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.