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