1. WELCOME!
JM Speech Team Meeting

2. Getting Started-Sr Cpts
Information & Paperwork
Warm Up
Information
Hope you enjoyed your weekend off!
Paperwork
Registration – O-Town, Northfield, Big 9, Cotter
Practice Sheets – Get signed & then turn in blue ones today
Rate/Rank Forms – keep filling these in after each meet
Brought to you by Coach Nieland!

3. O-Town Meet Info. - Nieland
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 5:00 – 5:30
Everyone should try to be “off script” (This means your speech is fully memorized.)
Continue to dress professionally

4. O-Town Meet - Adam
Draw categories: you will draw from ALL stories and/or topics – you will draw for EACH round
Discussion: you’ll focus on Section II from the outline
Awards: 4:00 (approximately) – Auditorium
Stay dressed up until after awards
CLEAN UP! Please clean up our area in the cafeteria and auditorium when we visit schools
Clean up the bus!

5. O-Town: Schedule-Lyke
7-8:00 a.m Team Registration
8:30 a.m. All Draws Begin
8:45 a.m. Judges Meeting
9:00 a.m. Round I begins, all events
10:30 a.m. Round II begins, all events
11:45 a.m. Round III begins, all events
2:00ish p.m. Final Rounds begin
4:00 p.m. Awards in auditorium

6. Bus Breakfasts – Jr. Cpts
Thanks to those who’ve supplied bus breakfasts so far! Yummy!
Please be sure to do your part.
Sign up with Kelsey or Anna.
We currently have 51 entries for Owatonna.
5-6 people can sign up to divide and conquer!

7. Points Sheets - Nieland
Be sure to get your necessary signatures.
Make sure your name is at the top!
Today is the last day we will take these.
Pick up the NEW PINK sheet if you haven’t done so.

8. Big 9 Information-Nieland
Tuesday, March 20
39 entries – Announced next week
Excused 5th-8th hours
The WHOLE team is excused
Must attend hours 1-4 to compete
Lunch and team building – Godfather’s
This is an expectation – let’s talk about why…
Coach Bus leaves JM at 1:30 PM
3 rounds – No final
Awards – 8:00ish | Home – 10:00-10:30
Must go to school the next day

9. Big 9 Schedule - Adam 3:00-3:15: Registration 3:30: Drawings begin
3:45: Judges’ Meeting
4:00: Round 1 All events
5:15:  Round 2 All events
6:30: Round 3 All events
8:00: Awards

10. Big 9 – Tough decisions-Lyke
We will consider the following:
Success this season
Practice and meeting attendance
Dedication
Age
This is NOT necessarily the Section team

11. T-shirts – Sr. Capts.

12. If time, Go Practice! Category(ies) Where Story., Humor, & Creative
Science area, this floor, nook by the elevators
Ex. Reading
Benches just outside the art area
O.O.
Science area, this floor, end of hall (by windows)
Poetry
Room (Mr. Sweep’s Room)
Great Speeches
Room (Mr. Thompson’s Room)
Informative
Across the hall in the art area
Discussion
Business Lab
Prose & Drama
In here
Ex. Speaking
Ceramics classroom
Don’t forget: a coach or senior captain will sign your PINK sheet sometime after 4:00.