1. Tacocat spelled backwards is tacocat.

2. 2016 Welcome Saber Speech! Allard Andalkovil Arunkumar bhalla Boradia
Das
Eega
Flaten
Gunter
Heidal
Hentges
Hunter
Jain
Joshi
Krishnappa
Mamidala
Martin
McComas-Bussa
Nair
Nath
Nutter
Padmanabhan
Panda
Peterson
Prak
Sabu
Stavedahl
Strand
Strohmeyer
Younger

3. Old Business Initial meetings:
Recruitment at both Jr. Highs and High School.
Returning member meeting held by the captains.
Categories:
Coach meetings and captain meetings have been held to plan changes and make decisions for the season.

4. New Business High Competition Tournament Schedule Coaching Structures
What it is
What is expected
How to be involved
Tournament Schedule
Coaching Structures
Category Choice
Practice Scheduling
Team Leadership Positions
Parent Boosters
Captains’ Report

5. 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.”

6. 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/Maturity
Risk Taking
No arguments or excuses.
Competition at high level meets and Nat.Quals.
G.P.A

7. That sounds awesome!!! How do I sign up???
Sign up for an audition to be held next week:
At auditions you will need to have
2 min. of your piece prepared with an introduction.
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.
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.

8. Tournament Schedule Jan. 16- Mock Tournament in Chaska Jan. 23 - Chan
Jan Eden Prairie
Feb Prior Lake
High Performance to Minneapple
Feb St. Michael Albertville
High Performance to East Ridge
Feb Maple Grove
High Performance to Eastview
Feb Chaska
Mar Home
Mar South St. Paul
High Performance to Nat. Quals Fri.& Sat.
Mar Park Cottage Grove
April 9 - Sections
April 16- State

9. 2015-16 Coaches Mrs. Evenson - Head Coach
Mrs. Tabke - Assistant Coach/High Competition
Ms. Webster - Serious Interp.
Ms. Wilson - Humorous Interp.,Great Speeches, and Jr. High.
Ms. TenEyck - Info. and Discussion
Mr. Van de Hinz - Extemp. and OO.

10. Category Choice Due 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 confirming your category, coach, and practice time:

11. 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

12. Until then… this is what you should be doing:
Everyone -
Register if you haven’t
Fill out the google form and wait for confirmation of your category/coach/practice
Researching/writing/cutting/reading etc.
Sign up for an NSDA account so you can take advantage of the resources
Look up some things online
Once you know your category - look up the rules on MSHSL website.

14. Team Leadership Positions:
Managers: applications in the speech google folder - fill out and to
Category Mentors - Talk to your category coach.
Warm Up Leaders - Talk to your captains.

15. All communications will be going out via shakopeeschools.org email.
Your id
Ex:

16. 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

17. Captains
Ben Allard
Bonia Biju
Koushik Mamidala
text to 81010