Neuqua Valley Speech Team

Good Morning Students,

I am so pleased to announce that I will without a shadow of a doubt be with you all for the remainder of the season.

After much deliberation and paperwork, it’s time to get back to work.

A quick note… PLEASE take a moment to send a thank you to Coach Pontarelli for working with you in my absence; you all have no idea how hard he works to keep you all on track.

With that being said let’s get to work.

Tomorrow is going to be a long day so make sure you are prepared to go during your time slot.

I will need to see Quinn for his work in POE and the ENTIRE DDA squad… Like I said it’s going to be a long one espically because there are two scenes that I have not had the opportunity to work with.

Please fill yourself in for a time slot:

4:00-4:35

4:35-5:05

5:40-6:15

6:15-6:45

6:45-7:15

I know this is an hour longer than we usually get into, but it is necessary for  us to catch up.

Thank you and as always feel free to contact me with any questions.

ONCE AGAIN… Please comment to secure your time slot.

Coach El-Kareh

Here is the information you need for Saturday’s tournaments at Metea Valley!

Who’s going where?

The tentative roster can be seen here. Please let me know if there are any problems!

When will it end?

We should be home around 6:30p.

Extemp and Radio?

ES and RS will both prep once for prelims and again for finals.

What time should you be at Neuqua?

Bus leaves at 6:30a. Be there earlier.

Hi, remember me?

I need to see the following people this week! I’m trying to see as many people as I can, across the board, because it’s been a while or I need to see what we’re working with in these events.

As before, emergencies may cause me to cancel these practices, but I’ll do my best to keep these dates/times!

Alex Shura (Ext – 2 slots in a row)
Rishi Pandey (Ext – 2 slots in a row)
Quinn Brewer/Dillon Tartaglia (HDA – 2 slots in a row)
Zach Honer (OC – 2 slots in a row)
Akshay Ravi (OO – 2 slots in a row)
Sruthi Rameshkumar (PR – 2 slots in a row)
Roshni Koul (RS – 2 slots in a row)
Monika Martinek (Poe – 2 slots in a row)

Monday

2:45 – 3:15 [Team meeting]
3:15 – 3:45 Alex Shura
3:45 – 4:15 Alex Shura
4:15 – 4:45 Sruthi Rameshkumar
4:45 – 5:15 Sruthi Rameshkumar
5:15 – 5:45 Monika Martinek
5:45 – 6:15 Monika Martinek
6:15 – 6:45 Zach Honer
6:45 – 7:15 Zach Honer

Tuesday

2:45 – 3:15 Akshay Ravi
3:15 – 3:45 Akshay Ravi
3:45 – 4:15 Roshni Koul
4:15 – 4:45 Roshni Koul
4:45 – 5:15 Quinn Brewer/Dillon Tartaglia
5:15 – 5:45 Quinn Brewer/Dillon Tartaglia
5:45 – 6:15 Rishi Pandey
6:15 – 6:45 Rishi Pandey

Wednesday

[Baby]

Thursday

[Baby]

Friday

[Baby]

Hello Folk,

Hope you had a good break.

As a side note, there has been a lot of side chatter during team meetings. Everyone needs to stay quite; show respect to their captains and coaches.

I expect full memorization. Bring me a clean, unmarked copy of your current script. Also any critiques received so far. Sign up for the first available time slot in a given day, and do not sign up twice. Do not hit post twice.

I need to see the following people this week.

Janelle Finch and Benji Varghese (1 slot)

Mackenzie Sammath and Evan Morales (1 slot)

Quinn Brewer and Dillon Tartaglia (1 slot)

Marissa Bruner (1 slot)

Zach Honer (1 slot)

Ani Sivaraman (1 slot)

Monday

2:45 – 3:15 [Team meeting]

3:15 – 3:45

3:45 – 4:15

4:15 – 4:45

4:45 – 5:15

Friday

2:45 – 3:15

3:15 – 3:45

3:45 – 4:15

4:15 – 4:45

Good Morning Team,

Coach Ponatrelli will be meeting with several of you this week in my absence. Please post any questions in the comment section.

Happy Rehersing!

Coach El-Kareh

Radio team — if this is a “prep at home” meet, you should be using stories that are NO MORE than one week old (that requirement goes for novices as well). I want to hear a full broadcast from all of you (and, of course, see critique sheets from Thornton or West Chicago).

I am still trying very hard to stay on schedule, which means I want to try and wrap things up at the 25 minute mark of our rehearsal time to provide you with this week’s “takeaway advice” — we all have goals for the season and this is mine :O)

Who I need to see:
Surbhi (1)
Brody (1)
Janelle (1)
Roshni (1)
Hailey (1)
Anjali (1)
Devin (1)

Monday
2:45 – 3:00 [Team meeting]

Tuesday
3:00 – 3:30
3:30 – 4:00
4:00 – 4:30
4:30 – 5:00

Wednesday
No rehearsals

Thursday
3:00 – 3:30
3:30 – 4:00
4:00 – 4:30

Friday
No rehearsals

Dear students,

This week I will be unable to attend our rehearsals because the necessary paperwork for my assistance ship with the school has not been processed. However we will pick up next week!

I ask my category leaders to forward this message and keep everyone on track!

Individual emails will be sent with further instructions.

Have a wonderful holiday!

TJE

Hello Team:

There are no rehearsals this week…have fun eating turkey and pie and visiting with your family and friends. We will regroup Nov. 30-Dec. 4.

One note: There is an open house on Monday, Nov. 23. See Metha’s post for details. Have fun. Be well. We will rehearse again soon.

La Scola

Here is the information you need for Saturday’s tournaments at Thornton and West Chicago! Keep reading for Open House information!

Who’s going where?

The tentative roster can be seen here. Please let me know if there are any problems!

When will it end?

Thornton: We should be home around 7:00p.

W. Chicago: We should be home around 3:30p. (There is no final round.)

Extemp and Radio?

Thornton: ES and RS will both prep once for prelims and again for finals. One of the rounds will be double-judged.

W. Chicago: Extemp will prep twice at the tournament. Radio will prep at home the day before.

What time should you be at Neuqua?

Thornton: Bus leaves at 5:30a. Yes, that’s early. Be there earlier.

W. Chicago: Bus leaves at 6:30a. Be there earlier.

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On Monday, we will NOT have a regular team meeting after school. We will, however, have our annual Open House for family and friends!

Who?

All of you! This is required for all Speech members (unless you have spoken to me already). Family members and friends are encouraged to attend!

When?

Monday, November 23.

Speech team members should arrive in the auditorium at 5:00p for pictures. Dress in Speech attire! Look good!

Family members and friends should arrive by 5:15p for a welcome and announcements!

Performances begin promptly at 5:30p.

At 7:00p, we will move to the auditorium for special performances. We should be done before 8:00p.

What should you bring?

If you are in the following categories, you should bring snacks (cookies, chips, brownies, muffins, etc): DDA, DI, HDA, HI, OC, POE, PR

If you are in the following categories, you should bring drinks (juice, soda): EXT, DEC, INFO, OO, SOS

If you are in the following category, you should bring cups: Imp

If you are in the following category, you should bring napkins: RS

My apologies to the members of DDA and PO for the delayed posting. Thank you all for the wonderful work last week! It was inspiring to see you all making strides with your pieces.

This is who I will need to see this tomorrow:

Quinn@4:00-4:30

Monika Martinek@4:32-5:02

Sruthi and Zach @5:04-5:34

Virginia and Danny @5:35-6:05

Thank you!

Coach El-Kareh