Results for Eden Prairie

Congrats to all those who competed!  We had a lot of success even for those who did not break into a final round. I will add results link as soon as it is available!  

Go Hornets!!!!

Chetana 3rd Great Speeches Finals

Ravneet 4th Great Speeches Novices

Stephanie 5th Great Speeches Novices

Ashab 4th OO Finals

Ariana 3rd OO Honors

Maya 5th OO Honors

Maya 3rd OA Finals

Gloria 7th DI Honors

Max 4th EXS Finals

Zach 6thEXS Novice

Chipotle Fundraiser February 3rd!

We've got you set for dinner on Tuesday, February 3rd! Head to the Chipotle at 6801 York Avenue from 5-8pm and 50% of the profits will go directly to the Edina Speech Team! All you have to do is mention our team or show the photo below. We'll use the proceeds to help fund extra coaches and to subsidize travel, so make sure you tell your friends and families!

Eden Prairie

Eden Prairie Speech Tournament will take place at the Eden Prairie High School.

17185 Valley View Raod
Eden Prairie, MN 55346

 All entries (Varsity and Novice) will compete together in the three prelim rounds.  All entries will be sorted at the completion of the third prelim round first by Varsity/Novice, then by ranks.  Varsity will have a final round (1-7) and an "honor final" or "next in" (8-14) and Novice participants will have a final round (1-7).

6:45 AM        Meet at Door 7 at EHS

8:15 AM Draw Prep Prep: ER, ES, STY 8:45 AM Round I - All Categories Round 1: CrX, DI, DIS, DUO, ER, ES, GrSp, HI, INF, OA, OO, PO, PR, STY 9:50 AM Draw Prep Prep: ER, ES, STY 10:20 AM Round II - All Categories Round 2: CrX, DI, DIS, DUO, ER, ES, GrSp, HI, INF, OA, OO, PO, PR, STY 11:25 AM Draw Prep Prep: ER, ES, STY 11:55 AM Round III - All Categories Round 3: CrX, DI, DIS, DUO, ER, ES, GrSp, HI, INF, OA, OO, PO, PR, STY 2:15 PM Final Round Draw Prep Prep: ER, ES, STY 2:30 PM Final Round Non-Draw Events Final round: CrX, DI, DIS, DUO, GrSp, HI, INF, OA, OO, PO, PR 2:45 PM Final Round Draw Events Final round: ER, ES, STY
4:00 PM     Awards
5:00 PM     Return Home
Dramatic Interpretation (1 entries)  1: Gloria Mi (Varsity) Extemporaneous Reading (1 entries) 1: Leah Schmitt (Novice) Extemporaneous Speaking (8 entries) 1: Connie Chao (Varsity) 2: Matias Figari (Varsity) 3: Max Schleck (Varsity) 4: Om Jahagirdar (Novice) 5: Bharath Miniraj (Novice) 6: Zach Zamoff (Novice) 7: Sandra Chen (Novice) Great Speeches (3 entries) 1: Stephanie Zhang (Novice) 2: Ravneet Anand (Novice) 3: Chetana Guthikonda (Varsity) Humorous Interpretation (1 entries) 1: Niru Achanta (Novice) Informative Speaking (1 entries) 1: Nate Anderson (Novice) Original Advocacy (1 entries) 1: Maya Charan (Varsity) Original Oratory (5 entries) 1: Isha Aggarwal (Varsity) 2: Maya Charan (Varsity) 3: Chetana Guthikonda (Varsity) 4: Ariana Song (Varsity) 5: Ashab Alamgir (Varsity) Poetry Reading (1 entries) 1: Sarah Stefanik (Varsity) Prose Reading (1 entries) 1: Gracia Seeley (Novice) Storytelling (5 entries) 1: Anjali Aralikar (Novice) 2: Sarah Collier (Novice) 3: Medha Kaul (Novice) 4: Sullivan Shubert (Novice)

Chanhassen Results

Students did a great job today!  Some events had more then 70 students in them.  Last year at this tournament we only cleared novice students and this year we broke through the pack!  Congrats to all who participated.  Ballots and understanding the ranking system will happen on Monday at practice.  You should all feel very proud of how you did!  Edina FTW

Finalists:

Isha Aggarwal 5th OO

Ariana Song 6th OO

Chetana Guthikonda 6th GS

Matias Figari 6th EXS

Honor Finalists:

Mabel Thomas 1st HI

Saumya Mangalick 3rd STY

Max Schleck 5th EXS

Connie Chao 6th EXS

Novice Finalists:

Medha Kaul 3rd STY

Ravneet Anand 6th GS

Results posted on speechwire. Finals are up now but more will come. 

Results

Speech Event Guidelines and Glossary

Edina Speech Parents, this post is for you!

We've made up a packet of information that includes brief descriptions of each event, as well as a glossary of terms you might hear from your child throughout the season. This might also come in handy if you have interest in volunteering to judge at any of the tournaments. We are constantly in need of judges, and when you volunteer some of your time, it eases the cost to the team of hiring judges. Let us know if you are available!

Check out the link below to find out more, and remember that we are always available by E-mail should you have any questions, comments, or concerns.

A Parent's Guide to Speech

Chanhassen we are ready!

Potluck Link

The link in the potluck post is fixed.  So please check your calendars sign up and come to share and hang out!

Chanhassen

Chanhassen

Chanhassen Tournament will take place at the Chanhasen High School and Pioneer Ridge Middle School.  All Varsity and Novice draw events will be at the HS and all other events will be at Pioneer Ridge Middle School.  Buses will bring novice students and coaches back to HS so they may watch final rounds.  Students need to come dressed for competition.  They need to bring their piece if not memorized, money or food for lunch at the concessions, water, and homework for downtime.  We will call on our way home for those that do not drive to EHS.  Please make sure you have a plan for pick up after the tournament.   

