St Cloud Registration

Is due THIS FRIDAY. If you aren't coming and still need to let me know, please do so ASAP. After Friday, you'll have to pay the $20.

Also, if you are interested in doing either of their "extra" categories described below, let me know before Friday. They look both challenging and fun!

Creative DUO and Impromptu

Rationale: 1. Allows students to showcase their talent in a different venue, if they have already competed in post season tournaments.

2. Allows your students the opportunity to double enter at a tournament if they have never done so.

3. Presents Something FUN!!!! …. And NEW!!!!

Format: Each category will have three rounds and a final. The Creative Duo finalists will showcase their pieces in front of the entire audience prior to awards. A panel of three judges will judge the final round. Impromptu finals will occur during the regular final rounds.

Awards: Silver plates will be awarded for each event. These events will be included in Team Award points.

Rules for 1. Each speech can be up to 7 minutes in length.
CREATIVE DUO 2. The speech can be humorous or serious in nature.
3. Same MSHSL rules for Creative apply in regards to percentage of quoted material.
4. Duo partners cannot make eye contact or physically touch.
5. Speech must have an introduction.
6. One chair or stool can be used..
7. Singing is allowed.
8. Performers are allowed free movement.

Rules for 1. Each round will focus on a certain category.
IMPROMPTU Round 1: Quotations/Proverbs
Round 2: Infomercials
Round 3: Once upon a time……
Finals: Imaginary Scenarios



2. In the prelim rounds, students will draw right outside the speaking room, and then have a total of seven minutes of prep time and speaking time. They should try for 2 to 3 minutes of prep time and 3 to 4 minutes of speaking time. The final round will allow a half hour prep time with a seven minute speaking limit. Each draw will consist of three possibilities. Contestants will choose one and put the other two back. Just like MSHSL draw categories, for example, the student will draw three possible quotations and will decide which one he or she will perform and will put the other two back in the envelope.

ROUND DETAILS

Round 1: Quotations: These will be a mixture of serious and not-so-serious quotations and proverbs. The students will draw three, and decide which one he or she will use. They cannot have a note card, but they can use the slip of paper with the quotation/proverb on it.
Example: “I don’t think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.”
–Abraham Lincoln

Round 2: Infomercial: The students will draw an object out of a box, and they will try to “sell” the item as if it is on an infomercial….. “Billy Mays here with the fantastic……”

Round 3: “Once upon a time…”: They will have a phrase which will read… “Once upon a time there was a horse…” Or “Once upon a time I landed on the moon….” Or “Once upon a time I got in trouble for…”


Final Round: Imaginative Scenarios: Speakers will draw from three envelopes. The topics consist of a strange place, object, and catchphrase. Using these three things, they construct a story. An example of these things would be inside 1)Mount Rushmore, 2) a magic cowboy hat, and 3) “I may not be the best-looking guy in here, but I'm the only one that's talking to you." This is a fun, challenge because it requires creativity.

Northfield Info

We are headed to Northfield this Saturday, March 20. There is a return bus, so no worries. The bus will leave at 7:10, so be there at 7:05. Roster is below.

1. Armstrong, Shannon
2. Barrett, Abbie
3. Batz, Anna
4. Boutwell, William
5. Branch, Ashley
6. Brand, Meredith
7. Braun, Luke
8. Brundrett, Chelsea
9. Carson, Charlie
10. Doyle, Anna
11. Ebeling, Brittany
12. England-Sullivan, Christian
13. Ferrell, Kaitlin
14. Gore, Madeline
15. Haakonson, Tess
16. Halliday, Logan
17. Halliday, McCall
18. Heintze, Hannah
19. Hulasare, Kanchan
20. John, Leema
21. Johnson, Danielle
22. Jones, Anesha
23. Keller, Joan
24. Kimmel, Kaitlyn
25. Koch, Lauren
26. Kunkel, Adam
27. Lambrecht, Lauren
28. Lane, Audrey
29. Marian, Evan
30. Monsalve, Diego
31. Nelson, Ruthie
32. O'brien, Grace
33. Petersen, Kaya
34. Petersen, Tijen
35. Peton, Maddy
36. Pospisil, Jenica
37. Roberts, Mallory
38. Rutan, Hayden
39. Ryan, Jack
40. Schilz, Ashley
41. Schrafft, Meagan
42. Shim, Anselmo
43. Slinger, Samy
44. Sperl, Megan
45. Steinkamp, Jeff
46. Stiles, Maggie
47. Vivant, Taylor
48. Zeru, Meron

NFL and Eagan Results

Congrats this weekend! We had another great tournament on Saturday. We were 7th place at Eagan.

