kayla--prose
Barrett, Abbie--prose and OO
Berger, Mike--Extemp Spk
Bergeron, Sebastian--humor
Branch, Ashley--story
Cole, Kelly--prose, info
Davis, Tyler--humor
Falk, Ryan--humor
Fideler, Kori--Extemp Rdg
Halliday, Logan--Story
Heintze, Michelle--Disco
Jennings, Tim--Extemp Spk
Julik, Joe--OO
JungBauer, Evan--Creative
Kappenman, Taylor--Poetry
Keil, Christian--Extemp Spkg
Kunkel, Adam--Creative, Duo
Leask, Bronwyn--Great Speeches
Longley, Ryan--Disco
Nelson, Shawn--Drama
Roesner, Rachel--Extemp Rdg
Rosenthal, Sarah--Great Speeches, Poetry
Schmidt, Julie--Extemp Spk, Info
Schwartz, Mikaela--Prose
Schwegman, Emily--Humor, Duo
Slinger, Dylan--Extemp Spk
Steinkamp, Jeff--Humor
Sweere, Lisa--Info
Sweere, Melissa--OO
Zeru, Meron--Disco

See you at North at 7:30 (or earlier, if you want a good spot in the caf).

MSU Results...

...were awesome!! Traveling southwest was really worth it! We brought home a shiny third place trophy, our first of the year. Congrats all! It couldn't have been done without the following award winners:

Abbie Barrett: 4th place, Original Oratory
Michael Berger: 4th place, Extemp Speaking
Kelly Cole: 6th place, Informative
Ryan Falk: 1st place, novice humorous
Kori Fideler: 5th place, Extemp Reading
Logan Halliday: 1st place, novice humorous
Michelle Heintze: 2nd place, novice discussion
Joe Julik: 7th place, Original Oratory
Evan Jungbauer: 2nd place, novice creative expression
Adam Kunkel: 3rd place, Creative Ex; 5th place, Duo
Bronwyn Leask: 4th place, novice great speeches
Rachel Roesner: 6th place, novice extemp reading
Sarah Rosenthal: 3rd place, Great Speeches; 1st place, Poetry
Mikaela Schwartz: 7th place, Prose
Emily Schwegman: 1st place, Humorous; 5th place, Duo
Joe Shim: 6th place, Original Oratory
Dylan Slinger: 2nd place, Extemp Speaking
Jeff Steinkamp: 3rd place, Humorous
Lisa Sweere: 5th, novice informative
Melissa Sweere: Honors, Original Oratory
Meron Zeru: 4th place, novice discussion

CONGRATULATIONS ALL!!!!

SHIRTS

LAST CHANCE FOR T-SHIRTS AND SWEATSHIRTS...BRING YOUR ORDER FORM AND MONEY TO MSU TOMORROW.

Everyone who orders a shirt will be entered in a drawing to win a special prize, offered by yours truly (Mrs. H.).

Planning Ahead...

We are adding a tournament to our schedule this season. Originally, our final invitational tournament was March 15th, leaving 3 weeks until sections. We have decided to go to St. Cloud Apollo on March 29th (after spring break). This tournament will count toward your lettering if you choose to come.

IF YOU WANT TO COME, YOU MUST SIGN UP IN MRS. HEINIS' ROOM BEFORE SPRING BREAK!!!! There is a sign-up sheet on the speech cupboard door.

Emily's Speech PARTY!!!

This Saturday (Feb. 23rd) after the Mankato tournament, Emily Schwegman and her family are opening their home to you crazy people :-). There will be food, games, and lots of fun, I'm told :-).

Emily REALLY wants you ALL to come. For those of you who are still "finding your place", this is a great opportunity to socialize with the oh-so-cool people of the speech team.

So, come this Saturday, right after the tourney (well, go home and change into comfy clothes first), to 17853 179th Trail W. (use your standard Mapquest or google maps for directions). Call 952-435-7947 (Schwegman household) if you get lost.

