Neuqua Valley Speech Team

Crazy week this week! (Poetry kids, you’ll meet with La Scola. Extemp, you’re with Mason.)

I need to meet with the entire categories of…

Impromptu – 2 slots (together)
Oratory – 2 slots (together)
Info (VARSITY ONLY) – 2 slots (together)
Humorous Interpretation (VARSITY ONLY) – 4 slots (together) (Bring your scripts!)

Monday

2:45 – 3:15 [Team meeting]
3:15 – 3:45 HI
3:45 – 4:15 HI
4:15 – 4:45 HI
4:45 – 5:15 HI

Tuesday

2:45 – 3:15 Imp
3:15 – 3:45 Imp
3:45 – 4:15 Info
4:15 – 4:45 Info
4:45 – 5:15
5:15 – 5:45

Wednesday

2:30 – 3:00 [Teacher meetings]
3:00 – 3:30 OO
3:30 – 4:00 OO

Thursday

[Setting up for tournament]

Friday

[Setting up for tournament]

Here is the information you need for Saturday!

Who’s going where?

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

Extemp and Radio?

You will both prep at the tournament with one round being double-judged. You will prep again in finals.

What time should you be at Neuqua?

The bus leaves at 5:30a. Be there early!

When will it end?

Probably close to 6:30p.

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 25^th.

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): ES, HDA, HI, IS, Dec, OO, DI, PR

If you are in the following categories, you should bring drinks (juice, soda): RS, DDA, Poe, SOS

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

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

This week, I will need to see the following Everyone sigh up for two slots. Try to do one early and one later in the week.

OC

Sam
K. Haas
Zucco
Sean

SOS

Myna
Tushar
Priyanka
Gerry

Monday, Nov. 18 (we will leave the meeting at 3:00 if the meeting it is not finished by that time)
2:45 – 3:00 – Team Meeting
3:00 – 4:00 –
4:00 – 4:30 –

Tuesday, Nov. 19
2:45 – 3:15 – Sean Luke
3:15 – 3:45 –
3:45 – 4:15 – K Hass
4:15 – 4:45 – Sam

Wednesday, Nov. 20
3:15 – 3:45 – Myna
3:45 – 4:15 –
4:15 – 4:45 – Tushar

Thursday, Nov. 21
2:45 – 3:15 – Sean Luke
3:15 – 3:45 –
3:45 – 4:15 – K Haas
4:15 – 4:45 – Sam

Friday, Nov. 22
2:45 – 3:15 –
3:15 – 3:45 – Tushar
3:45 – 4:15 – Myna

This week, I will need to see the following:

DI – Top three strings on Monday until 4:00
Prose – Ariana (2 together if possible)
Prose – David (1)
Prose – Sarah (1)
Dec – Avery (2 together if possible)
Dec – Philip (1)
Dec – Avni (1)
Info – Pallavi (1)

Monday, Nov. 18 (we will leave the meeting at 3:00 if the meeting it is not finished by that time)
2:45 – 3:00 – Team Meeting
3:00 – 4:00 – DI top three strings
4:00 – 4:30 –

Tuesday, Nov. 19
2:45 – 3:15 –
3:15 – 3:45 –
3:45 – 4:15 –
4:15 – 4:45 –

Wednesday, Nov. 20
No Rehearsals

Thursday, Nov. 21
2:45 – 3:15 –
3:15 – 3:45 –
3:45 – 4:15 –
4:15 – 4:45 –

Friday, Nov. 22
No rehearsals

I need to meet with…

Sarah Kingsbury (IS) – 1 slot
Kathryn Speckels (IS) – 1 slot
Rebekah Covington (Poe) – 1 slot
Tiffany Jeung (Poe) – 1 slot
Meghedi Tamazian (Poe) – 1 slot
Saurav Patnaik (OO) – 1 slot
Andrew Heitzman (OO) – 1 slot
Jeffrey Chen (OO) – 1 slot
Abhishek Nigam (ES) – 2 slots (Together)
Saumya Jain (ES) – 2 slots (Together)
Devashri Nagarkar (ES) – 1 slot

Monday

2:45 – 3:15 [Team meeting]
3:15 – 3:45 Abhishek Nigam (ES)
3:45 – 4:15 Abhishek Nigam (ES)
4:15 – 4:45 Jeffrey Chen (OO)

Tuesday

2:45 – 3:15 Tiffany Jeung (Poe)
3:15 – 3:45 Andrew Heitzman (OO)
3:45 – 4:15 Devashri Nagarkar (ES)

Wednesday

2:30 – 3:00 [Teacher meetings]
3:00 – 3:30 Meghedi Tamazian (Poe)
3:30 – 4:00 Kathryn Speckels (IS)

Thursday

2:45 – 3:15 Saumya Jain (ES)
3:15 – 3:45 Saumya Jain (ES)

Friday

2:45 – 3:15 [Mehta stuff]
3:15 – 3:45 Rebekah Covington (Poe)
3:45 – 4:15 Saurav Patnaik (OO)
4:15 – 4:45 Sarah Kingsbury (IS)
4:45 – 5:15
5:15 – 5:45

Here is the information you need for Saturday!