On Friday, 4 students participated in the National Qualifying tournament. The results are:
Raffi Garnighian- semi-finalist in Domestic Extemp; 6th place in International Extemp
Dylan Slinger- 2nd place in both extemps, qualifying him for the national tournament in June.
Great job, Dylan!

On Saturday, the rest of the team competed at the Eagan Invitational. The results are below.
Luke Braun- 5th place, Creative Ex
Madeline Gore- 2nd place, Honors Creative Ex
Kanchan Hulasare- 6th place, Discussion
Adam Kunkel- Champion, Creative Ex
Hayden Rutan- 5th place, Humorous
Jack Ryan- 5th place, Honors Extemp Speaking
Jeff Steinkamp- 3rd place, Storytelling

Shirts are here!

Your shirts are here. Come pick them up in my room ASAP. Wear them every Friday until the end of the season :-)

Check your schedules

Please remember to check your schedules and let me know ASAP if you are not coming to a tournament. Remember, March 27 (St Cloud tournament) is the first day of spring break. Right now, 42 people are scheduled to come on the 27th, but something tells me more than that are going somewhere for spring break...

Eagan Information

We will leave for Eagan High School at 7:10 AM this Saturday, March 13. Be there at 7:05. This is our last tournament with NO RETURN BUS. Your parents will need to pick you up (AFTER AWARDS!). Please double check the roster below to make sure you have the same schedule I do. I can NOT have another tournament with 8 drops like last Saturday. That is unacceptable.

Roster:
Armstrong, Shannon
Barrett, Abbie
Boutwell, William
Branch, Ashley
Braun, Luke
Carson, Charlie
Cole, Mike
Doyle, Anna
England-Sullivan, Christian
Ferrell, Kaitlin
Garnighian, Raffi
Gore, Madeline
Haakonson, Tess
Halliday, McCall
Heintze, Hannah
Hulasare, Kanchan
John, Leema
Johnson, Danielle
Johnston, Megan
Keller, Joan
Kimmel, Kaitlyn
Kunkel, Adam
Lambrecht, Lauren
Lane, Audrey
Longley, Maddy
Marian, Evan
Monsalve, Diego
Nelson, Ruthie
O'brien, Grace
Petersen, Tijen
Peton, Maddy
Pospisil, Jenica
Rutan, Hayden
Ryan, Jack
Schilz, Ashley
Schrafft, Meagan
Shim, Anselmo
Slinger, Dylan
Slinger, Samy
Sperl, Megan
Steinkamp, Jeff
Sweere, Lisa
Vivant, Taylor
Vold, Kate
Zeru, Meron

North Results

Great job at the North tournament this weekend! We took 5th place as a team (our first trophy!). For those of you confused, however, we did not beat North. They did have more points than us (by a lot :-)), but it is poor etiquette to give yourself an award, so a tournament host will never take a trophy.

Results:
Madie Gore- Semifinalist, Creative
Logan Halliday- Semifinalist, Storytelling
McCall Halliday- Semifinalist, Creative
Kanchan Hulasare- Semifinalist, Discussion
Adam Kunkel- Semifinalist, OO; Champion, Creative
Anselmo Shim- Semifinalist, Extemp.
Dylan Slinger- 3rd Place, Extemp

CHECK YOUR SCHEDULES!!!

Please, please, please, double check your schedules. I had 5 people drop from the North tournament this week AFTER registration. Whereas the drop fee is easily paid for many, it is still a big, big pain in the butt. Mostly, I have hired a judge that we might not need. I am having trouble finding judges for March tournaments, so if you know you won't be at the March 13th, 20th, or 27th tournaments, let me know NOW. One entry DOES make a difference to judge hiring.

NFLs

Remember, if you want to come to NFLs (and you received a letter explaining your eligibility and the tournament), then you must return your contract by TOMORROW, March 5th (Friday). I need to register tomorrow.

