Neuqua Valley Speech Team

Remember that Novice Parent Night is Wednesday, October 28 from 6:00p-8:00p in the Forum Room (C202), with an optional Judge Boot Camp for parents from 8:00p-9:00p!

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Here is the information you need for the Mock Tourney on Saturday, October 31 in the Speech hallway! Dress well!

Who’s going?

All novices!

What time should you be at Neuqua?

Just before 8:00a.

When will it end?

At 11:00a.

Extemp and Radio?

Extemp will be given a question to prep at the Mock Tourney!

Radio should prep at home the day before!

Food situation?

There will be no food at the Mock Tourney. Sorry! Eat a good breakfast, everyone!

The team has been posted here!

Congratulations to everyone who made it and many thanks to everyone who tried out. It’s never easy choosing from so many of you (especially when there’s a limit to how many we can take), and if you didn’t make it, we hope you will consider trying out again next year. We unfortunately had to make a lot of difficult cuts!

Due to the high level of interest and the Labor Day weekend, coaches will NOT be available to discuss your auditions on an individual basis.

To those who made it, three things:

1) FOR NEW MEMBERS: The first team meeting for you (“Novices”) is TUESDAY NIGHT from 5:00p-8:00p in room B223. This meeting is mandatory. If there are any problems with attending, you *must* contact Mr. Mehta.

2) FOR EVERYBODY: The first full team meeting for everybody, including Varsity members, will be Wednesday, Sep. 9 after school in C202 (Forum Room). You and your parents must read this packet, turn in the health form, and pay the Activity Fees ASAP! You will not be allowed to enter the room on Wednesday, September 9 until you have done all these things. (Quick note: The supplementary $50 fee is not up on PushCoin yet, but it will be soon!) Category Leaders will be meeting with Coach Arnett during this meeting!

3) FOR EVERYBODY: Please join Google Classroom (class code: y5elasec).

Thanks for your cooperation and congratulations to everyone!

The Varsity roster is now available here.

Just to explain the coaches’ thought process, we considered a lot of factors in deciding who to bring back and where to put you.

The main things we discussed were:

1) Attendance: Did you come to team meetings, postseason run-throughs, tournaments, and practices?

2) Attitude: Were you supportive of your teammates, willing to take advice from Category Leaders and coaches and judges, and someone who contributed to a culture of joy and excellence?

3) Auditions: Did you take your audition video seriously? Did you show serious improvement from last year? Are you where you need to be at this stage in your Speech career?

For the students who are not on the roster, at least one of those categories was a serious concern for us.

For those who are returning to the team, we may have moved you to an event you didn’t select because we’d like to see what you can do in other categories. As always, there will be opportunities later for trying another category (or a second one), but we expect you to do your best where we placed you!

Coaches will not be available to discuss individual placements, but we hope this explanation of our thinking makes sense.

Hi, everyone! Thank you for your videos and responses. Just a quick heads up that we are still finalizing a Varsity roster and we’ll post it on this site early next week (and NOT by Friday as we had suggested earlier).

If you’re new to the team, you should come to ONE of the following informational meetings:

Tuesday, August 25 at 2:30p in the Main Building in the Forum Room, C202!

Wednesday, August 26 at 2:45p in the Birkett Freshman Center Forum Room, H128!

Auditions will take place for Novices on Wednesday and Thursday, September 2-3 at 3:30p. You can sign up for a slot right here.

Everyone will need to read the orientation packet and fill out The Brand New Online Audition Form! All of that information can be found right here.

If you’re wondering what you may be reading during auditions, that packet can be found right here. (You don’t need to memorize this. We’re only posting this so you’re not surprised at auditions!) Auditions will take place in B223.

We will post the new team members on this site by Friday night, September 4.

(All NEW members of the team will be expected to attend a “Speech boot camp” on the evening of Tuesday, September 8. If there are conflicts, we’ll deal with those at a later time!)

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If you’re unable to make it to the audition date, or you have any other questions, please contact Coach Mehta.

For anyone interested in attending the Wildcat Speech Team Summer Camp, all the information you need is below!

We will once again have separate “tracks” for (1) returning team members, (2) high school students not currently on the team, and (3) middle schoolers!

Important things to note:

• The camp will take place August 3-6 from 8:00-11:00a each day. (There is no camp on Friday!)
• The cost is $160 and all checks should be made out to Wildcat Speech. (Students will bring the check to Camp on the first day.)
• Your participation in this Summer Camp does not automatically guarantee you a spot on the 2026-27 Neuqua Valley Speech Team. It will, however, make you a better public speaker, and that is a skill you’ll be able to use on and off the team!

If you are interested in attending, please fill out this form as soon as possible! (We’ll be in touch with you at the end of July with more details.)

If you have any other questions, let Coach Mehta know.

Can’t wait to see you in the fall!

Here are the videos from Sectionals. These videos are only for your personal use, to send to family and friends. They are not listed in the YouTube directory and you can only watch them if you have the links.

DDA — Emily Wolfe and Charlie Krol
DI — Kaylee Drillenburg
ES — Vivaan Venkat
HDA — Jaslyn Tatla and Aadya Venkat
IS — Aditi Kaushal
Info — Yashika Singh (State Champion)
OD — Charlie Krol (State Champion)
OC — Sam Mahalla
OO — Zamirah Brandon (2^nd in State)
Poe — Zamirah Brandon (State Champion)
PR — Lucy Fosdick (4^th in State)
SOS — Kaylee Drillenburg
Performance in the Round

Remember that our Sectionals Runthrough will be Thursday night from 6:00p – 9:00p in the Main Forum Room (C202). Everyone is expected to attend!

Here is the information you need for Saturday’s Sectionals tournament at Metea Valley!

Who’s going?

Everyone!

What time should you be at Neuqua?

You should not. There are no buses. You need to drive (or be driven) to Metea by 7:00a!

When will it end?

You should be PICKED UP FROM METEA around 7:00p.

Food situation?

Metea says: “Our Boosters will have the full Concessions available all day. They accept cash and card!”

Here is the information you need for Saturday’s Regional tournament at Neuqua Valley at the Birkett Freshman Campus!

Who’s going?

Everyone!

What time should you be at Neuqua?

Please show up to the Birkett Center by 6:30a.

When will it end?

We should be done around 6:30p.

Food situation?

You are on your own for food, however we’re asking everyone to bring the following based on your event:

If you are in the following categories, you should bring a package of snacks (cookies, chips, brownies, muffins, etc): DDA, DI, HDA, HI, OC, POE, PR

If you are in the following categories, you should bring a 12/24-pack of drinks (juice, soda, water, Diet Cherry Pepsi): EXT, DEC, INFO, OO, SOS

If you are in the following category, you should bring a bag of cups: Imp

If you are in the following category, you should bring a package of napkins: RS

We also accept homemade cookies from anyone. Because yum.