Highlands High School Forensics Team What is Forensics

Highlands High School Forensics Team

What is Forensics all about? • • • Learning to speak in public Making presentations that have fluency Increasing confidence in presentations Being part of a team Making lasting memories!

Practices • • Mondays 6 – 8 pm Wednesdays 3 – 5 pm Thursdays 6 -8 pm Fridays (before a meet) 36 pm • Need to come at least one time a week. More is better. • One to three events.

What to expect at practices • Come ready to practice. • Work with Mrs. Scaggs or event leader • If event leader practice your piece or help others. • You don’t come to work, I don’t count you here. • The more you practice the better you will be!

Categories for competition • Dramatic Interpretation (DI) • Humorous Interpretation (HI) • Poetry • Prose • Improvisational Duo • Duo Interpretation • Storytelling • Impromptu • Extemporaneous Speaking • Broadcasting • Declamation • Original Oratory

Meet Schedule • Oct. 31 Campbell/Harrison Co Swing • Nov. 7 Boone/Calloway Swing • Dec. 5 Grant Co • Dec. 12 HHS Invitational (work) • • Jan. 9 Henry Clay Jan. 30 East Jessamine Feb. 6 Ryle (opt) Feb. 13 Regionals (Mandatory) • (Feb. 20 snow date Regionals) • March 12/13 STATE

What to expect at meets • Register for meet on Monday before meet. • All enter building together as team! • Black suit pants/skirt, yellow shirt, suit coat, tie, dress shoes. • Drop fee $20. 00 per event. DON’T DROP! • HHS meet in room for competition #’s, times, room assignments, etc. • Captain speech • Sign doors and begin competition • 2 or 3 rounds (1. 5 hours each) • Eat when can – bring snacks? • Finals (top 6) • One clap rule/1 st place standing ovation.

Judges • 6 to 1 ratio at each meet. • HHS will average 7 to 11 judges per meet. • 1 or 2 local meets • 1 away meet • All at HHS Invitational 12/12 • Rent a judge $30. 00 • Dropped judge $50. 00

Regionals • Regional at Grant Co HS • Feb. 13 (time TBA) • Only 3 people per category can compete • Make decision after Henry Clay • Can sub people in! • If you can’t compete at state –DON’T COMPETE AT REGIONALS!

STATE • Friday March 12 (7: 00 am) until Saturday March 13 (9: 00 pm) • Hotel stay in Bowling Green. • Only qualifiers from Regionals attend (3 per category) • You qualify for state at regionals – YOU MUST GO TO STATE!

Nationals • Only top performers will be invited to try • Limited/odd categories • NCFL – top 5 or 6 • NFL – top 2 • Judges 2 to 1 ratio • Weeklong stay • Expense

Transportation • For local meets students will provide own transportation to and from meet. • For away meets we will be sharing transportation with Campbell Co HS • Must have list of names and emergency phone numbers with me on bus.

HHS “Superpower of Words” Tournament • Week long prep (12/7 through 12/12) • Everyone works • Major money maker! • Need 30 to 60 judges • Chairs (hospitality, concessions, trophies, judges) • Parent donations

Financial Information • $50. 00 Activity fee • Shirt fee (about $20. 00) • Food while at meets • Hotel stay (State and Nationals) • Donations for meet

Banquet (March 21, 2010) • Dinner at member’s home • Awards presented – Senior Awards – HHS Letters/Bars – Rookie of Year – Most Improved – MVP – Leadership

Lettering • You have the opportunity to letter on the Forensics team. • Criteria: – 75% of meets – Final at meet or qualify for state – Assist the HMS team 15 % of year – Work at HHS meet (12/12)

Success from 2008 -2009 • 4 th at Campbell County • 3 rd at Boone County • 7 th at Grant County • 9 th at Henry Clay • 3 rd at Harrison County • 6 th at East Jessamine • 3 rd place at Regionals! • 16 out of 18 members qualified for state • 22 events made it to state • 8 events went to semi-finals • 4 events went to finals • 12 th place in the state! • Blyton Book Award recipient – Abby Middleton • 2 alternates at NCFL qualifier

Success From 2008 -2009 • • • • 5 th at Campbell Co - 5 th at Boone Co 6 th at Calloway Co - 5 th at Harrison Co 4 th at Grant Co - 4 th at Henry Clay 3 rd in Region Madison Mc. Ghee Regional Champ – OO Emily Scaggs Regional Runner Up - DI 18 people advanced to state (out of 20) 27 events made it to state 9 events went to semi-finals at state 2 events finaled at state (Emily Scaggs – 3 rd in DI and Stephanie Leonard – 6 th in Storytelling) 14 th place at state – 65 Sweepstakes points 8 th out of 9 teams in AAA Division Blyton Book Award – Emily Scaggs 3 students qualified for NCFL Emily Scaggs Octofinalist (top 36) at NCFL in Albany, NY

Think of the possibilities for 2009 -2010 It is all up to you!