North Information

Hooray! Another tournament we don't need a bus for :-). Our tournament this weekend is at North. Round One starts at 8:30 (draws at 8:00), so you need to meet me in the North cafeteria at 7:20 to check in and get your info. Like the last 2 tournaments, they are site-scheduling. So, if you're late, I'll drop you from the tournament and you'll have to pay the $20 AND stay and watch. BE ON TIME!

This tournament is different than others. Instead of honors finals and varsity finals, they do semi-finals and finals. Three prelims as regular, then top 12 go into semis and top 6 advance to finals. This means there are 5 rounds instead of 4. This means awards START at 5, instead of end at 5. BUT, there's no bus ride, so it all evens out to being done by 6ish. Speaking of being done, you NEED to have a ride arranged. Last week, awards were over at 5, but I didn't get to leave until 5:45 while waiting for parents to come get you. Call BEFORE awards to give your ride an estimated time. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL AWARDS ARE OVER TO CALL. If it runs 10 minutes behind, and your ride has to wait, it's not the end of the world.

Roster:
Barrett, Abbie
Batz, Anna
Boutwell, William
Branch, Ashley
Brand, Meredith
Braun, Luke
Brundrett, Chelsea
Cole, Mike
Doyle, Anna
Ebeling, Brittany
England-Sullivan, Christian
Ferrell, Kaitlin
Garnighian, Raffi
Gore, Madeline
Haakonson, Tess
Halliday, Logan
Halliday, McCall
Heintze, Hannah
Hulasare, Kanchan
John, Leema
Johnston, Megan
Jones, Anesha
Keller, Joan
Kimmel, Kaitlyn
Koch, Lauren
Kunkel, Adam
Lambrecht, Lauren
Lane, Audrey
Marian, Evan
Monsalve, Diego
Nelson, Ruthie
O'brien, Grace
Petersen, Kaya
Petersen, Tijen
Peton, Maddy
Pospisil, Jenica
Roberts, Mallory
Rutan, Hayden
Ryan, Jack
Shim, Anselmo
Slinger, Dylan
Slinger, Samy
Sperl, Megan
Stiles, Maggie
Sweere, Lisa
Vivant, Taylor
Zeru, Meron

Eastview Results

Great job on 7th place everyone! That was a fun tournament, I thought.

Results:
Luke Braun- 4th place, Honors Creative
Raffi Garnighian- 6th place, Extemp
Madie Gore- 2nd place, Honors Creative
Logan Halliday- 5th place, Storytelling
Hannah Heintze- 6th place, Discussion
Kanchan Hulasare- 4th place, Discussion
Leema John- 2nd place, Honors Extemp
Adam Kunkel- 1st place, Honors Creative; 5th place, Honors OO
Anselmo Shim- 5th place, Honors Extemp
Jeff Steinkamp- 4th place, Honors Storytelling

Bloomington Results

Sorry I missed a tournament! Seems like it was another great weekend.

Results:
Luke Braun- Champion, Novice Creative (AGAIN!)
Christian England-Sullivan- 5th Place, Novice Humorous
Madie Gore- 5th Place, Honors Creative
Leema John- 7th Place, Extemp Speaking
Danielle Johnson- Champion, Novice Storytelling
Adam Kunkel- 3rd Place, Honors Creative
Jack Ryan- 4th Place, Novice Extemp Speaking
Dylan Slinger-2nd, Extemp Speaking

Great job everyone!

Shirt $$$ DUE!!!

All orders for shirts and jackets must be in by TOMORROW (Friday, Feb. 26th!!!!). Bring to Heinis' room ASAP. $8 for a t-shirt; $35 for jacket ($40 with name).

Eastview Discussion Tasks

Tasks for Eastview are available:

http://www.mdta.org/messagesView.aspx?threadID=1960&news=no

Happy discussing.

Lakeville South Results

We hosted a GREAT tournament! And you did well also! Huzzah! We took 6th place as a team (out of 19 schools), so well done everyone!

