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Announcements
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Important Dates:
Important Dates:
- Team Meetings & Novice Tuesdays- Tuesdays, after school, in A142. Check out our Speech Team Google Calendar for specific dates.
- "Open Season" Tournaments- most Saturdays (except holidays) early November through the end of January
- IHSA State Series- first three weekends of February
- NSDA National Series- first Sunday of March (District); mid-June (National)
See below for other events throughout the school year!
Semester 1 dates to keep in mind:
Semester 1 dates to keep in mind:
Late August- Welcome Back Social, Activity Fair
Early September- Fall Audition, HOCO events
Early October- Speech Team Parent Night
End of October- Halloween Team & School events
November-December Tournaments (all levels)
Semester 2 dates to keep in mind:
Semester 2 dates to keep in mind:
January Tournaments (invite only)
End of January/Early February- GBN Tournament
February- IHSA State Series
First Sunday of March- NSDA District Tournament
Last week of March before Spring Break- Speech Showcase & Awards Night
Early April- Spring Audition
May- Springfest!
Mid-week in June- NSDA National Tournament
Curious about specific speech events?
Curious about specific speech events?
Check out this brief descriptions for each event and view the videos (below) of past performances at state and national level competitions.
Here are performance videos of former GBN State Champions: 2024 Radio champ (Mya Gerstein) and 2019 Oratorical Declamation champ (Erin Rosenfeld)!
Here are performance videos of former GBN State Champions: 2024 Radio champ (Mya Gerstein) and 2019 Oratorical Declamation champ (Erin Rosenfeld)!
Mya Gerstein State 2024.mp4ErinRosenfeld State Dec.movLetter from the Head Coach
Letter from the Head Coach
American author and Vietnam veteran, Tim O'Brien, once stated: "Storytelling is the essential human activity. The harder the situation, the more essential it is."
Stories show us the world... but they also allow us to show the world who we are. Thus, our mission is to train every member of the GBN Speech Team in the art of storytelling--whether students are performing a monologue, reading a poem, or defending an argument in a persuasive speech.
Students have many options of performance categories that they can choose to focus on: persuasive or informative public speaking, current events focused and limited preparation speaking, humorous or dramatic acting scenes and monologues, original comedic performances, poetry or prose reading, and more.
Please see our team resource page for detailed event descriptions and past recorded performances from Nationals and/or State competitions.
To quote Tim O'Brien once more, he shared in an interview these powerful words: "I know what it is to feel unloved, to want revenge, to make mistakes, to suffer disappointment, yet also to find the courage to go forward in life."
Our words have the ability to reveal truth and inspire courage. It is our hope that through speaking, performing, and storytelling, GBN Speech Team members will experience this uplifting power of the human language.
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