Thank you!

What a great season we've had! We have broken several of our records, even if it is a short history, it's still impressive. I don't know who all still checks this, but this post is an important one, so I hope a lot. I considered having a meeting to discuss this, but I know everyone is really busy right now.

I am so proud of all the hard work you've done this season and past seasons. Every week you amaze me with your talent and attitude. I am happy to refer to each of you as "my kids".

That being said, I am now moving on. In 7 1/2 months, I'll be having my own kid. Yup. I'm pregnant. And due in January. Thus, I have resigned as your Head Speech Coach. This was a difficult decision, but I know I won't be able to be a good coach and a good mom at the same time. Many coaches are capable of having children and coming right back in a few months or the next season, and I respect them. But I know I will not be able to be one of them.

To answer your question, no, I don't know who will replace me. There will be an interview process soon, I imagine. But, you have amazing captains and assistant coaches. You might not even notice I'm gone.

You've all touched my life in wonderful ways. I'm excited for the great things in your futures. You are a very talented bunch and I know we'll all be hearing great things from the Lakeville South Speech Team!!!!

State Results and Pictures

Wow! If you didn't come to the state tournament, you missed out. We had a great day! The results are as follows:
Dylan Slinger- CHAMPION, Extemp Speaking (the first in South history; congrats, D-Sling!)
Leema John- 8th, Extemp
Jeff Steinkamp- 8th, Storytelling
Adam Kunkel- 7th, Creative
Maddy Peton- 4th, Poetry

5 medals in a single year is amazing! I'm very proud. Enjoy highlight photos below, courtesy of Stacy Gore.

Junior Meeting

The junior speech team members (you know who you are) will be meeting on Tuesday, April 27th during Cougar time outside Heinis' room. Be there.

Help!

We need to get banquet invitations mailed out to your parents. Please come after school on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday to help address envelopes. Your kindness in volunteering will be rewarded...

State Schedule

And here's the schedule, which I found online:

2010 State Speech Contest Schedule
FRIDAY – CLASS AA

1:00 p.m.----------------------
Draw Supervisors and Readers Report Time
1:00 p.m.-----------------------
Registration Begins
1:00 p.m.-----------------------
Draw Supervisors and Readers Meeting - Tab Headquarters
1:15 p.m.----------------------
Room Managers Report Time
1:20 p.m.-----------------------
Room Managers Meeting
1:45 p.m.----------------------
Judges Report Time
2:00 p.m.-----------------------
Judges Meeting
2:00 p.m.-----------------------
Draws for Round 1 Begin
2:30 p.m.-----------------------
Start of Round 1 for all Events
3:30 p.m.-----------------------
Draws for Round 2 Begin
4:00 p.m.-----------------------
Start of Round 2 for all Events
5:00 p.m.-----------------------
Draws for Round 3 Begin
5:30 p.m.-----------------------
Start of Round 3 for all events
6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Break for Dinner and Postings
7:15 p.m.-----------------------
Draws for Final Round Begin
7:45 p.m.-----------------------
Championship Finals for all Events
9:30 p.m.-----------------------
Awards Presentation

STATE!

We have 6 competitors going to State on Friday, April 23. If you would like to come along as a spectator, see me by Thursday, so I can get your name on the list. We'll be leaving school at about 10:15, having lunch somewhere, and round one will start at 2:00. I will excuse you from your classes. OR, you can drive down after school. State is at Gustavus in St. Peter.

IF YOU WANT TO RIDE THE BUS WITH US, YOU MUST TELL ME ASAP. We will not be returning until almost midnight, if not later :-).