Results:
Ashley Branch- 6th Place, Impromptu
Luke Braun- 7th Place, Creative
Christian England-Sulllivan- 6th Place Honors, Humorous
Raffi Garnighian- 2nd Place, Impromptu; 7th Place, Extemp.
Madie Gore- Champion, Creative
Logan Halliday-3rd Place, Storytelling
Hannah Heintze- 7th Place, Discussion
Kanchan Hulasare- 6th Place, Discussion
Leema John- 6th Place Honors, Extemp.
Adam Kunkel- 7th Place Honors, OO; 3rd Place, Creative
Maddy Peton-5th Place Honors, Poetry
Dylan Slinger- Champion, Impromptu; 4th Place, Extemp.
Jeff Steinkamp- 7th Place, Honors Storytelling

Bloomington AND Eastview Information

(Because I will be gone until Thursday, the 25th, I am posting info for both tournaments. DON'T GET THEM CONFUSED!!!)

Bloomington (Sat. Feb. 20):
Because this is north of the river, there is a return bus. YOU MAY NOT LEAVE EARLY FOR SADIES!!!!!!!! The bus will leave at 7:10, so be here at 7:05. Coaches are Emily and Andy. Varsity and All extemp get on Bus 1 (with Andy); Novice and all discussion get on Bus 2 (with Emily). They are going different places, so this is very important!!!

Roster-- It is becoming easier to list those that are NOT coming. So, if your name is not on this list, you are registered to attend. NOT ATTENDING: Abbie Barrett, Charlie Carson, Hannah Heintze, Megan Johnston, Joan Keller, and Jeff Steinkamp.

VERY IMPORTANT: I WILL BE IN MEXICO. CALLING ME WOULD BE POINTLESS. IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT ON SATURDAY, CALL EMILY (763-229-1067) OR ANDY (651-387-8305)!!!!!!!

Eastview (Sat. Feb. 27):
This is another south of the river tournament, meaning you MUST ride the bus, but you need to get a ride home from Eastview HS in Apple Valley. The bus will leave at 7:10, so be here at 7:05. We are all going to the same place, but there will be two busses. Let's stick to the same bus pattern, anyway though. So novices and discussion on one bus, varsity and extemp on the other.

Roster-- NOT ATTENDING: Dylan Slinger (make sure you get the tubs to someone else...), Lisa Sweere, Taylor Vivant

I'll be back on Thursday, Feb. 25th, so if you have questions, hold them until then. I will be unreachable in Mexico.

Feb. 20--Sadies

The tournament on Feb. 20 is in Bloomington (not far). You will not be allowed to leave early for Sadies. If you do not show up for the tournament on the 20th, and I find out you were at Sadies that night, I will take very strong action. You signed a tournament contract. You will stick to it. Speech is a commitment. (Yes, I'm posting this because people have asked.)

South Tourney Info

You all know your jobs this week (if not, come sign up ASAP!), but like other tournaments, here's the info for Saturday:

Arrive at: 7:15 to help set up; you are a host on Saturday, whether you like it or not :-)

Roster--it is easier to list who is NOT coming. Those people are: Lauren Koch, Evan Marian, Kaya Petersen, and Ashley Schilz

Everyone else, see you at 7:15 on Saturday in my classroom.

Oh, one last thing: EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE MEMORIZED AND OFF SCRIPT BY THIS SATURDAY!!!!

Apple Valley results

Congratulations on another successful tournament! Apple Valley is a tough, tough tournament, so great job to all who did so well. We took 8th place overall (again, out of 24 schools), so even though we haven't brought home a team trophy, we're doin' pretty darn good!

Results:
Luke Braun- Champion, Novice Creative Ex (second week in a row!)
Anna Doyle- 5th place, Novice Drama
Christian England-Sullivan- 5th place, Novice Humorous
Raffi Garnighian- 4th place, Honors Extemp Speaking
McCall Halliday- 5th place, Novice Creative Ex
Adam Kunkel-6th place, Honors Creative Ex
Lauren Lambrecht- 7th place, Novice Poetry
Meagan Schrafft- 6th place, Novice Prose
Dylan Slinger- 3rd place, Extemp Speaking

TOURNEY PREP

TOURNAMENT PREP: SIGN UP FOR ONE RESPONSIBILITY. MAKE SURE YOU’RE AVAILABLE THAT DAY. WHEN FINISHED WITH YOUR ASSIGNED TASK, YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO STAY AND HELP OTHERS WITH THEIR TASKS. GROUP EFFORT!!!!

The sign up sheet is hanging outside my classroom door.

Impromptu at South

At our home tournament, we offer Impromptu as a fun, extra event for people to try. If you would like to do it, let me know and I'll register you. ALL extemp. speakers will be doing it (because they're used to speaking on a moment's notice). Everyone else, tell me and I'll register you.

