Speech

Join Speech!

Speech is a co-curricular activity in which each participating student chooses and prepares an interesting piece, presents their selection at four tournaments and earns ribbons for their accomplishments. It’s that simple.

Who: All grades

When: December to February. Coaches are available for practice EVERY DAY after school. Students sign up for a 15-minute meeting with a coach once each week. See meet schedule below.

Registration and Fees: Sign up in FeePay ($44), then complete the registration form.

Schoology Group Code: 7TKX-WXN7-XG7D8

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Speech Meet Schedule

SCHEDULE

Meet #1: Jan. 14th @ Dakota Hills Middle School

4183 Braddock Trail, Eagan MN 55123

* Parents drop off at Dakota Hills Middle School by 8:15 a.m.

**Parents pick up at approximately 12 p.m.

Meet #2: Jan. 20th @ Scott Highlands Middle School

14011 Pilot Knob Road, Apple Valley, MN 55124

* Parents drop off at Scott Highlands by 3:45 p.m.

**Parents pick up at approximately 7 p.m.

Meet #3: Jan. 28th @ Rosemount Middle School

3135 143rd St W, Rosemount, MN 55068

* Parents drop off at Rosemount Middle School by 8:15 a.m.

**Parents pick up at approximately 12 p.m.

Meet #4: Feb 4th @ Cottage Grove Middle School

9775 Indian Blvd S, Cottage Grove, MN 55016

* Parents drop off at Black Hawk Middle School lower entrance doors by 7:20 a.m. for a team photo.

* We will take a bus to Cottage Grove Middle School.

**We will arrive back at Black Hawk at approximately 12:15 p.m.

OUR Ribbon Ceremony will commence after lunch in the MPR at approximately 12:45 p.m. Parents are invited to attend.

Coaches are available for practice EVERY DAY after school. Students just sign up for a 15-minute meeting with a coach once each week. That’s all it requires. YES-you can participate in Speech at the same time as other co-curricular activities.

Students will practice and present their piece throughout the season. The Ribbon Ceremony will showcase their talent. Parents and families are welcome.

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Parent Involvement

Parents, we need you!

We’d love for you to be involved in your student’s experience in Speech. Here is a way you can help:

Judging: In order to run each meet, we need to provide one judge per eight students. We need seven to nine judges for every meet. Judging a meet is fun and gives you a chance to see other students demonstrate their hard work. If you would be interested in judging one or more of our meets this year, please indicate this below. We will provide a short in-service about judging speeches at the meet. A training manual is provided.

Interested in judging?

Judging is a rewarding experience and a great opportunity for an adult to see an example of a middle school speech performers.

At a Speech meet, 500-600 students are divided into categories and then placed into groups of 7 or 8 performers within each category. Each group is then matched with a judge and put in a room.

The students will take turns presenting their pieces to the room while the judge listens and critiques their presentation on a detailed rubric. The rubric sheet is very thorough and gives many examples of what to look for with each aspect of the speech.

To make it easier, each meet hosts a judges' meeting, which explains the meet process and responds to questions. Coffee and breakfast items are served in addition to a district stipend for your time.

If you would like to judge for one of our meets this year, please send an email to Michael.Mccay@district196.org and indicate which Saturdays you are available.

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