Sections Results

WOW! I am so proud of you for the best sections performance EVER! We took second place, which is amazing. Our first section trophy. Here are the individual results:

Abbie Barrett-5th place, OO
William Boutwell-7th place, Storytelling
Luke Braun- 4th place, Creative Ex
Anna Doyle-6th place, Drama
Brittany Ebeling-5th place, Poetry
Madie Gore-3rd place, Creative Ex (headed to State)
Leema John-3rd place, Extemp Speaking (headed to State)
Adam Kunkel- 2nd place, Creative Ex (headed to State)
Grace O'Brien-6th place, Great Speeches
Maddy Peton-2nd place, Poetry (headed to State)
Hayden Rutan-4th place, Humorous
Anselmo Shim-5th place, Extemp Speaking
Dylan Slinger-2nd place, Extemp Speaking (headed to State)
Megan Sperl-7th place, Drama
Jeff Steinkamp-Champion, Storytelling (headed to State)

Sections Info

Posted only one day prior, because you were supposed to be a group practice to find all of this out. Alas, if you skipped, you still need the info.

1. Either come to school dressed up or change BEFORE we leave.
2. You will be dismissed at 12:00. This is part way through 4th hour. Don't eat lunch (unless you reeeeaaaalllly want to).
3. We're going to lunch at Applebee's, so bring $$$.
4. Bring $$ for dinner also (or pack a dinner; or bring your leftovers from Applebee's)a
5. We will be home past 11 most likely, but...
6. You MUST be in school on Friday morning. You'll live, I promise.

Interp Opportunity

I received the following email today. Looks like it could be pretty fun!

"My name is Laura Johnson and I am a speech coach at LNHS. I was emailing you in regards to a summer performing program I am working with. I was hoping you could let your wonderful speech students know about the audition on MAY 1st.

The Program is called The Peter Pan Project. The Garage youth center in Burnsville is sponsoring it and the performances will be taking place outside in their park this summer.

We will be casting 15 students ages 13-18. Using the classic story of Peter Pan students will work to create an original version of the fairytale.

I believe this will be a wonderful opportunity for speech students who love performing and creating their own work.

Please visit our website, peterpanproject.com

Thank you for your time,
Laura Johnson"

Sections Practice

The week of sections, we will have group practices on Monday (the 12th), Tuesday (the 13th), and Wednesday (the 14th). You MUST come to at least one of these practices, as information about sections will be shared. If you want extra practice, feel free to come to more than one day. All practice sessions are from 3-5. Your other coaches may ask you to also practice with them that week, which is fine. Discussion: you need to come at least for the information; after that, if you HAVEN'T had a practice discussion or research time that week, I can set you up.

NEW Section List

Only a few changes, but PLEASE review it to make sure it's accurate. If you drop from sections (after Thursday, April 8th), the drop fee is $40, as the sections registration is twice the cost.


Creative
1. Adam
2. Luke

Discussion
1. Meron
2. Kanchan
3. Hannah

Drama
1. Anna D.
2. Mallory
3. Meg S.

Duo
1. Lauren and Chelsea

Extemp
1. Dylan
2. Anselmo
3. Leema

Great Speeches
1. Grace
2. Kaitlyn
3. Evan

Humor
1. Hayden

Info
1. Megan J.
2. Audrey

OO
1. Abbie
2. Ashley S.
3. Ruthie

Poetry
1. Brittany
2. Maddy

Prose
1. Anna B.
2. Meagan S.

Storytelling
1. William
2. Jeffrey

Speech Contest

Gustavus Adolphus College is having an oratory contest for high school students at its Annual Peace Conference on Wednesday, April 28th. The question is "How would you create, nurture, and preserve peace in your community?" There is a 1,500 word limit. Registration is due April 15. Go to www.gustavus.edu/mayday and click on Oratory Contest Registration on the left. Oh, and the first prize is $750!

Three Things:

1. The banquet is Tuesday, May 4th at 5 PM. Put it on your calendar.
2. If you were NOT at the St Cloud tournament, please come to Heinis' room to vote for next year's captains.
3. I will be posting a NEW sections roster this week. Stay tuned. (Turns out there are more people in the musical than I originally thought, so I have to talk to Casperson again about who can and cannot miss.)

St. Cloud Tech Results

Hooray for a 2nd place finish at our last invitational of the year. Very well done, everyone. The drive was long, but the rewards were great.

