Tacocat spelled backwards is tacocat.

Welcome

2016 Saber

Speech!

Allard

Andalkovil

Arunkumar

bhalla

Boradia

Das

Eega

Flaten

Gunter

Heidal

Hentges

Padmanabhan

Panda

Peterson

Prak

Sabu

Stavedahl

Strand

Strohmeyer

Younger

Hunter

Jain

Joshi

Krishnappa

Mamidala

Martin

McComas-Bussa

Nair

Nath

Nutter

Old Business1.Initial meetings:

a.Recruitment at both Jr. Highs and High School.

2.Returning member meeting held by the captains.

3.Categories:4.Coach meetings and captain meetings have been held to plan changes and make decisions for the season.

New Business1.High Competition

a.What it isb.What is expectedc.How to be involved

2.Tournament Schedule3.Coaching Structures4.Category Choice5.Practice Scheduling6.Team Leadership Positions

7.Parent Boosters8.Captains’ Report

What is “High Competition?”●Honoring different levels of commitment and achievement.

●Majority of the team will remain the same.

●8-10 students - very high commitment and expectations.

●Everyone else will continue on as we have been.

●“Varsity” was the wrong word choice. Everyone is varsity. This small group will be considered “High Competition.”

What is Expected of High Competition?

Two practices a week -one with category coach and one with Tabke/Evenson.Run your piece every day (we’ll be able to tell).Piece written/cut with introduction before the first practice.Code of Conduct/MaturityRisk TakingNo arguments or excuses.Competition at high level meets and Nat.Quals.G.P.A

That sounds awesome!!! How do I sign up???Sign up for an audition to be held next week:

1.At auditions you will need to have a.2 min. of your piece prepared with an

introduction. b.If you are in a current research category,

you need to have a statement including what sources you have been keeping up with, what you think will be high priority topics of research for this season, and your opinions on each of these.

c.A signed “Code of Conduct” Form.

We will let you know who has made High Competition at next weeks meeting. From there, if you have been accepted, you will work with Mrs. Tabke and I to schedule a practice time.

Tournament Schedule●Jan. 16- Mock Tournament in Chaska●Jan. 23 - Chan●Jan. 30 - Eden Prairie●Feb. 6 - Prior Lake

⚫High Performance to Minneapple●Feb. 13 - St. Michael Albertville

⚫High Performance to East Ridge●Feb. 20 - Maple Grove

⚫High Performance to Eastview●Feb. 27 - Chaska●Mar. 5 - Home●Mar. 12 - South St. Paul

⚫High Performance to Nat. Quals Fri.& Sat.

●Mar. 19 - Park Cottage Grove●April 9 - Sections●April 16- State

2015-16 Coaches

Mrs. Evenson - Head CoachMrs. Tabke - Assistant Coach/High CompetitionMs. Webster - Serious Interp.Ms. Wilson - Humorous Interp.,Great Speeches, and Jr. High.Ms. TenEyck - Info. and DiscussionMr. Van de Hinz - Extemp. and OO.

Category ChoiceDue to:●Team size and coaching staff availability●Competitor schedules outside of speech

We might not be able to honor your first choice.

●Preference will go by experience/performance. ●We will honor your top 3. Fill out the google form and we will send you an email confirming your category, coach, and practice time:http://goo.gl/forms/DevRMZcQ1L

Starting the week of the 16th:

Mondays:●Research●Info●OO●Great Speeches

●Poetry●Duo●Drama

Tuesdays:●Ex.Speaking●Humor●Creative●Storytelling●Prose●Ex. Reading

Fridays:●Team Meeting●Discussion●Prose

◦(until one-act is over)

●Ex.Reading ◦(until one-act is

over)

Until then… this is what you should be doing:Everyone -

Register if you haven’tFill out the google form and wait for confirmation of your category/coach/practiceResearching/writing/cutting/reading etc.Sign up for an NSDA account so you can take advantage of the resourcesLook up some things onlineOnce you know your category - look up the rules on MSHSL website.

Team Leadership Positions:Managers: applications in the speech google folder - fill out and email to revenson@shakopeeschools.orgCategory Mentors - Talk to your category coach.Warm Up Leaders - Talk to your captains.

All communications will be going out via shakopeeschools.org email.

●Your id number @shakopeeschools.org

◦Ex:⚫227134@shakopeeschools.org

New Cardigans = $33.00 Tell Evenson your style and size preference.

This style

we do still have some black ones left with the old crest-style logo

Captains

Ben AllardBonia BijuKoushik Mamidala

text “@kous” to 81010