See description of Impromptu HERE.

OUR tournament prep

Our tournament is Saturday, Feb. 13th. NEXT WEEK! Every member of the team must help with preparing for the tournament. Sign up for your day and responsibility outside Heinis' room starting next week. The work days will be Thursday and Friday (the 11th and 12th).

See Heinis with questions.

Apple Valley Info

First and foremost, I need to say this many times: there is NO RETURN BUS this Saturday. One of the budget cuts is one-way bussing for Apple Valley, Eastview, and Eagan. I have zero control over this. You MUST ride the bus to the tournament, and get picked up at Apple Valley High School when we're done. Someone could drop a car off for you, perhaps, or you could carpool, but you MAY NOT DRIVE YOURSELVES THERE. You may not leave until after awards.

The busses will leave at 7:00 AM. DON'T BE LATE. CALL IF YOU ARE NOT COMING. Please note which bus you are on. The list is below. Note: the busses are going two different places, so you MUST be on the correct bus. I will take attendance on both busses, and then follow the bus to FRMS in my car. Joy will meet the AVHS group there.

See me with questions. Remember, NO RETURN BUS!!!

Apple Valley 2010
Feb. 6, 2010
BUS #1
To Apple Valley High School

Varsity and ALL Extemp

Barrett, Abbie-OO
Branch, Ashley- OO
Brundrett, Chelsea- Duo
Ebeling, Brittany- OO and Poe
Garnighian, Raffi-Extemp
Gore, Madeline- Creative
Halliday, Logan- Storytelling
John, Leema- Extemp
Johnston, Megan- Info and Duo
Koch, Lauren- Duo
Kunkel, Adam- OO and Creative
Nelson, Ruthie- OO
Rutan, Hayden- Humor
Ryan, Jack- Extemp
Shim, Anselmo- Extemp
Slinger, Dylan-Extemp
Sweere, Lisa- Info
Vivant, Taylor- OO
Vold, Kate- Drama and Duo

Apple Valley 2010
Feb. 6, 2010
Bus #2
To Falcon Ridge Middle School

Novice and ALL Discussion

Armstrong, Shannon- Disco
Batz, Anna- Prose
Boutwell, William- Storytelling
Braun, Luke- Creative
Carson, Charlie- OO
Doyle, Anna- Drama
England-Sullivan, Christian-Humor
Haakonson, Tess- Info
Halliday, McCall- Creative
Hulasare, Kanchan- Disco
Johnson, Danielle- Storytelling
Jones, Anesha- Humor
Kimmel, Kaitlyn- Great Speeches
Lambrecht, Lauren- Poetry
Lane, Audrey- Info
Longley, Maddy- Disco
Marian, Evan- Great Speeches
Monsalve, Diego- Creative
Petersen, Tijen- Poetry
Pospisil, Jenica- Drama
Roberts, Mallory- Drama
Schrafft, Meagan- Prose
Slinger, Samy-Info
Sperl, Megan- Humor
Stiles, Maggie- Prose
Zeru, Meron- Disco

Eden Prairie Results

Congratulations on a great first tournament! We took 7th place (out of 24)! Well done. Ten people made finals, and we had three champions! Again, great job :-)

Results:
Abbie Barrett- 4th place, Honors OO
Luke Braun- Champion, Novice Creative Ex
Christian England-Sullivan- 2nd place, Novice Humorous
Hannah Heintze- 6th place, Honors Discussion
Leema John- 7th place, Extemp Speaking
Joan Keller-7th place, Honors Discussion
Adam Kunkel- Champion, Creative Ex
Maddy Peton- 3rd place, Poetry
Jack Ryan- 3rd place, Novice Extemp Speaking
Dylan Slinger- Champion, Extemp Speaking

Opportunity

On Tuesday, Feb. 2nd, Normandale Community College in Bloomington is hosting a Twin Cities Forensics League College Speech tournament. Rounds are at 3:00, 4:15, and 6:30. This is an excellent opportunity for you to gain more exposure to speaking and perhaps steal topics/pieces (they're college, you're HS!).

Have fun!

Tournament Morning Procedure (For Novices)

Hey new speechers! It was brought to my attention you probably don't know the "protocol" for tournament mornings. You're handbook (which you should re-read before Saturday, by the way) starts with riding the bus. Well, where will that bus be?

