Speech team works like wrestling or golf;  each catagory is an individual event that accumulates points for the team except all ages are on varsity. Students can win awards for themselves and hopefully, as a team, we can also earn awards.

When we register for tournaments, we ask the students to sign up ahead of time. They can pick and choose which tournaments they want to go to. Since they are all on Saturdays, not everyone can go to every meet.

The conference meet is very important and we always want a strong team that day. Being an individual conference champ is very exciting! Plus, the points the team earns could give us a team championship.

The sub section meet is the first elimination meet. If you do not place in the top four, you do not move on to the section meet.
The top three at section move on to the state meet. Unlike sports, the whole team cannot move from subsection and so on.

A DAY AT A SPEECH MEET
The days get long, but we have loads of fun! We can leave as early as 6AM and get home around four o’clock. Some trips are much shorter.
Each student competes in two or three rounds for different judges. After all the rounds are finished, the points are tallied, and the top 6 to 10 speakers earn awards. These points are tallied and teams with the most points get awards too.
Speakers need to bring their own lunch or money to use at the concession stand. Plus, we love to stop for ice cream after meets!

Contact: Jackie Whitacre

Tournaments
You need to sign up by Wednesday the week of the meet.
You should practice at least three times before a tourney.
You may not cancel at the last minute unless it is an emergency – the school pays for you to attend!
We take a bus.
You need to bring a lunch or money for food.

LETTERING PROCESS
To letter you need to earn 20 points. 
For every practice you get a point.
For every tournament you get 2 points.
For Conference and Sub Section you get 3 points each.
For Section you get 4 points.
For State….well you probably should letter!