Neuqua Valley Speech Team

1) Our next team meeting is Monday, February 25^th, after school!

2) If you are interested in applying for Team Captain, you must fill out this form and turn it in to Mehta (in D100) by Monday, February 25^th. (Only current sophomores and juniors may apply.)

(Please include your email address somewhere in the application. I forgot to ask for it!)

3) I need your banquet money by Tuesday, February 26^th. It’s $14/person (feel free to bring family members!) and checks should be made out to Wildcat Speech. You can drop the money off (in an envelope) to Mehta in D100. The banquet will take place at Tamarack Golf Club on Thursday night, March 7^th.

4) I need all the scripts you used this season in every event (except limited prep). This includes novices, too! You will not be allowed to attend the banquet until I have the final version of your script! Please send them to me ASAP.

Here’s the link (PDF) of who’s leaving Thursday night and who’s leaving Friday night.

If you’re leaving Thursday night, please be ready to go in the auditorium lobby at 6:15p.

If you’re leaving Friday morning, please be ready to go in the auditorium lobby at 7:15a.

I’m sorry we can’t take all of you Thursday night (*cue grumbles from angry people*) but this will work best for everyone involved. Thanks for understanding! We’ll see each other Friday afternoon before the tournament 🙂

The bus for Downers Grove South leaves at 6:30a this Saturday! Be there early!

Hi everyone! We have a team meeting after school on Monday and we have the Sectional runthrough on Thursday night from 6:00-9:00p in the large forum room. That is a mandatory event but you are welcome to invite your family to it!

Mehta:

Monday

2:45 – 3:15 [Team Meeting]
3:15 – 4:15 Abby Hanneman (SOS)
4:15 – ??? Myna Sharma (OC)

Tuesday

2:45 – 4:45 Abhishek Nigam (ES)
4:45 – ??? Ariana Beattie (HI)

Wednesday

2:30 – 3:00 [Teacher Meeting]
3:00 – 4:30 Sarah Kingsbury (IS)/Andrew Heitzman (RS)
4:30 – Myna Sharma/Saurav Patnaik (HDA)

Thursday

2:45 – 4:45 Rebekah Covington (Poe)
6:00p [Sectional Runthrough]

Friday

2:45 – 4:45 Ariana Beattie (PR)
4:45 – ???

…

McVey:

Monday

[None]

Tuesday

3:45 – 4:45 Avery Stephenson (Dec)
4:45 – 5:45 Andrew Heitzman (RS)

Wednesday

2:30 – 3:00 [Teacher Meeting]
3:45 – 4:45 Ellie Cahill (DI)
4:45 – 5:45 Abhishek Nigam (ES)

Thursday

3:45 – 4:45 Sarah Kingsbury (IS)

Friday

[None]

…

Pontarelli:

Friday

2:45 – 3:45 Avery Stephenson (Dec)
3:45 – 5:00 Saurav Patnaik (Info)

…

Mason:

Monday

2:45 – 3:15 [Team Meeting]
3:15 – 4:00 Saurav Patnaik (Info)
4:00 – 5:00 Ellie Cahill (DI)

Tuesday

[None]

Wednesday

2:30 – 3:00 [Teacher Meeting]
3:15 – 4:00 Myna Sharma (OC)
4:00 – 5:00 Abby Hanneman (SOS)

Thursday

4:00 – 5:00 Ariana Beattie (HI)

Friday

2:45 – 4:00 Myna Sharma and Saurav Patnaik (HDA)

…

La Scola:

Monday

2:45 – 3:15 [Team Meeting]
3:15 – 4:00 Avery Stephenson (Dec)
4:00 – 5:00 Andrew Heitzman (RS)

Tuesday

[None]

Wednesday

2:30 – 3:00 [Teacher Meeting]
3:00 – 4:00 Rebekah Covington (Poe)
4:00 – 5:00 Saurav Patnaik (Info)

Thursday

2:45 – 3:45 Abby Hanneman (SOS)

Friday

2:45 – 3:45 Ellie Cahill (DI)

Mehta:

Monday

2:45 – 3:15 [Team Meeting]
3:15 – 4:15 Katelyn Casey (OO)
4:15 – ??? Myna Sharma and Saurav Patnaik (HDA)

Tuesday

2:45 – 3:45 Ariana Beattie (PR)
3:45 – 4:45 Saurav Patnaik (Info)
4:45 – ??? Rebekah Covington (Poe)

Wednesday

2:30 – 3:00 [Teacher Meeting]
3:00 – 4:00 Abby Hanneman (SOS)
4:00 – ??? Ariana Beattie (HI)

Thursday

2:45 – 3:45 Avery Stephenson (OD)
3:45 – 4:45 Abby Hanneman and David Arizaga (DDA)
4:45 – ??? Myna Sharma (OC)

Friday

[Runthrough]

