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SPEECH
CLUB
CLUB
BREAKING NEWS....COMPETITION UPDATES
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!
UPCOMING SPEECH DATES
Feb 16 - Ogallala
Feb 23 - Western Conference at Gering
March 2 - Mitchell
Monday, March 11 - B-6 Districts at Gering
Feb 16 - Ogallala
Feb 23 - Western Conference at Gering
March 2 - Mitchell
Monday, March 11 - B-6 Districts at Gering
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The Alliance Speech Team competed in the Western Conference Speech Tournament, which was held in Gering on Saturday, February 23, 2019.
Congratulations to Tristan Bleisch, who earned 1st Place, and is the new Western Conference Champion in Entertainment Speaking! Congratulations also to Saphina Achi, 5th Place medalist in Persuasive Speaking! Other students who competed at the Western Conference meet were Julia Wilson in Humorous Prose, Carter Haskel in Informative Speaking, and Darian Wilson in Persuasive Speaking. The speech team will be performing their speeches at the Alliance Public Library this Saturday, March 2, beginning at 10:00 am. Parents, friends, family, and members of the community are all invited to attend to watch and support these students as they prepare for District competition on March 11. The Alliance Speech Team competed in the Ogallala Speech Invitational on Saturday, February 16, 2019. Congratulations to Saphina Achi for earning 2nd Place in Persuasive Speaking as an Honors Finalist, and to Laura Neiseler for earning 6th Place in Entertainment Speaking as a Championship Finalist!
Congratulations to AHS Speech Team member Saphina Achi for earning top honors at the Bridgeport Speech Invitational on Saturday, February 9, 2019. Saphina placed first in Persuasive Speaking!
Other members who competed at the meet were Laura Neiseler (7th Place, Entertainment), Tristan Bleisch (9th Place, Entertainment), and Carter Haskell (9th Place, Informative). This small but mighty AHS Speech Team took home Sweepstakes honors at the Chadron Speech Invite at Chadron High School on Saturday, February 2, 2019.
Alliance High School hosted their annual Speech Invitational on Saturday, January 26, 2019. Nine schools competed in 9 different NSAA speaking events. Congratulations to the following AHS students for earning a finalist medal in their events:
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 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 |
Saphina Achi earned top honors at the Bridgeport Speech Invite
held in Bridgeport on Saturday, February 9, 2019. Saphina won 1st Place in Persuasive Speaking with her well-researched topic about the importance of vaccinations.
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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 |