SHIRTS!!!

We need orders for 20 t-shirts and 12 sweatshirts to order them at the offered price. You have until Friday to turn your order forms in. So far, 4 tees and 2 sweats have been ordered. Get these in ASAP, folks!!!

MSU Info

This week we travel to my alma mater for their annual high school tournament (annual but for last year, when it was snowed out). Fear not, it's supposed to be 35 this Saturday, so it shouldn't be too bad.

This tourney is unlike any other we attend, because it is held on a college campus instead of a high school campus. Several buildings will be in use, so wear a coat and your most comfortable dress shoes. Student Union for lunch, not a parent-run concession, so bring some cash.

This tournament charges their own DROP FEE. So, in addition to the $15 you owe your team (cash or check made to LSHS Speech), if you drop, you will also need to give me $5 cash BEFORE Saturday ($10 if you double-enter), so I have money to hand over to them at registration. Below is the registration list. WE WILL LEAVE AT 6:30 A.M. DON'T BE LATE!!!!

Anderson, Kayla--Prose, Duo
Barrett, Abbie--OO, Prose
Berger, Mike--Extemp Spk
Bergeron, Sebastian--Humor, Duo
Bradley, Michelle--OO
Branch, Ashley--Story
Cole, Kelly--Info, Prose
Davis, Tyler--Humor
Falk, Ryan--Humor
Fideler, Kori--Extemp Rd
Halliday, Logan--Story
Heintze, Michelle--Disco
Julik, Joe--OO, Duo
JungBauer, Evan--Creative
Kappenman, Taylor--Poetry
Kunkel, Adam--Creative, Duo
Leask, Bronwyn--Great Sp
Longley, Ryan--Disco
Nelson, Shawn--Drama
Roesner, Rachel--Extemp Rd
Rosenthal, Sarah--Great Sp, Poetry
Schwartz, Mikaela--Prose
Schwegman, Emily--Humor, Duo
Shim, Joe--OO, Duo
Slinger, Dylan--Extemp Spk
Steinkamp, Jeff--Humor
Sweere, Lisa--Info
Sweere, Melissa--OO
VanSlooten, Carissa--Info
Zeru, Meron--Disco

Forest Lake Results

A long ride to Forest Lake was worth it Saturday, as we had three finalists. Congrats to:

Mike Berger-- 3rd Place Honors Extemp Speaking
Christian Keil--3rd Place Impromptu
Adam Kunkel--5th Place Honors Creative

Way to go, guys!

Forest Lake INFO

We are bringing 33 students, our biggest outing yet. Make sure you are well and on time!!!

LEAVE at 6:30 AM from upper doors. Roster below...if you can't go, you owe your team $15. Let me know ASAP.

Anderson, Kayla- Prose, Duo
Barrett, Abbie- OO
Berger, Mike-ES, Imp
Bergeron, Sebastian- Humor, Duo
Bradley, Michelle- OO
Branch, Ashley- Story
Davis, Tyler-Humor
Denley, Maurita- Disco
Falk, Ryan- Humor
Fideler, Kori- ER
Halliday, Logan- Story
Heintze, Michelle- Disco
Jennings, Tim- ES
JungBauer, Evan- CE
Kappenman, Taylor- Poe
Keil, Christian- ES, Imp
Kunkel, Adam- CE
Leask, Bronwyn- GS
Longley, Ryan- Disco
Lowe, Cody- Info
Nelson, Shawn- Drama
Nylund, Kati- Humor
Rosenthal, Sarah- GS, Poe
Schmidt, Julie- Info, Imp
Schwartz, Mikaela- Pro
Schwegman, Emily- Humor
Shim, Joe- OO
Skluzacek, Simon- Humor
Steinkamp, Jeff- Humor
Sweere, Lisa- Info
Sweere, Melissa- OO
VanSlooten, Carissa- Info
Zeru, Meron- Disco

Apple Valley Results

Brrrrr!!! It was a cold day to speech, but we did it anyway :-). Here are the outstanding results from the Minneapple this weekend:

Mike Berger: 3rd place, Honors Extemp. Speaking
Ryan Falk: 5th place, Novice Humorous
Sarah Rosenthal: 7th place, Great Speeches AND 6th place, Poetry
Dylan Slinger: 2nd place, Novice Extemp. Speaking

We took 10th place out of 34 schools as well. Awesome job everyone!