Who’s going where?

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

When will it end?

Marian Catholic: We should be home around 7:30p.

Downers Grove South: We should be home around 3:30p. (There are no final rounds.)

Extemp and Radio?

Marian Catholic: ES will prep once for prelims (and again for finals). RS will prep at home the day before. There is Radio prep for finals.

Downers Grove South: ES will prep three times at the tournament. RS will prep at home the day before.

What time should you be at Neuqua?

Marian Catholic: Bus leaves at 5:45a. Be there early. (YES, *THAT* EARLY!)

Downers Grove South: Bus leaves at 6:30a. Be there early.

[NOTE TO STUDENTS]
ATTENTION – There is a full team meeting Tuesday in the Speech room, located in the D-wing at Main. Please be on time and attentive when the meeting starts at 2:45. The captains are running the meeting because coaches are in a Neuqua All Staff meeting until 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

This is who I am seeing this week:

SOS – Myna (1)
SOS – Tushar (1)
SOS – Gerry (1)
SOS – Priyanka (1)
OC – Sam (1)
OC – K. Haas (1)
OC – Sean (1)
OC – Zucco (1)

Monday, Nov. 11 No School

Tuesday, Nov. 12 2:45 – 3:30 – Team Meeting with Captains only
3:30 – 4:00 –
4:00 – 4:30 –
4:30 – 5:00 –

Wednesday, Nov. 13 No Rehearsal due to Parent/Teacher Conferences

Thursday, Nov. 14
2:45 – 3:15 –
3:15 – 3:45 –
3:45 – 4:15 –

Friday, Nov. 15
2:45 – 3:15 –
3:15 – 3:45 –

I need to meet with…

Sarah Kingsbury (IS) – 2 slots (together)
Kathryn Speckels (IS) – 1 slot
Aiah Elassawy (IS) – 1 slot
Rebekah Covington (Poe) – 2 slots (together)
Tiffany Jeung (Poe) – 1 slot
Meghedi Tamazian (Poe) – 2 slots (together)
Saurav Patnaik (OO) – 2 slots (together)
Andrew Heitzman (OO) – 1 slot
Jeffrey Chen (OO) – 2 slots (together)

Monday

[No School]

Tuesday

2:45 – 3:15 [Team Meeting – Run by captains]
3:30 – 4:00 Andrew Heitzman (OO)
4:00 – 4:30 Sarah Kingsbury (Imp)
4:30 – 5:00 Sarah Kingsbury (Imp)
5:00 – 5:30 Tiffany Jeung (Poe)

Wednesday

3:00 – 3:30 Kathryn Speckels (Imp)
[Conferences]

Thursday

2:45 – 3:15 Jeffrey Chen (OO)
3:15 – 3:45 Jeffrey Chen (OO)
3:45 – 4:15 Rebekah Covington (Poe)
4:15 – 4:45 Rebekah Covington (Poe)
4:45 – 5:15

Friday

2:45 – 3:15 [Mehta stuff]
3:15 – 3:45 Meghedi Tamazian (Poe)
3:45 – 4:15 Meghedi Tamazian (Poe)
4:15 – 4:45 Saurav Patnaik (OO)
4:45 – 5:15 Saurav Patnaik (OO)
5:15 – 5:45 Aiah Elessawy (Imp)

[NOTE TO STUDENTS]
ATTENTION –
There is a full team meeting Tuesday in the Speech room, located in the D-wing at Main. Please be on time and attentive when the meeting starts at 2:45. The captains are running the meeting because coaches are in a Neuqua All Staff meeting until 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

This is who I am seeing this week:
Radio – Rebekah (1)
Radio – Andrew (1)
Prose – Ariana (1)
Dec – Avery (1)
DI – Ellie (1)
DI – Hunter (1)

Monday, Nov. 11
No School

Tuesday, Nov. 12
2:45 – 3:30 – Team Meeting with Captains only
3:30 – 4:00 –
4:00 – 4:30 –
4:30 – 5:00 –

Wednesday, Nov. 13
No Rehearsal due to Parent/Teacher Conferences

Thursday, Nov. 14
2:45 – 3:15 –
3:15 – 3:45 –
3:45 – 4:15 –

Friday, Nov. 15
No Rehearsals