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SPEECH
CLUB
CLUB
BREAKING NEWS....COMPETITION UPDATES
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!
UPCOMING SPEECH DATES
January 26 - Alliance
February 2 - Chadron
February 9 - Bridgeport
Feb 16 - Ogallala
Feb 23 - Western Conference at Gering
March 2 - Mitchell
Monday, March 11 - B-6 Districts at Gering
January 26 - Alliance
February 2 - Chadron
February 9 - Bridgeport
Feb 16 - Ogallala
Feb 23 - Western Conference at Gering
March 2 - Mitchell
Monday, March 11 - B-6 Districts at Gering
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Congratulations to the following AHS students for earning finalist medals at the Scottsbluff Speech Invitational on Saturday, January 19, 2019. Darian Wilson, 6th Place, Persuasive Speaking Tristan Bleisch, 4th Place, Entertainment Speaking Saphina Achi, 2nd Place, Persuasive Speaking The Alliance Speech Team will host the Alliance Speech Invite on Saturday, January 26, 2019, at AHS. Congratulations to the following AHS students, who earned a spot in the championship finals at the Gering Speech Invitational, which was held on Saturday, January 12, 2019
Laura Nieseler, 5th Place, Entertainment Speaking Saphina Achi, 5th Place, Persuasive Speaking The AHS Speech Team will travel to Scottsbluff on Saturday, January 19, 2019, to compete at the Scottsbluff Invitational. |
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What does the Speech Team do?
The Alliance High Speech Team competes in various speech competitions from January thru March. Students write, prepare, and rehearse a speech, interpretation, or acting event to be performed. At the meet, the events are performed in a classroom setting in front a judge, fellow competitors, and a few audience members. Who can be on the Speech Team? Any student in grades 9-12 who enjoys acting, performing, teaching about a topic, or telling stories would enjoy speech activities. Students can write their own speech, or perform a selection by a published author. How can I get involved? Listen in the announcements for speech meetings! Sign up for events of interest, & practice! There will be auditions for those interested in being part of an OID. Talk to Mrs. Green or Miss Kloch for more information. Talk to other speech team students, like Grace Tolstedt, Darian Wilson, Tristan Bleisch, Rachel Baker, Hannah Middleton. What can I look forward to? Meeting lots of new, cool people from other schools in Nebraska! A chance to hang out with other kids who enjoy speaking and acting. A way to strengthen your public speaking skills and boost your self-confidence. |
2018
Speech Meet Dates January 13, 2018 Gordon/Rushville January 20, 2018 Scottsbluff Invitational January 27, 2018 Alliance Invitational February 10, 2018 Gering Invitational February 17, 2018 Ogallala Invitational February 24, 2018 Western Conference (at Chadron) March 14, 2018 Districts at Sidney State Speech March 22 - 23, Kearney 
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Speech Event Categories
Interpretive Events Serious Prose: under 10 minutes; oral interpretation by expressive reading of a cutting of a story, play, etc. (of a serious topic) with multiple characters Humorous Prose: under 10 minutes; oral interpretation by expressive reading of a cutting of a story, play, etc. (of a humorous topic) with multiple characters Poetry: 6-8 minutes; create a program of poems with a common author or a common theme (usually connected with transitions written by the speaker) or one long poem; presented with a script Acting Events Duet Acting: under 12 minutes; two students perform a memorized scene or sequence of a play using props consisting of only a table and two chairs; may be from a serious or humorous script OID: under 15 minutes; similar to a reader’s theater or a short play with minimal movement; performed by a group of 3-5 people with a script Speaking Events Informative: under 8 minutes; present a speech that informs the audience about a topic, preferably using visual aids (posters) Persuasive: under 10 minutes; speech given to support one side of a controversial issue Extemporaneous: 5-7 minutes with 1 hour prep time; must write a speech, in the allotted time, about the drawn topic concerning current public events; then deliver it with or without a note card; must find articles ahead of time to have in prepared files Entertainment: under 8 minutes; write & deliver a speech about an entertaining topic; may use visual aids and/or props |