Forest Lake: Feb. 16

This isn't the official info yet, but I am registering tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 8) and want to make sure everyone who signed up is coming, because it is a "holiday" weekend. It's our biggest entry yet, and I expected it to be smaller, so I'm a little worried. I HATE reporting drops at a tournament (and I know you don't like giving me $15), so make sure you let me know by tomorrow if you can't be at that tourney.

People who ARE NOT going to Forest Lake: (EVERYONE ELSE is currently ON the roster)
Kelly Cole
Joe Julik
Dylan Slinger

PRACTICE!

You must practice! If you miss practice with your regular coach (like, say, your name is Kayla or Seb and you didn't come to duo practice yesterday), you can sign up for practice with me. I have Thursday available!!!!! Come see me to sign up. All are welcome, just make sure you sign up and show up.

Apple Valley Info

Apple Valley is the biggest, most competitive tournament we will attend this year. The varsity and novice teams will compete in different buildings even. It is very important you are on time this week (although we had no late-comers when we went to EP). Below is the info and roster.

LEAVE AT 7:10 AM from upper lot. (Their awards ceremony is usually pretty long, so we won't be back until around 6.)

If you are NOT on this list, but would like to compete, let me know ASAP. If you ARE on this list but CAN'T compete, you will have to pay the $15 drop fee.

Anderson, Kayla
Barrett, Abbie
Berger, Mike
Bergeron, Sebastian
Branch, Ashley
Cole, Kelly
Falk, Ryan
Fideler, Kori
Halliday, Logan
Jennings, Tim
Julik, Joe
Kunkel, Adam
Leask, Bronwyn
Longley, Ryan
Nelson, Shawn
Nylund, Kati
Roesner, Rachel
Rosenthal, Sarah
Schmidt, Julie
Schwartz, Mikaela
Schwegman, Emily
Shim, Joe
Slinger, Dylan
Steinkamp, Jeff
Sweere, Lisa
Sweere, Melissa
VanSlooten, Carissa
Zeru, Meron

LSHS Results

WOW! What an incredible tournament. You all were incredibly helpful last week. You made our tournament a great success. Not to mention, we did pretty well. We took 7th place, out of 21 teams. A special nod to our finalists:

Mike Berger- 3rd Place, Varsity Extemp Speaking
Tim Jennings- 4th Place, Novice Extemp Speaking
Christian Keil- 7th Place, Impromptu
Adam Kunkel- 3rd Place, Varsity Creative
Bronwyn Leask- 7th Place, Novice Great Speeches
Julie Schmidt- 3rd Place, Impromptu
Dylan Slinger- 5th Place, Novice Extemp Speaking
Lisa Sweere- 6th Place, Novice Informative

Well done, everyone!

Extemp Week of Feb 4

I sent you all a detailed note, but for quick reference you will practice at 5:30 on Monday and Friday this week. Be sure you come ready to give your speech. :)

Lakeville South INFO

This week is our only HOME tournament. There is MUCH to do. Please, if you haven't yet, sign up for a day (Thursday or Friday) to help out. This is a lettering requirement.

Info for competing at our tournament:
This is the first tournament for half of you, so this may be a little repetitive, but make sure you have done two things:
1. PAID and TURNED IN ALL FORMS: If you still have an outstanding status, you will NOT be allowed to compete, and you will owe a $15 drop fee.
2. READ! If you are a novice, make sure you have read "Tournament Procedures" from your handbook, so you have a good idea of what to expect.

