Bailey & Oliver Workdays

Please use your time in the lab wisely as you work toward your speech for the Bailey & Oliver Speech Competition.  The outline for this speech is due Monday, February 4; speeches will begin on Tuesday, February 5.

Also, you should complete the Extemp Activity that was assigned last Thursday & Friday.  This will be due on Friday, February 1.

Here are some sample outline templates for this assignment.

The Bailey & Oliver Speech Competition for students from Rogers High School and Bentonville High School will be on Saturday, February 23, 2013.  The winner of the competition will win $300!

The topic for this years competition is: 

Is the US currently falling behind in education? If so, what needs to be done?

I have uploaded a version of the rubric that the judges will use during the competition.  You can access that document by clicking this link.

Extemporaneous Speaking

Hello!

We are moving on to study extemporaneous speaking in this next unit.  Hopefully, you'll be able to have lucrative gains from this information.  In February, the Bailey & Oliver Law Firm are hosting a competition, and the winner of this extemporaneous speaking contest will win $300!

While I am traveling with the drama department, there is an activity that I would like for you to complete.  Once you have finished this, you may look for pieces online, work on your Forensics/Debate work, etc.  You will need headphones for a portion of this assessment.

Directions:

1. Please log into your Gmail account.
2. Click on the following document.
3. Select File > Make a Copy.
1. Rename the document to read your last name.Extemp Activity.
2. For example, mine would be "Davis.Extemp Activity".
4. Share the document with me.
1. Click the blue icon at the top right of your page.
2. Then enter my Gmail address: RHS.OCFD@gmail.com
5. Complete the questions on the activity.

Thanks, and I look forward to applying your knowledge next week!

Cabot Classic Results!

Congratulations to the RHS Forensics and Debate team on a fantastic performance this past weekend in Cabot!  Jane Balgavy and her team hosted a wonderful tournament!

Please congratulate all of the students who attended the 2013 Cabot Classic!  They were all amazing representatives of our school.  I often had coaches come up to me to tell me just how talented and respectful these students are.  I'm so proud to be their coach!

Here are the results!

Oratory
Sadaf Raza - Semifinals
Daniel Salvador - Semifinals

Poetry
Bre Hudson - Semifinals
Annie Kate Lipscomb - 2nd place

Novice Debate
Jenni Kirk/Josh Garlock - Semifinals (tie for 4th)
Brianna Graham/Taylor Stacy - 2nd place
Josh Garlock - 3rd place speaker
Jenni Kirk - 1st place speaker

Varsity Debate
Blakely Mayhall/Masen Kuppler - 2nd place

It was a great weekend, and here are some pictures from the trip!

 After a long night of debating, Papa Johns was a great decision!

 The Poetry results were posted, and we had two kids in semi-finals!  Way to go Bre and Annie Kate!

 They pretend like they don't like me taking pictures of them.  

 We had 3 out of 4 teams advance to elimination rounds!

 This is the best cheese dip in central Arkansas!  Thanks, Mexico Chiquito!

 We had two students in Oratory semifinals! Congrats Sadaf and Daniel!

 Yay Annie Kate!

Patiently awaiting the awards!

1AC Reflection & Development

Over the last couple of days, we have focused on analyzing and finding holes in our current first affirmative constructives.  The purpose of this was twofold; first, students were able to analyze another case and use critical thinking skills, and second, students will be able to use these analyses to strengthen their cases.

In class today, your goal is to review the comments from your evaluators and make any necessary revisions.  Please make a list of your goals for today with your partner, and share those goals with me.  

Specifically, I want you to begin using Google docs for this.  

1. Log into your gmail account, or create a gmail account.
2. Go to drive at the top of the webpage.
3. Select create then select document.
1. Here is where you will write your goals for the class period.
4. Share this document with your partner and with me by clicking share in the top right corner.
1. Add my email address rhs.ocfd@gmail.com
5. Work with your partner throughout the class period, and at the end of the class period, reflect on your progress.
1. On the document, write out what you accomplished and what remains to be done.

Bailey & Oliver Speech Competition

The Bailey & Oliver Speech Competition for students from Rogers High School, Rogers Heritage High School, and Bentonville High School will be on Saturday, February 23, 2013.  The winner of the competition will win $300!

The topic for this years competition is: 

Is the US currently falling behind in education? If so, what needs to be done?

I have uploaded a version of the rubric that the judges will use during the competition.  You can access that document by clicking this link.

Debate I Final Exam Rubric

This link will lead you the final exam rubric.

NLRHS Tournament Results!

I'm very excited to recap our tournament at North Little Rock High School on November 30-December 1, 2012.  We had a great trip with our fantastic driver, Tom. 

On Friday night, our three teams competed against some of the best debaters in Arkansas.  Both novice teams, Kirk/Garlock and Stacy/Graham, were undefeated at this tournament.  Our Champ team went head to head with some powerful teams, and they had high speaker points in their final round of the night.  This is quite the accomplishment after debating for 4.5 hours non stop.

On Saturday, our two novice teams advanced to Quarterfinals; they were seeded 2nd and 3rd.  They both advanced to Semifinals; due to the bracket, K/G and S/G met in this round, meaning that they would not debate each other, and the team with the higher speaker points from the night before would advance to finals.  By only two points, K/G advanced to meet a successful team from Fayetteville, against whom the team competed at the Bentonville tournament months before.

While all of the debating was going on, some debaters competed in more traditional forensics events including Extemp and Oratory.  Masen Kuppler advanced to Semifinals in Extemp, and he was a finalist in Oratory!  This is a huge accomplishment, and it was Masen's first attempt at Oratory.

The results at a glance:
Extemporaneous Speaking
Masen Kuppler - Semifinals

Oratory
Masen Kuppler - Finalist

Novice Debate
Taylor Stacy/Brianna Graham - 3rd place
Jenni Kirk/Josh Garlock - 1st place

Josh Garlock - 4th place speaker
Brianna Graham - 3rd place speaker

Sweepstakes Small School
Rogers High School 2nd place

What a great weekend!  I'm so proud of all of our fantastic competitors.  I'm so proud to work with you and be known as your coach.

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Here are some pictures from the weekend!

 Eating at Park Plaza after a three hour bus ride

 Celebrating our team's accomplishments back at the hotel

 Novice and Champ Breaks

Waiting on the awards to start.  Congrats to all the competitors: Sadaf, Brianna, Taylor, Masen, Megan, Isaac, Jenni, and Josh!!

Taylor with her debate and the sweeps trophies!