Tonight was the first speech meet of the season. There are more than 40 kiddos on our team. Mason is once again competing in the Humorous Interpretation category. He chose a piece called Prom Terrified by Ken Bradbury. According to the website, it’s about the prom, a rite of passage. An older sister shares advice […]
Another speech meet is in the books. This week Mason placed fifth. There were an awful lot of kids in this category so placing fifth is an accomplishment.
Tonight was the second speech meet. This year we have forty-two students participating and quite a number of sixth boys competing (pictured here). Mason is competing in the category of humorous interpretation. According to the rule books, selections in this category must come from published works, be memorized and humorous. They must also have at […]
This little munchkin arrived with her mommy on our doorstep on Sunday night. Just like last time, we got to host her while Laynie went to her meeting in St. Louis. Monday morning Laynie headed off bright and early. It was a good thing, too, because we had a full agenda. First, she had lunch […]
One of the highlights of the fall is Speech. For the third year in a row, Walker competed in the extemporaneous category. He found his groove and stuck with it. Let me summarize his standings in the four meets of the season he attended. October 11, 2017 :: First Place October 18, 2017 :: First […]
Picking up where we left off after the first speech meet, Walker competed at two more meets. The after photos for the first three meets all look basically the same: Walker is standing with a First Place ribbon. When it came time for the tournament, each school only had a limited number of representatives they […]
Tonight was the first speech meet of the season. Once again Walker is competing in the Extemporaneous category. Everyone in his category is given several current events articles which will be used for the entire season. They all read the articles and become very familiar with them. On the day of the meet, each participant […]
Middle school is opening the doors to new opportunities for Walker. He is now eligible to participate in Speech. Speech has a short but intense season. Weekly practices began mid-September and now there are weekly meets against other schools in the diocese. There are a number of categories to choose from for Speech but Walker […]
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