Everyone, make sure you are dressed professionally and have everything ready. If you are using a script, make sure it has been mounted on black paper. See me if you need this.

Below is the meet time and roster (no bus, obviously :-)). If you are on this roster, but will not be coming, you owe your team a $15 drop fee. Let me know ASAP if this is the case. If you get sick Saturday morning, you MUST call my cell (in the handbook) to let me know.

MEET IN MY ROOM (A109) at 7:15 (Draws start at 8). We will have breakfast available.


1. Abbie Barrett, OO
2. Mike Berger, ES and Imp
3. Michelle Bradley, OO
4. Ashley Branch, Story
5. Kelly Cole, Info and Prose
6. Maurita Denley, Disco
7. Ryan Falk, Humor
8. Logan Halliday, Story
9. Michelle Heintze, Disco
10. Joe Julik, OO and Duo
11. Evan Jungbauer, CE
12. Taylor Kappenman, Poe
13. Christian Keil, ES and Imp
14. Adam Kunkel, CE
15. Bronwyn Leask, GS
16. Ryan Longley, Disco
17. Kati Nylund, Humor
18. Rachel Roesner, ER
19. Sarah Rosenthal, GS and Poe
20. Julie Schmidt, Info and Imp
21. Mikaela Schwartz, Prose
22. Joe Shim, OO and Duo
23. Dylan Slinger, ES
24. Jeff Steinkamp, Humor
25. Lisa Sweere, Info
26. Melissa Sweere, OO
27. Carissa VanSlooten, Info

COME SEE ME WITH QUESTIONS!!! I will see you all either Thursday or Friday.

Extemp - Week of Jan 28

The debate season ended about 5:30PM on a cold Saturday night in Mankato...so now it's time to rev up the extemp engine.

We will practice from 5:30 to 7:30PM on Monday and Friday nights up in the IMC. You should probably plan on taking a couple hours a week to print some stuff for the files and read independently as well. We want to use practice time to either give speeches or study topics that you'll speak on.

I know we have our own tournament this weekend, but we'll still do practice on Friday night.

Be sure to offer to help with setting up and cleaning.

If you need to reach me, my cell phone is 651.387.8305 you can either call or text me.

Andy

Eden Prairie Results

WOW!!! What an amazing first tournament! Though our showing was not impressive to many standards (15th out of 22 schools), I think we are a very promising small team. Our novii are an incredible group well on their way to owning this team. I am very excited for this season! Although everyone had some impressive moments, here are the highlights of this first tournament:

-Michael Berger, senior captain and generally awesome guy: 2nd place in varsity Extemp. Speaking
-Ryan Falk, freshman rockstar and always smiling: 6th place in novice Humorous
-Joe Julik, junior and luckiest guy at the tournament: winner of the Wii (EP was sponsored by Rasmussen College, who held a drawing for a Wii if you filled out their information card and our very own J.J. won...how cool is that?)

I am VERY looking forward to our "home court advantage" (as quoted by Ryan Falk) next week. Make sure you all sign up to help with tournament prep on either Thursday or Friday. Watch the site later this week for all the details of our very own tourney.

Go Cougars!

Tournament Prep

ALL MEMBERS OF THE TEAM are expected to help with prep for our tournament on either (or both, if you're so inclined :-)) Thursday, January 31 or Friday, February 1. On Thursday, we will be making posters and envelopes from 3-5. On Friday, we will be hanging posters and stuffing envelopes from 3-5. Sign up outside my room (A109) for which day. There are 34 of you, so I put 17 slots on each day, but you can add more if you're willing to come both days. It's generally pretty fun working together and getting pumped for our big day.

CONGRATS to our one-act folks, who WON subsections on Thursday, so sadly won't be at our tourney on Saturday, but will be dazzling the section judges.