The school building is locked on most Saturday mornings, so it is best to wait in your car until the bus has arrived (if you're early). The bus will pick us up in the UPPER PARKING LOT (the teacher lot), because then we have a shorter distance to walk from our cars to the bus (it's gonna be COLD!!!). To recap:
1. Be on time.
2. Wait in car so you don't freeze.
3. UPPER PARKING LOT
4. Call Heinis' cell (952-451-7976) BEFORE 10 PM FRIDAY OR AFTER 5 AM SATURDAY if you are not going to be on the bus.

Eden Prairie, Jan. 30

Roster of students attending:
Barrett, Abbie –OO only
Batz, Anna- Prose
Branch, Ashley- OO
Braun, Luke- Creative
Carson, Charlie- OO
Cole, Mike- Info
England-Sullivan, Christian- Humor
Heintze, Hannah- Disco
John, Leema- Extemp
Jones, Anesha- Humor
Keller, Joan- Disco
Kimmel, Kaitlyn- Great speech
Kunkel, Adam- Creative and OO
Lane, Audrey- Info
Marian, Evan- Great speeches
Monsalve, Diego- Creative
O'brien, Grace- Great speeches
Peton, Maddy- Poetry and Drama
Pospisil, Jenica- Drama
Roberts, Mallory- Drama
Ryan, Jack- Extemp
Schilz, Ashley- OO
Schrafft, Meagan- Prose
Slinger, Dylan- Extemp
Slinger, Samy- Infor
Steinkamp, Jeff- Storytelling
Sweere, Lisa- Info
Zeru, Meron- Disco

Leave time: 7:05
Draw time: 8:15

Awards are scheduled to start at 4:30, so we'll be headed back on the bus at about 5:15 (if all runs on time).

SEE YOU THEN! (See me with questions.)

TEAM WORKSHOP

In case anyone checks this before after school, it seems many have forgotten about our team workshop TODAY Friday, Jan. 15th from 3-8. This is in your handbook and on your schedule. PLEASE be here.

Disco Topic for 19 Jan

You are a team of NASA administrators who need to present to Congress a strategic roadmap for the future. Because funding is tight and the political will to explore space has weakened, your roadmap has to be compelling. For this presentation, you need to do two things. (1) You need to identify and outline big-picture changes that have taken place relative to space exploration and (2) identify possible partners that NASA could work with to develop further exploration activities.

http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1543/1

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=space&id=news/AWAIT122109.xml&headline=NASA%20Ponders%20Post-Shuttle%20Reorganization

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126135372896199409.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLETopStories

http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1537/1

Extemp Practice Times

Our normal practice schedule is Thurs and Friday at 6PM.

On Monday's I meet with the Disco peeps at 6PM and you are welcome to come to print/read/file during that time, but I don't have anything formally planned for Mondays.

Because of State Debate, we will practice only on Thursday the week of Jan 11.

Disco Practice for 11 January

You are a members of a blue-ribbon commission convened to evaluate NASA's quest to send a manned mission to Mars. Your goal is to answer this question: "Is it worth it?" In other words, are the benefits of a manned trip to Mars worth great enough to justify the costs. When considering costs, you should evaluate not only the overall expenditures for the mission, but how those funds might be better used and the impact this amount of spending would have on other NASA programs. You should directly answer this question and develop a list of justifications for your answer.

Have fun!

MSU Workshop-Jan. 23

To be clear, because the Marshall overnight tournament was cancelled and everyone will be going to EP, the MSU workshop is no longer required for anyone. The MSU workshop is 100% optional, but it would be very helpful, especially for novices, to attend. The workshop is entirely your responsibility as well: you must register, pay, and get yourself there. Registration is due Wednesday, Jan. 13th. Email MSU Asst. Director of Forensics, James Dimock at james.dimock@mnsu.edu to register.

Reminders

1. Several of you still need to get forms in. PLEASE DO SO IMMEDIATELY!!!
2. Don't forget that our first tournament (on Jan. 30) is also solo/ensemble. If you are in band/choir, you need to let me know you won't be at this tournament. Otherwise, you'll be charged the $20 drop fee.
3. Please, please, please don't use my cell phone number unless it's a real emergency. Three times over break people texted or called me without GOOD reason (they have already been spoken to :-)). If you can email me, do. If it can wait, wait. My cell number was given out for tournament day emergencies (ie-sick and not coming, 5 min. late to bus, etc.) ONLY!!! Plus, I do NOT have unlimited texting.

