OGILVIE SPEECH TEAM

What is Speech? Speech is competitive public speaking.

• • The big goal of speech is to both show off and improve your performance and public speaking skills.

  • At the Junior High level, you are competing against yourself. At each meet, you’ll be critiqued on your performance and given a grade/score. Your goal is to improve your skills. At the last meet of the season, you’ll compete against other speakers.

  • At the Varsity level, you’ll be critiqued on your performance and given a score, but you’ll also be competing against other speakers every meet.

  • There are 13 different categories in Speech. For some of them, you write your own speech. For others, you perform a text that someone else wrote. 

    • Categories: Creative Expression, Discussion (Varsity only), Duo, Drama, Extemporaneous Reading, Extemporaneous Speaking, Great Speeches, Humorous, Informative, Original Oratory, Poetry, Prose, Storytelling

  • With so many options, Speech is a great activity for a variety of people, and students can find a style that fits their interests.
    
    

Who can join Speech? Students in grades 6-12.

• Our Junior High (grades 6-8 and novice 9th graders) season runs November-early February and competes in the Two Rivers Conference.

• Our Varsity (grades 7-12) season runs November-April and competes in the Great River Conference and MSHSL Section 7A.

• Students in grades 7-8 can participate in both Junior High and Varsity even though they only need to pay one activity fee.