Good luck to the 16 competitors who will be starting the season tomorrow at Eden Prairie.

EDEN PRAIRIE--JAN. 26TH, 7 A.M.

It is time for our very first tournament of 2008! I know I'm excited, and I hope you are, too! Make sure you always check the website for tournament information the week of the tournament. For this first tournament, make sure you have done two things:
1. PAID and TURNED IN ALL FORMS: If you still have an outstanding status, you will NOT be allowed to compete, and you will owe a $15 drop fee.
2. READ! If you are a novice, make sure you have read "Tournament Procedures" from your handbook, so you have a good idea of what to expect.

Everyone, make sure you are dressed professionally and have everything ready. If you are using a script, make sure it has been mounted on black paper. See me if you need this.

Below is the leave time and roster. If you are on this roster, but will not be coming, you owe your team a $15 drop fee. Let me know ASAP if this is the case. If you get sick Saturday morning, you MUST call my cell (in the handbook) to let me know. If you are late, we will leave without you.

LEAVE AT 7:00 A.M. FROM THE UPPER (STAFF/GYM) DOORS. YOU CAN PARK HERE ON A SATURDAY WITHOUT CONSEQUENCE.

Roster:
EDEN PRAIRIE 2008


1. Michael Berger, Ext. Speaking
2. Ashley Branch, Storytelling
3. Kelly Cole, Prose and Info
4. Ryan Falk, Humor
5. Kori Fideler, Ext. Reading
6. Logan Halliday, Storytelling
7. Michelle Heintze, Disco
8. Joe Julik, OO
9. Evan Jungbauer, Creative
10. Taylor Kappenman, Poetry
11. Adam Kunkel, Creative and Duo
12. Bronwyn Leask, Great Sp
13. Ryan Longley, Disco
14. Julie Schmidt, Info
15. Emily Schwegman, Humor and Duo
16. Jeff Steinkamp, Humor

This is our smallest group all year for a variety of reasons, but we have an exact even number of veterans and novices, so pair up to make sure you have a guide for the day.

Email me with questions. I also still have practice spots available. Come see me to sign up.

Practice this week and next...

Hello, team!

Practice is a little weird this week and next due to yesterday's cancellations and next week's lack of school. SO, make sure you are communicating with your coaches about when to practice. If you are cancelling practice, please CALL your coach, don't just email, because they may not check email before making the drive over. Please read all notes below in case they pertain to you:
1. Discussion- SO sorry about being sick. Then Suzanne was going to take care of you, but then she couldn't make it either. We will make this practice discussion up THIS Friday right after school. Please let me know if you can't make it, but please make every effort to be here. Next week, we don't have school on Monday or Friday, so we will practice on Wednesday at 3:30. Again, make every effort to be here on this off-the-regular-schedule-day.
2. Angie's Students (drama/duo)- Angie is ONLY available on Mondays, and since we don't have school next Monday, you will all need to sign up for a time to practice with me. Times go quickly, so please see me soon.
3. Suzanne's Students (OO, Info, GS)- If you were supposed to be here yesterday, Suzanne will contact you to arrange a new time. She will be here Thursday for sure, so stop by then if you're unsure.
4. Joy and Amanda's Students (prose, ext. rdg, humor)- Always keep in contact. Their schedules should remain the same, but just make sure you're communicating.

EVERYONE: If you want extra practice time, please come see me, and I will schedule you. This does NOT take the place of meeting with your regular coach unless prearranged. I have time open on Thursday and Friday.

The first tournament is less than 2 weeks away. Only 16 of you are signed up, but all should be working hard. See me with ANY questions about ANYTHING. Go Cougars!

