1. WELCOME!
JM Speech Team Meeting

2. Getting Started – Sr. Cpts
Information & Paperwork
Warm Up
Information
Congrats to all – placed 3rd place at Northfield!
Paperwork
Registration – Winona Cotter
If you CANNOT compete at Sections, I need to know TODAY!
If you cannot present for Showcase, I need to know today.
Rate/Rank Forms – keep filling these in after each meet
Brought to you by Coach Lyke!

3. Cotter Meet Info. – Lyke Be here at 6:50 a.m. Bus leaves at 7 a.m.
3 Rounds and Finals
No Novice divisions (sorry)
Bring a lunch or money for lunch
Home around 5:15 – 5:45
Everyone should be “off script” (This means your speech is fully memorized.)
Continue to dress professionally

4. Cotter, Cont. – Adam
Draw categories: you will draw from ALL stories and/or topics – you will draw for EACH round
** No WIFI/Internet for Ex Spk & Disco
Discussion: Personal/Individual – Section 3
Awards: 3:15 (approximately) – Auditorium
Stay dressed up until after awards
CLEAN UP! Please clean up our area in the cafeteria and auditorium when we visit schools

5. Cotter Schedule – Adam 7:45-8:15 a.m. Team Registration
No schedule has been provided.
Assume close to other meets.
TIMING:
Round I: ER, ES, STY, Duo, and DI.
Round II: Poe, Pro, OO, GrSp, Inf.
Round III: Hi and CrX
Finals: ALL CATEGORIES
The timers will stand at seven or 10 minutes (category dependent).
Finish the sentence you are on. No worries.
Storytellers and Extemp. Speakers – you are allowed one final sentence/concluding statement after time is shown.

6. - Bus Breakfasts – Jr. Cpts
Thanks to those who’ve supplied bus breakfasts so far! Yummy!
Winona Cotter:
Zibby, Nikhil, Read
Sections: ?

7. Points Sheets – Lyke
Be sure to get your necessary signatures each practice/meeting!
Make sure your name is at the top!
Winona Cotter is our last invitational.

8. T-shirts/Quarter-Zips Sr Cpts

9. Big 9 Information — Adam Tuesday, March 21st
39 entries – Big 9 Rules – ALL COMPETITORS CHECK IN WITH NIELAND BY 3RD HOUR!
Excused from 8th hour (the WHOLE team is excused)
@ Mayo H.S. – CAREFULLY Drive there – BE THERE BY 2:30 – Park in Teachers’ lot – Enter Door 3 – head to cafeteria
Need a ride? See Nieland today!
3 rounds – No finals
Awards – 8:30ish – Parents/Family are invited.
Have rides pick you up at MAYO!
If you are SICK/CANNOT compete you must contact NIELAND by 9:00 AM on Tuesday!

10. Big 9 Schedule – Lyke 2:30-3:25 – Stay in Cafeteria/bathroom nearby
2:45 – Team Warm Ups – Coach Adam
3:30: Drawings begin
3:45: Judges’ Meeting
4:00: Round 1 All events
5:30:  Round 2 All events
7:00Round 3 All events
8:30ish: Awards

11. Big 9 Team, 39 entries – Adam
Creative: Haarini, Rebecca
Discussion: Tim, Oreoluwa, Ali, Grace
Drama: Grace, Faduma

12. Big 9 Team, cont.– Adam Extemp Rdg: Ayah, Tosin
Great: Chris, Grace, Claire
Humor: Rachel, Mulki, Hodman
Info: Manjari, Kelsey, Emma, Allison, Fernanda
OO: Zibby, Anna
Poetry: Micaela, Ola, Asmaa, Gray,Zanne

13. Big 9 Team, cont.– Adam Prose: Maria, Read, Keerthi, Celia
Storytelling: Egan, Nathanael, Abby
Extemp Speaking: Nikhil, Hunter, Henrik, Janet
Alternate: Preethi
Congratulations to all!

14. Practices this Week – Lyke
Due to Timecards being used at Cotter…
We’ll be practicing with timecards starting today, and will continue through the end of the season
Due to Big 9 on Tuesday…
If you practice on Tuesdays with Nieland/Lyke, reschedule this week’s practices with your coach (if you’ve not already done so)
Due to Lyke being double booked on Thursday…
If you practice Thursdays with Lyke, reschedule your practice time with Lyke/Nieland/Adam

15. Section Team – Lyke Limited again to 39 entries
Section Team will be announced Monday, March 27 – NOT necessarily the same as the Big 9 team
Considerations:
Success this season
Practice and meeting attendance
Dedication
Age

16. Guest Coach Practices – Lyke
We’ve two weeks with this structure:
March 28th - 30th
April 3rd - 5th
This applies only to those on the SECTION TEAM
Section Team Speakers must practice at least twice each of these weeks:
Once with Coach Nieland/Lyke/Adam
Once with a Guest Coach
Sign-up online starting Friday the 24th: sign-up doc. will be in the Super Secret Speech folder

17. Before our last activity – Sr. Capt.
Dress up for tomorrow: the entire day
Get some rest tonight! – At least 8 hours!
Be “ON” for Round I
Set aside stressors from the school day
Run through you speech a few times
Power Pose for 2+ minutes
Remember & recite your mantra
Team Warm 2:45
Have FUN!
Will do at the next meeting.

18. Mix It Up Day! – Sr. Capt. Meet with your assigned group.
Present 5 minutes of your speech
Disco people – explain what you do
Provide feedback – Positive and constructive
If someone is missing from your group, go with who is here or combine groups (if you combine: groups should consist of 4 speakers at most)
Will do at the next meeting!

19. Mix It Up Day! – Lyke
1. Rebecca, Ali, Tosin, Dakota– 2nd fl.elevator 2. Haarini, Tim, Ayah, Allison – Art Middle 3. Grace K., Egan, Ola, Emma- Art Front 4. Lap, Read, Anna – Here 5. Grace Hu., Sora, Micaela – Art Back 6. Nathanael, Fernanda, Gray – Sci Windows 7. Sanjana, Crace He., Hannah, Janet - Ceramics
Will do at the next meeting.

20. Mix It Up Day! – Adam
8. Faduma, Pranav, Rachel– Bus. Lab 9. Keerthi, Abby, Mulki – Henrik, Asmaa, Hodman, Preethi– Art Gallery 11. Alex H., Claire, Manjari– Art Bench /stairs 12. Erik, Maria, Kelsey- Bench auditorium 13. Hunter, Chris B., Zibby- Mr. Hutchin’s room, Nikhil, Shammah, Stela, Celia – 3119
Will do at the next meeting.