Results:
Logan Halliday- Champion, Storytelling
McCall Halliday- 3rd place, Honors Creative Ex
Kanchan Hulasare-6th place, Discussion
Adam Kunkel- Champion, Creative Ex; 7th place, OO
Audrey Lane- 5th place, Honors Informative
Hayden Rutan- 5th place, Honors Humorous
Jack Ryan- 4th place, Extemp Speaking
Anselmo Shim- 6th place, Extemp Speaking
Dylan Slinger- Champion, Extemp Speaking; 2nd place, Impromptu
Meron Zeru- 7th place, Discussion; 6th place, Honors OO

Sections 2010

Here is the roster for Sections on Thursday, April 15th. If you have questions about it, please see me.

Creative
1. Adam
2. Luke

Discussion
1. Meron
2. Kanchan
3. Hannah

Drama
1. Anna D.
2. Mallory

Extemp
1. Dylan
2. Anselmo
3. Leema

Great Speeches
1. Grace
2. Kaitlyn
3. Evan

Humor
1. Hayden
2. Anesha

Info
1. Lisa
2. Megan J.
3. Audrey

OO
1. Abbie
2. Ashley S.
3. Ruthie

Poetry
1. Brittany
2. Lauren L.
3. Maddy

Prose
1. Anna B.
2. Meagan S.

Storytelling
1. William
2. Jeffrey

Captains 2011

We will be voting for next year's captains on the bus to St. Cloud. If you are NOT coming to St. Cloud, but would still like to cast a vote, please stop in my room after spring break. There are 18 of you not going to St. Cloud, so that is a significant number.

The juniors wishing to be captain will write a paragraph explaining why they would be a good captain. This will help you make your decision. We will have three captains next year.

See me with questions.

St Cloud Information

Our last invitational of the year...sad. St Cloud is the farthest we're traveling all year. It is the only tournament in the area, so no complaining. Many teams drive 2-3 hours one way EVERY week. The bus leaves at 6:15 AM. Be there with smiles on. See roster below:

Batz, Anna
Boutwell, William
Brand, Meredith
Brundrett, Chelsea
Doyle, Anna
Ebeling, Brittany
England-Sullivan, Christian
Ferrell, Kaitlin
Haakonson, Tess
Halliday, Logan
Halliday, McCall
Hulasare, Kanchan
Johnson, Danielle
Johnston, Megan
Jones, Anesha
Keller, Joan
Koch, Lauren
Kunkel, Adam
Lambrecht, Lauren
Lane, Audrey
Monsalve, Diego
Nelson, Ruthie
Pospisil, Jenica
Roberts, Mallory
Rutan, Hayden
Ryan, Jack
Schrafft, Meagan
Shim, Anselmo
Slinger, Dylan
Slinger, Samy
Sperl, Megan
Stiles, Maggie
Sweere, Lisa
Vivant, Taylor
Vold, Kate
Zeru, Meron

Northfield Results

Congrats on first place, team! Great job by everyone. We narrowly beat second place, showing really how one person makes the difference.

Results:
Abbie Barrett- Honorable Mention, OO; 5th place, Prose
Luke Braun- 3rd place, Creative Ex
Anna Doyle- 3rd place, Drama
Christian England-Sullivan- 6th place, Humorous
Madie Gore- 4th place, Creative Ex
Logan Halliday- Champion, Storytelling
Leema John- 5th place, Extemp Speaking
Danielle Johnson- 7th place, Storytelling
Anesha Jones- Honorable Mention, Humorous
Kaitlyn Kimmel- Honorable Mention, Great Speeches
Adam Kunkel- Honorable Mention, OO; 2nd place, Creative Ex
Evan Marian- 4th place, Great Speeches
Ruthie Nelson- 4th place, OO
Maddy Peton- 2nd place, Poetry
Mallory Roberts- 6th place, Drama
Jack Ryan- Champion, Extemp Speaking
Anselmo Shim- 2nd place, Extemp Speaking
Megan Sperl- Honorable Mention, Drama
Jeff Steinkamp- 2nd place, Storytelling
Meron Zeru- 4th place, Discussion

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.