1. WELCOME!
JM Speech Team Meeting

2. Getting Started-Sr Cpts
Information & Paperwork
Warm Up
Information
Concessions – Wed. 6:15-8:15
Congrats to all – placed 2nd at Red Wing!
Paperwork
Registration – O-Town, Northfield, and Big 9
Practice Sheets – Get signed & then turn in green 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 4:30 – 5:00
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 III from the outline – Personal/Individual
Awards: 3:00 (approximately) – Auditorium
Stay dressed up until after awards
CLEAN UP! Please clean up our area in the cafeteria and auditorium when we visit schools

5. O-Town: Schedule-Lyke
7:45-8:15 a.m. Team Registration
8:45 a.m. All Draws Begin
8:50 a.m. Judges Meeting
9:15 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
1:30ish p.m. Final Rounds begin
3:00 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 Manjari or Keerthi.
We currently have 51 entries for Owatonna.
4-5 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 BLUE sheet if you haven’t done so.

8. Big 9 Information-Nieland
Tuesday, March 21st
39 entries – announced next week
Excused from 8th hour (the WHOLE team is excused)
@ Mayo H.S. – Drive there
Need a ride? See Nieland
3 rounds – No finals
Awards – 8:00ish

9. Big 9 Schedule - Adam 3:00-3:15: Registration 3:30: Draws 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 and effort
Age and years on the team
This is NOT necessarily the Section team

11. T-shirts – Sr. Capts.

12. If time, Go Practice! Category(ies) Where Storytelling
Science area, this floor, nook by the elevators
Ex. Reading
Benches just outside the art area
O.O. + Great Speeches
Science area, this floor, end of hall (by windows)
Poetry
Room (Mr. Sweep’s Room)
Humor + Whetstone Duo
Across the hall, front of the art area
Informative
Across the hall, middle of the art area
Ex. Speaking + Discussion
Across the hall, back of the art area
Prose + Ellen/Zibby Duo
In here
Drama
Creative
Don’t forget: a coach or senior captain will sign your BLUE sheet sometime after 4:00.