…

McVey:

Monday

[None]

Tuesday

3:45 – 4:45 Sarah Kingsbury (Imp)
4:45 – 5:45 Saurav Patnaik (Info)

Wednesday

2:30 – 3:00 [Teacher Meeting]
3:45 – 4:45 Rebekah Covington (Poe)
4:45 – 5:45 Abhishek Nigam (ES)

Thursday

3:45 – 4:45 Katelyn Casey (OO)
4:45 – 5:45 Ellie Cahill (DI)

Friday

[Runthrough]

…

Pontarelli:

Monday

2:45 – 3:15 [Team Meeting]
3:15 – 4:15 Abhishek Nigam (ES)
4:15 – 5:00 Ellie Cahill (DI)

Tuesday

2:45 – 3:30 Avery Stephenson (OD)
3:30 – 4:15 Andrew Heitzman (RS)
4:15 – 5:00 Ariana Beattie (HI)

Wednesday

2:30 – 3:00 [Teacher Meeting]
3:00 – 4:00 Katelyn Casey (OO)

Thursday

2:45 – 3:30 Abby Hanneman and David Arizaga (DDA)

Friday

[Runthrough]

…

Mason:

Monday

2:45 – 3:15 [Team Meeting]
3:15 – 5:00 Ariana Beattie (HI)

Tuesday

2:30 – 3:45 Abby Hanneman and David Arizaga (DDA)
3:45 – 5:00 Abby Hanneman (SOS)

Wednesday

2:30 – 3:00 [Teacher Meeting]
3:15 – 4:00 Myna Sharma (OC)
4:00 – 5:00 Myna Sharma and Saurav Patnaik (HDA)

Thursday

[None]

Friday

[Runthrough]

…

La Scola:

Monday

2:45 – 3:15 [Team Meeting]
3:15 – 4:15 Rebekah Covington (Poe)
4:15 – 5:15 Abby Hanneman (SOS)

Tuesday

[None]

Wednesday

2:30 – 3:00 [Teacher Meeting]
3:00 – 4:00 Sarah Kingsbury (IS)
4:00 – 5:00 Ellie Cahill (DI)

Thursday

2:45 – 3:45 Andrew Heitzman (RS)
3:45 – 4:45 Ariana Beattie (PR)

Friday

[Runthrough]

Here is the information you need for Saturday!

Who’s going where?

The tentative roster can be seen here (PDF). Please let me know if there are any problems/questions!

When will it end?

We should be back from South Elgin HS by 5:00p.

Extemp and Radio?

ES/RS will both prep once in prelims and once in finals.

What time should you be at Neuqua?

Bus leaves at 6:30a. Be there early!

Here is the information you need for Tuesday’s Conference championship at Lake Park!

Who’s going where?

The tentative roster can be seen here (PDF). Please let me know if there are any problems/questions! (We’re only taking competitors to this tournament, so everyone else has the night off!)

You should’ve already received a field trip form from Mehta, but if you didn’t, find him on Tuesday!

What time should you be at Neuqua?

We’ll leave at 2:00p from the auditorium lobby. You should be there, dressed up, about 10 minutes prior to that.

When will it end?

We should be back by 10:00p.

Extemp and Radio?

You will prep once and use that speech for both prelims and finals.

Here is the information you need for Friday and Saturday!

Who’s going where?

The tentative roster can be seen here (PDF). Please let me know if there are any problems/questions!

What time should you be at Neuqua?

DGS Friday: Bus leaves at 3:00p on Friday. (Everyone must be dressed and ready to go by then!) We’ll meet near the main building auditorium. Be there early!

DGS Saturday: Bus leaves at 6:30a on Saturday. Be there early!

Willowbrook: Bus leaves at 6:30a. Be there early!

When will it end?

DGS Friday: We should be back by 10:00p.

DGS Saturday: We should be back by 6:00p.

Willowbrook: We should be home around 5:30p.

Extemp and Radio?

DGS: There are preps for every round. RS has 45-minute preps but ES has 30 minute preps!

Willowbrook: ES/RS will both prep twice in prelims and once for finals.

I will meet with the following students this week for 1 hour each.
BRING ALL YOUR CRITIQUES!

Imp – Abhishek Nigam
Imp – Sarah Kingsbury
RS – Andrew Heitzman
RS – Rebekah Covington

Unless you have asked me – PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR A LATER SPOT UNLESS THE PREVIOUS SPOT IS FILLED!

Tuedsay
Slot 1 – 3:45 PM: Sarah Kingsbury
Slot 2 – 4:45 PM:

Wednesday
Slot 1 – 3:45 PM: Andrew Heitzman
Slot 2 – 4:45 PM:

Thursday
Slot 1 – 3:45 PM: Rebekah Covington
Slot 2 – 4:45 PM: Abhishek Nigam
~ McVey