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.