Updates

Some reminders as we head into the competition part of the season:

1. Some of you STILL have missing forms/obligations. You MUST get these taken care of. No excuses.
2. You must be practicing weekly. More if you are double-entered. You need to communicate with your coaches to ensure they know if you can't make it.
3. The first tournament is Jan. 26, which a lot of people can't come to due to solo/ensemble, which is fine. However, the second tournament is our home tournament on Feb. 2nd. Even if you are not able to compete that day (one-act folks), you still must plan on being here after school on either Thursday, January 31st or Friday, February 1st to help with tournament prep. It is required for lettering.
4. Your captains are working on designing t-shirts and sweatshirts. If you have ideas for either, talk to Kayla (mingochica@frontiernet.net) or Mike (mike.berger@gmail.com). T-shirts will be $10 and sweatshirts will be about $60. Start thinking about ordering, and watch the site for info.

Finally, I am SO impressed with what I've been seeing from you in practice in the last month. Some of you are literally dazzling me with your talent. I'm SO excited for the competition to get underway.

Cheers, Mrs. H.

NO Open Practice on Dec. 20th

Mrs. Heinis will NOT be holding open practice this Thursday (tomorrow, aka, Dec. 20) due to the staff holiday party. She might be willing to stay after school on Friday to help you out if you need something. Stop in to schedule.

If you're scheduled to practice with Suzanne, you're still on :-).

Yearbook Photo

Yearbook photo in the auditorium at 12:55 (during 5th hour) on Wednesday, December 19th. Be there or be not pictured...yeah, that didn't rhyme, but you get the idea.

Practice Time Change

I edited the schedule below. Please look at again. Thanks.

Callin' you out!

I am sick of waiting! If you are on this list, get these things taken care of ASAP. If you are NOT on this list, you are my current favorite speechers :-). Also, if your friend is on this list, harass them until they are up-to-date.

NEED TO PAY AND SIGN FORMS (Activities Office)
Mike Berger
Sebastian Bergeron
Michelle Bradley
Kelly Cole
Tyler Davis
Kori Fideler
Logan Halliday
Michelle Heintze
Joe Julik
Evan JungBauer
Adam Kunkel
Bronwyn Leask
Cody Lowe
Chris McNeil
Kati Nylund
Zach Panzer
Starla Rajavuori
Rachel Roesner
Hope Sabroski (still haven't hear from her, may not be joining this year...anyone?)
Mikaela Schwartz
Joe Shim
Dylan Slinger
Jeff Steinkamp
Jake Verduzco (same...haven't heard from him...)

NEED TO TURN IN FORMS TO ME (A109)
Mike Berger
Tyler Davis
Michelle Heintze
Joe Julik
Taylor Kappenman (contract only)
Christian Keil
Bronwyn Leask (contract only)
Cody Lowe
Chris McNeil
Kati Nylund
Zach Panzer
Starla Rajavuori
Rachel Roesner
Hope Sabroski
Joe Shim
Dylan Slinger (contract and parent volunteer forms)
Jeff Steinkamp
Jake Verduzco
Meron Zeru

YOU NEED TO GET THESE FORMS AND FEES IN!!!! DON'T MAKE ME HUNT YOU DOWN OR I WILL NOT BE HAPPY!

Have a good weekend :-).

Practice Schedule

I have set my regular practice times, which should accomodate the folks who are double-entered. These days/times are for the entire season, unless I contact you to change it for that week. If you can't make it on a day, just let me know and we'll reschedule. ALSO, EVERYONE, no matter who your "regular" coach is, is welcome to come to my open practice sessions on Thursdays. This can be for make up for your coaching sessions or just for extra practice.

Monday: Discussion 2:45-4:00
Tuesday: Storytelling 2:45-4:00
Wednesday: Creative-- Adam 2:45-3:15; Evan 3:15-3:45 (negotiable)
Thursday: Poetry--Taylor 2:45-3:15
OPEN PRACTICE FOR ALL 3:15-whenever; sign up (email me or stop by) or just show up
Friday: In emergencies, available for schedule

Keep in close and current contact with your regular coaches for schedule information. As of now, the schedules are as follows:
Monday: Drama and Duo with Angie 3:00
OO, GS, and Infor with Suzanne 2:45
Tuesday: Prose and Extemp reading with Joy 3:30 (except for this Thursday, 12/13)
Humorous with Amanda 3:30
Thursday: OO, GS, and Info with Suzanne 2:45

Extemp Speaking is kind of on its own until debate is over :-). Research, research, research!!!

