Highlands High SchoolForensics 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) 3-

6 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/1st 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

• 4th at Campbell County• 3rd at Boone County• 7th at Grant County• 9th at Henry Clay

• 3rd at Harrison County • 6th at East Jessamine

• 3rd 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• 12th place in the state!

• Blyton Book Award recipient – Abby Middleton• 2 alternates at NCFL qualifier

Success From 2008-2009• 5th at Campbell Co - 5th at Boone Co• 6th at Calloway Co - 5th at Harrison Co• 4th at Grant Co - 4th at Henry Clay• 3rd in Region• Madison McGhee 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 – 3rd in DI and Stephanie Leonard – 6th in

Storytelling)• 14th place at state – 65 Sweepstakes points• 8th 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!