Overnight Cancelled

Not enough people signed up and committed to coming to the Marshall tournament, so we will not be going. Those that had paid will have their money returned to them.

Merry Christmas, all!

Forms

These people have missing forms:

Info Sheet (green):
Braun, Luke
Drogemuller, Caitlin
Goude, Anna
Halliday, Logan
Halliday, McCall
Heintze, Hannah
Hulasare, Kanchan
Koch, Lauren
Larson, Jeff
Peton, Maddy
Steinkamp, Jeff

Parent Sheet (blue):
Braun, Luke
Cole, Mike
Drogemuller, Caitlin
Dutt, Chris
Goude, Anna
Halliday, Logan
Halliday, McCall
Hulasare, Kanchan
Koch, Lauren
Larson, Jeff
Peton, Maddy
Steinkamp, Jeff
Sweere, Lisa

Contract (yellow):
Boutwell, William
Brand, Meredith
Braun, Luke
Carson, Charlie
Cole, Mike
Drogemuller, Caitlin
Dutt, Chris
Goude, Anna
Haakonson, Tess
Halliday, Logan
Halliday, McCall
Hulasare, Kanchan
Koch, Lauren
Lane, Audrey
Larson, Jeff
Peton, Maddy
Steinkamp, Jeff

Additionally, you need to make sure you have turned in your eligibility and paid. You do this in the Activities office. I will be getting a list from Mrs. Rogness next week.

20% Off

Ladies of South Speech-

The Limited has offered all speech team members 20% off their entire purchase in order to buy new suits for the season. If you are interested in this great offer (I LOVE The Limited; I have quite a few articles of clothing from there), stop by my room for a coupon.

AND: Get your forms and $$$ in ASAP!!! I will start personal harassment after break. Trust me, no one wants that...

Reminders

1. Everyone needs to continue to get forms turned in and fees paid. Yellow, blue, and green to Heinis; eligibility and $190 to Activities Office.

2. You are expected to be at practice as scheduled unless you have made other arrangements with your coach. Not the best attendance for the first week, people!

3. VETERANS: If you are intending to come to Marshall, I need you $100 BEFORE WINTER BREAK!!! So far, 9 people have money in and are going. If we do NOT reach 15 people in the next 5 days, we will not be going. It will cost toooooo much for fewer people to go (the bus is the most expensive part...).

4. Happy speeching!

Meeting Notes

If you were unable to attend the meeting, please see Mrs. Heinis. I need all forms turned in ASAP. Also, read the powerpoint below to see what was covered.

Meeting

You should all have received a memo and a handbook. Read it before our meeting on Dec. 1st.

First novice to come see me and mention this post gets a prize. Sorry, veteran speechers, I expect you to be on here regularly already.

Overnight tournament

For those of you who expressed interest in the overnight tournament, please meet in my room after school for a brief meeting on Thursday, Nov. 19th. This tournament is open to 20 veteran speechers only. It would be the FIRST tournament, leaving Friday Jan. 29 and coming home Saturday, Jan. 30 (this replaces Eden Prairie; those not going to Marshall would attend EP). SEE ME if you can't make the meeting.

Extemp Practices

Here is a calendar that lists extemp speaking practices prior to Winter break.

http://cougardebate.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/novdechandout.pdf

Any questions, contact Andy Charrier.

Camp Info

As I mentioned at the banquet, there are three great possibilities for camp. I have listed them below. Let me know if you want more info.

MSU, Mankato
July 20-24
$425 (before June 15, 450 after)
http://www.mnsu.edu/spcomm/speechteam/camps/RSI2009.pdf

Gustavus Adolpus College, St. Peter
July 26-Aug. 1
$560 (before June 1, 595 after)
http://gustavus.edu/academics/communication/forensics/camp/

Concordia University, Moorhead
July 26-Aug. 1
$450 (before May 15; 500 after)
http://www4.cord.edu/csta/forensics/csi/fees.htm (this website is outdated, but has the contact info)

I recommend all of these (but especially MSU, as it is my alma mater :-)). Hope you can make it work!

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!