Stay connected. Communicate often. Go Cougars!

Exciting Opportunity!!!

I was forwarded this information today regarding a fun way to start the season at MSU, Mankato, my alma mater :-). We won't take a bus, but if several are interested, you could carpool.


New Year’s Speech Lock-In
A night of fun, food, & forensics.
Cost = $20.00
Start the speech season a step ahead with the help of Minnesota State Mankato coaches and students.
-Get help writing speeches
-Polish interp. pieces
-Develop research skills
December 31st— 4:00 p.m. Check-In at Gym in Highland Center North on the MSU Campus
Fun, Coaching, Movies, Research ALL NIGHT LONG!!!
Bring comfy clothing, a blanket or two and pillow to camp out on in the gym, and your speech work!
January 1st
10:00 A.M. Showcase (parents welcome)
11:30-12:00 Check-Out

To Register Contact:
Leah.white@mnsu.edu or call 507-389-5534
Registration Deadline: Friday December 28th

Speech 2007-2008

The season has begun! Our first meeting was last night, and we had a pretty good turnout. If you were not there, you need to stop by my room A109 ASAP to pick up your handbook.

REMEMBER: You have money and a form in the Activities Office that need to be taken care of, and you have 3 forms to return to me ASAP.

Coach Amanda Thompson's information should be added to your handbook: Phone: Home-651-330-9160 and work number is 866-417-6787 ext 75160. Email: amanda.x.thompson@wellsfargo.com

Very excited to begin practicing. MY categories are Storytelling, Creative, Discussion, and Poetry. Here is a schedule for next week:
Storytelling--Monday right after school
Discussion--Tuesday right after school
Creative and Poetry--Wednesday right after school
**This first practice will be less than an hour. It is just to "get started".

Other coaches/categories:
OO, Info, Great Speeches (Suzanne)--Monday right after school
Drama, Duo (Angie)--Monday right after school
Prose, Ext. Reading (Joy)--Thursday at 3:30
Ext. Speaking (Andy)-- email him at charrier@gmail.com for details
Humorous (Amanda)--Tuesday at 3:30

ALL PRACTICE TIMES LISTED ARE FOR NEXT WEEK, DEC. 10-14. TALK TO YOUR COACH ABOUT YOUR REGULAR PRACTICE SCHEDULE.

2008 [tentative] Tournament Calendar

Last year, we went to ten invitationals. I burned out, and I know many of you did as well. This year, we're going to eight. It will only take six to letter this year, instead of seven. Below are the dates and most likely tournaments we'll be attending. NFL is not on here, as I am not 100% sure we'll go this year. Only a handful will if we do go at all. So, put these on your calendar. Also, our first all-team meeting will be Tuesday, December 4th in the evening some time. (Auditions will be Nov. 27 and 29, so start recruiting your friends today!)

Saturday, Jan. 26- Eden Prairie
Saturday, Feb. 2- LAKEVILLE SOUTH--ALL MUST ATTEND
Saturday, Feb. 9- Apple Valley
Saturday, Feb. 16- Forest Lake
Saturday, Feb. 23- MSU, Mankato
Saturday, Mar. 1- Lakeville North (no bus provided)
Saturday, Mar. 8- Eagan
Saturday, Mar. 15- Northfield (possibly Roseville again, but I thought a new tourney would be fun)

Sections are Tuesday, April 8, during the school day. Only three per category can go, remember, so put it on your calendar in case you are selected.

Go Cougars!

Testing

If you stop by my room this week, I will give you candy. (This proves you check the blog periodically out of season...)

Mrs. Heinis