IESA Speech Competition Information
Date & Time: Saturday, November 1, 2008; 8:15 am-11:00 am
Place:
Student arrival at North: 6:00am. The bus is coming at 6:15 am
to pick the students and coaches up at North. The bus will continue to
South to pick up more students.
Contest Schedule
The contest will begin promptly at 8:15 A.M. We will hold three
sessions. Session 1 will be held from 8:15 to 9:00 A.M., Session 2 will be
held from 9:15 to 10:00 A.M., and Session 3 will be held from 10:15 to 11:00
A.M. A copy of your child’s room assignment and time will be provided
closer to the date of the competition.
Admission
Participants – free admission
K-8 students and senior citizens -- $1.00
Adults -- $2.00
Concessions and I.E.S.A. T-shirts
There will be concessions and I.E.S.A. t-shirts available in the “Tile” gym,
beginning at 7:15 A.M. and continuing to the close of the competition.
Spectators
Spectators are welcome at all performances. Doors will be open
between performances for interested parties to enter or leave. No one will
be permitted to enter or leave during a performance. Please be quiet in
the hallways where contestants are preparing to perform, and turn off all phones
and pagers during performances.
Students must be at practice Tues., Wed., & Thurs. the week of the
competition: Oct. 28, 29, &30. Practice will be held until 4pm on
Thursday. We will go through each performance as practice for Saturday.
Parents are welcome to come and watch!
If you have any questions, please feel free to call (847) 719-3722
Speech & Drama Team Information
Members of the MSN Speech & Drama Team are people who like to
speak and perform in front of others.
The speech team is a competitive group who will participate in the State
Speech Contest November 1st.
Students who join the team, must attend practice at least once a week
with Miss Morgan.
The Facts:
Who:
any 6th, 7th, or 8th grade students
What: Speech
and Drama competition
When: State
competition Nov. 1, practices weekly
Where:
practices are in room A215, competition in
Why: IT’S FUN!
Speech Team
Requirements:
- You must meet school eligibility to practice and
compete.
- Return signed permission with fee by September 16th.
- Select up to 3 categories in which to compete.
- Choose partners if needed
- Conference with Miss Morgan to select competition
piece(s).
- Arrange a practice once a week (with partners if
you’re in a group)
- Memorize your piece(s) by October 14th.
- Participate in the IESA Regional Speech and Drama
Competition!
Categories:
- Individual
Events: poetry presentations, original speeches, storytelling,
monologues, original oration.
- Improv Duets:
use your wits to create funny or serious skits with a partner on the spot.
- Duets:
present poems or skits with a partner.
- Small Group
Acting: perform a short play with 3-5 students.
-
Choral
Important Dates:
September 9-25:
Sign up period. Use this time to
select competition pieces and form partnerships.
Final selections and partnerships should be recorded by Miss Morgan by
September 25th for entry in the competition.
September 16-
October 30: practice weekly with your group.
Miss Morgan is available Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for
practice. Monday or Friday
practices may be made by appointment only.
November 1st:
IESA Regional Competition
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Speech Team Requirements: |
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Individual Events: poetry
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