1. WELCOME!
JM Speech Team Meeting

2. Getting Started Information & Paperwork Warm Up
Pizza Ranch –TBD
Congrats to all – placed 1st place at Owatonna!
Paperwork
Registration – Northfield – TODAY
If you CANNOT compete at Sections, I need to know TODAY!
If you cannot present for Showcase, I need to know today.
Sign in for Monday meetings
Rate/Rank Forms – keep filling these in after each meet
Brought to you by Coach Nieland!

3. Northfield Meet Info. 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
Everyone should be “off script” (This means your speech is fully memorized.)
Continue to dress professionally

4. Northfield, Cont.
Draw categories: you will draw from ALL stories and/or topics – you will draw for EACH round. **WIFI/Internet for Ex. Spk. & Disco.**
Discussion: ALL sections from the outline will be fair game.
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. Northfield Schedule 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
1:45 p.m. Final Rounds begin
3:15 p.m. Awards in auditorium

6. Bus Breakfasts
Thanks to those who’ve supplied bus breakfasts so far! Yummy!
Big 9: Keerthi, Oreoluwa, Lyric
Northfield: Angela, Jonah, Grace Hugeback
Sections: Zibby , Nikhil M.

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

8. How to get your shirt

9. Big 9 Information Tuesday, March 15th
No school that day. But all Juniors are ACT testing.
Testing will be completed by 12:45.
Bus leaves JM at 1:15; we board at 1:00 (flagpole doors).
If you are SICK/CANNOT compete you must contact NIELAND by 9 a.m. Tuesday!
Eat lunch before you come. Juniors eat the box lunch provided in cafeteria or bring your lunch.
Home Late: 10:00–10:30 p.m..
You MUST go to school the next day.

10. 9 Big Big 9 Schedule 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 9
Big

11. Big 9 – Tough decisions We considered the following:
Success this season
Practice and meeting attendance
Dedication
Age

12. Big 9 Team – 39entries
Creative: Nathaniel, Aaron, Haarini, Rebecca
Discussion: Tim, Oreoluwa, Alia
Drama: Darren, Nikhil, Erin, Stephanie, Keerthi
Duo: Gaby & Olivia, Ellen &Zibby
Extemp. Reading: Kellie, Alyssa, Lyric
Extemp. Speaking: Nikhil M., Hunter, Henrik, Janet
Great Speeches: Preethi
Humor: Elizabeth, Lucy, Angela
Info: Manjari, Meghan, Kelsey, Emma
OO: Brett, Allison, Anna
Poetry: Micaela, Alexandra, Caleb, Thomas
Prose: Maria, Christina
Storytelling: Jonah, Egan
Alternate: Suad (OO)
Observers: Ola, Sharoze, 5 spots still available
Big 9

13. Section Team Limited again to 39 entries
Section Team will be announced Monday, March 21
Considerations will be:
Success this season
Practice and meeting attendance
Dedication
Age

14. Thank You Extravaganza!
Add this to your calendar:
On Tuesday, March 22nd, we will be writing Thank You notes to our Donor’s Choose donors.
Room (Sweep’s classroom / where coach Lyke does her coaching)
3:15 until we’re done (4:00 at the latest)

15. — For the SECTION TEAM ONLY —
Guest Coach Practices
— For the SECTION TEAM ONLY —
For Two Weeks: (1) Tuesday–Friday, March 22nd–25th AND (2) Monday–Thursday, March 28th–31st
Each week, each speaker must attend a guest coach practice
There will be an online sign up
If you need a specific timeframe or want to work with a specific guest coach you’ll want to use this, otherwise you can just drop in
Lyke will post on FB & Remind! when this is available—it will be on the website right above “EXTRA PRACTICE SIGN UP”
You are welcome to drop in and do a second guest-coach-practice if it fits into his/her schedule
You still must attend your regular practice
Of course, the “Extra Practice Sign up” for practicing with Coach Ashley/Adam/Lyke is still an option, too!

16. Family & Friends Showcase Night
Monday, March 28th
ALL attend and perform!
Bring 1 dozen cookies/bars (beverages are provided)
Meet in the Rocket Center @7 p.m.
After a short overview of the year, you’ll break out into assigned rooms
Done around 8:30 p.m.
Be sure to invite your family, friends, teachers…
This is the same day as our final Team Meeting
Turn in Blue Point Sheets if you’re not competing at Sections
Quick update on Open Practices, Sections, Showcase, etc.

17. Mix It Up Day! Meet with your assigned group.
Present 5 minutes of your speech.
Disco people – explain what you do.
Provide feedback – positive & constructive.
If someone is missing from your group, go with who is here or combine groups (no more than 4 should be in a group).

18. Mix It Up Day!
1. Egan, Micaela, Anish, Angela – 2nd floor elevator nook 2. Haarini, Darren, Gaby & Olivia, Haron – Art Middle 3. Hunter, Kellie, Preethi, Elizabeth, Oreoluwa- Art Front 4. Lucy, Meghan, Suad, Caleb, Alia – Here 5. Tim, Rebecca, Ellen & Zibby, Janet, Ola – Art Back 6. Maria, Allison, Jonah, Nathanael C. – Science Windows 7. Nathaniel E., Nikhil K., Faduma, Ayah – Ceramics area

19. Mix It Up Day!
8. Hodman, Kelsey, Brett, Alexandra – Bus. Lab 9. Tara, Keerthi, Thomas, Rachel – Anna, Tosin, Cade, Gray – Art Gallery 11. Alex, Stephanie, Dylan, Manjari – Benches near here 12. Sharoze, Alyssa, Grace K., Erin – Benches by Auditorium 13. Aaron, Nikhil M., Grace H., Lyric – Stairwell by Ceramics 14. Christina, Noel, Emma, Henrick – 1st floor elevator nook