Directions to Chanhassen High School:
Chanhassen High School is located at the intersection of Audubon Rd and Lyman Blvd in Chanhassen, Minnesota. There is easy access to Lyman Blvd. by going north on Powers Blvd off of Highway 212. The address is 2200 Lyman Blvd.

Pioneer Ridge Middle School:
1085 Pioneer Trail
Chaska, MN 55318
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Entries:

     Event(s)
Isha Aggarwal    OO
Ravneet Anand    GrSp
Nate Anderson    INF
Anjali Aralikar    STY
Ross Brazel    ES
Connie Chao    ES
Maya Charan     OO
Jay Chochrek    GrSp
Sarah Collier    STY
Matias Figari    ES
Chetana Guthikonda    GrSp, OO
Om Jahagirdar    ES
Medha Kaul    STY
Gauri Madhok    ES
Saumya Mangalick    DI, STY
Bharath Miniraj    ES
Max Schleck    ES
Leah Schmidt    ER
Sullivan Schubert    STY
Gracia Seeley    Pro
Morgan Sheehy    ER
Ariana Song    OO
Sarah Stefanik    Poet
Mabel Thomas    HI
Zach Zamoff    ES







Tournament Schedule
6:40 AM Meet at EHS door 7
7:00 AM    Registration Begins

8:15 AM    Draw Meeting Begins
8:30 AM    Draws for Round 1 Begin (CNS) and Round 1 (PRMS)
Round 1: N-CrX, N-DI, N-Duo, N-GrSp, N-HI, N-INF, N-OO, N-Poet, N-Pro
Prep: N-ER, N-ES, N-STY, V-ER, V-ES, V-STY

9:00 AM    Round 1 (CNS - All Categories Except Discussion)
Round 1: N-ER, N-ES, N-STY, V-CrX, V-DI, V-DUO, V-ER, V-ES, V-GrSp, V-HI, V-INF, V-OO, V-Poet, V-Pro, V-STY

9:45 AM    Round 2 (PRMS)
Round 2: N-CrX, N-DI, N-Duo, N-GrSp, N-HI, N-INF, N-OO, N-Poet, N-Pro

10:00 AM    Begin Draws for Round 2 (CNS)
Prep: N-ER, N-ES, N-STY, V-ER, V-ES, V-STY

10:30 AM    Round 2 (CNS - all categories except discussion)
Round 2: N-ER, N-ES, N-STY, V-CrX, V-DI, V-DUO, V-ER, V-ES, V-GrSp, V-HI, V-INF, V-OO, V-Poet, V-Pro, V-STY

11:00 AM    Round 3 (PRMS)
Round 3: N-CrX, N-DI, N-Duo, N-GrSp, N-HI, N-INF, N-OO, N-Poet, N-Pro

11:20 AM    Buses begin looping between PRMS and CNS

11:30 AM    Begin Draws for Round 3 (CNS)
Prep: N-ER, N-ES, N-STY, V-ER, V-ES, V-STY

12:00 PM    Round 3 (CNS - all categories except discussion)
Round 3: N-ER, N-ES, N-STY, V-CrX, V-DI, V-DUO, V-ER, V-ES, V-GrSp, V-HI, V-INF, V-OO, V-Poet, V-Pro, V-STY

2:00 PM    Finals Posted (Approx.)
2:05 PM    Draws for Finals
Prep: V-ER, V-ES, V-STY

2:15 PM    Draw Category and Discussion Final Rounds
Final round: V-DIS, V-ER, V-ES, V-STY

2:30 PM    Varsity Final Rounds Non-draws (approx)
Final round: V-CrX, V-DI, V-DUO, V-GrSp, V-HI, V-INF, V-OO, V-Poet, V-Pro

4:30 PM    Awards (or earlier)

5:30PM Return to EHS door 7

SPEECH EVENT

The first speech event has been set!  We would like to invite all team members, parents and coaches to attend the potluck!

This is a great time for families to get to know each other a bit more and for teammates to bond prior to our first meet.  We are very grateful that the Aggarwal family has open their home to us.

The get together will be Friday, January 23rd.  This is the night before our first tournament, Chanhassen.  I hope that many of you will attend as it is important for us to bond as a team when we compete individually throughout the season.  We will begin the festivities at 6:00 and enjoy a shared meal.  Below is the address to their home:

Aggarwal Home 
6405 Indian Hills Rd, 
Edina, MN 55439

The following link is a sign up for the potluck.  Please contribute so that all can enjoy!
Potluck Sign Up

Tournament Attire and Mock Meet

The Mock tournament is on Thursday, January 15th.  This is a mandatory practice for all students on the team.  You will need to be at EHS in tournament attire by 5:45 PM.  This is so that we can start on time at 6:00PM and let out on time as well.  The varsity members of the team will be giving feedback to the novice members.  If time allows varsity will also perform with Coaches feedback. 

If there are questions about tournament attire please first refer to the page on it to the right of the blog labeled Tournament Attire, then look to the handbook and finally if you still have questions please email us.  We can find solutions but we will need time to do it and the day before a tournament just isn't enough time. 

There will be a form going home on Monday that is a sign up for tournaments.  When you and your parents initial the form that is your commitment to that tournament.  We understand that things come up and if you let us know on MONDAY the week of the tournament we can usually drop the student from the tournament with no penalty.  If it you let us know after the Monday before the tournament we have a fine to pay regardless if the student is there or not and some of that fine may be asked of the student.  Please let us know if you have questions or concerns about the form or upcoming tournaments.