Neuqua Valley Speech Team

Hi all,
We’ve got a short week this week – no school Monday, DGS on Friday, and the return of grad school for me! Unfortunately, this means that my time is rather limited this week and I’m only available to help a few people. If you’re not rehearsing with me, you should still meet with your categories and continue to rehearse on your own (but don’t overdo it… you know who you are). If you are rehearsing with me, please bring your scripts and your critiques!

People meeting with me this week:
Kelsey Sante – PO (probably Wed., if that works for you)
George Luke – OC (probably Thurs.?)
George Luke and Kaveri Sharma – HDA (probably Thurs.?)

**Plan to stay for awhile… these are rough estimates right now, I want to be able to get through your entire pieces**

Monday 1/17
No school

Tuesday 1/18
No rehearsals – grad school

Wednesday 1/19
3:30-5:30 Kelsey PO

Thursday 1/20
3:30-5:30 Kaveri & George HDA
5:30-7:30 George OC

Friday 1/21
DGS Tournament

Here is the information you need for Saturday!

Who’s competing?

The roster can be found here (*.xlsx) and here (PDF).

When will it end?

WWS: We should be home around 6:30p

Waubonsie: We should be home around 5:30p

Extemp and Radio?

WWS: ES/RS will both prep three times at the tournament (and again for finals).

Waubonsie: RS will prep once at the tournament (and again for finals). ES will prep twice at the tournament (and again for finals).

What time should you be at Neuqua?

WWS: Bus leaves at 6:30a.

Waubonsie: Bus leaves at 6:45a.

Category leaders will work with the following new categories this week:

DI –> DDA
HI –> OC
INFO –> DEC
IS –> ES
DDA –> DI
OC –> HDA
DEC –> OO
ES –> Rad
PR –> PO
HDA –> HI
OO –> SOS
Rad –> IS
PO –> PR
SOS –> INFO

If you have a new piece, please bring the script and sign up for rehearsal slots later in the week – I can help you more if you’re memorized!

MONDAY 1/10
3:30-4:00 Julia Rabin PR
4:00-4:30 Neha Nigam ES
4:30-5:00 George Luke HI
5:00-5:30
5:30-6:00
6:00-6:30

TUESDAY 1/11
3:30-4:00 Joy Dhar INF
4:00-4:30 Lauren Kindstrand IS
4:30-5:00 Kelsey Sante OD
5:00-5:30 Kelsey Sante OD
5:30-6:00 Kristin Bronersky HI
6:00-6:30 Kristin Bronersky HI

WEDNESDAY 1/12
3:30-4:00 Neha Nigam ES
4:00-4:30 Angela Wang IS
4:30-5:00 Angela Wang IS
5:00-5:30
5:30-6:00 Sruthi Rao OO
6:00-6:30

THURSDAY 1/13
3:30-4:00 Julia Rabin PR
4:00-4:30 Malavica Shridhar OO
4:30-5:00 Malavica Shridhar OD
5:00-5:30 Angela Wang INF
5:30-6:00 Sruthi Rao OO
6:00-6:30 George Luke & Kaveri Sharma HDA

FRIDAY 1/14
3:30-4:00 Shannon Ho OD
4:00-4:30 Joy Dhar INF
4:30-5:00 Lauren Kindstrand IS
5:00-5:30 Angela Wang INF
5:30-6:00 George Luke & Kaveri Sharma HDA

WEEK OF JANUARY 10 – 14
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(Updated: 11:30 a.m.)

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To all team members — The State tournament begins in less than a month and the Regional Team must be chosen soon. We can send one person in each event, but Performance in the Round (PIR) is a chance for several students to be part of our Regional Team even if they’re not at the top of their individual event.

Lietz and La Scola will be picking the cast soon and starting rehearsals later this week.

What is PIR? It’s a 15-minute play you put on for judges. Rounds work just like regular tournaments, with three judges ranking you… except you only perform once!

We need to know if you’d like to be considered for the cast.

A couple things to keep in mind:

• Telling us you’d like to be considered for PIR does not mean you will automatically *be* on the PIR team. We’ll see who’s interested, what parts we need to fill, and choose the cast from there.
• We will only be looking at team members who will be free for 2-3 rehearsals per week as well as the first three Saturdays in February (for the tournaments)! If you have any conflicts with those Saturdays, we cannot consider you. We’re looking for talented people who give off positive energy — it doesn’t matter if you’re a freshman novice or a senior varsity member. We’ll consider anyone interested.
• If you are chosen for the PIR cast, understand that you CANNOT go to Regionals in your individual event(s). This means it’s possible that talented team members will give up being considered for PIR for a shot at the top seed in their event… but eventually end up *not* being chosen in it, thus leaving them off the Regional Team entirely. While that’s always very disappointing, it’s unfortunately a tough decision that some of you will have to make.
• Being part of this cast means that you will accompany the state finalists to Peoria (regardless of how you do). It’s a privilege to be chosen for the cast, and it’s a terrific way to compete in the postseason.

Still interested? 🙂

If you are, you must email Mehta by 8:00p Tuesday night and tell me you want to be considered! No exceptions.

Feel free to email me any questions, too.

Here is the information you need for Saturday!

Who’s competing?

The roster can be found here (*.xlsx) and here (PDF).

When will it end?

Glenbard West: We should be home around 6:30p

Thornwood: We should be home around 5:30p

Extemp and Radio?

Glenbard West: ES/RS will both prep twice at the tournament (and again for finals).

Thornwood: ES/RS will both prep once at the tournament (and again for finals). One round will be double-judged.

What time should you be at Neuqua?

Glenbard West: Bus leaves at 6:30a.

Thornwood: Bus leaves at 6:00a.

WEEK OF JANUARY 5 – 7

This week, I will be rehearsing with INF, SOS, and OC

• Bring any critiques with you that will be helpful to the rehearsal.

Wednesday
3:15 – 3:45 Team Meeting
3:45 – 5:30 INF

Thursday
2:45 – 4:45 – SOS

Friday
2:45 – 4:45 – OC