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News Letter 4/6/10 Hey team! This is going to be one of my last newsletters. -If you have not mailed Mr. Santos your Banquet RSVP and your check, please email him how many people from your family are going to Banquet ASAP. His email address is: clarksantos@optonline.net -Officer forms are due this Wednesday April 14th! Get them in! News Letter 3/28/10 Hey team! I hope everyone enjoyed their spring breaks and this lovely post-tropical storm weather! So instead of sending you two repetitive newsletters this break, we decided to send you one spring break newsletter. -Banquet is April 25th. Please RSVP to April 11th! If you have not received an invitation in the mail or did not pick one up in Mrs. Waite’s room, I have attached a copy to the newsletter. -For those of you first-time banqueters, it is really a fun time to be with the team. It is the last time of the year the entire team is all together. The seniors will perform, there’s really good food, everyone looks nice, and we present the new officers to the team. -Speaking of new officers, officer elections are coming up quickly. Forms (which will be sent out soon) will be due April 14th with elections being held the 21s after school. So at the beginning of spring break we had the NFL National Qualifying tournament (otherwise known as Districts). We would like to congratulate everyone who competed there. Everyone made it to at least quarterfinals. We would especially like to congratulate: Kevin Palermo- 4th place Original Oratory and second alternate Ben Wohl/Arjuna Iyer- 3rd place Public Forum and first alternate Our National Qualifiers are: Rachel Matusewicz- Dramatic Interpretation Kevin Qiao- Humorous Interpretation Maddy Stein- Lincoln Douglas Debate News Letter 3/21/10 Hey team! Sorry the newsletter is a little late this week. I was tied up in some personal matters. -Districts is this weekend and we are in desperate need of judges. If you can judge on either Friday or Saturday, please please please please email Mrs. Waite at ewaite@rtnj.org and Maddy Stein at mstein525@gmail.com. It is the last tournament of the year, and we really need your help. -If you did not receive an invitation to banquet in the mail, please come pick one up in Mrs. Waite’s room ASAP. The team would like to congratulate everyone who competed at the CFL at Union Catholic this weekend. We placed 3rd overall for the tournament and 4th FOR THE YEAR! We would especially like to congratulate: Rachel Matusewicz- 2nd place Dramatic Performance Kevin Qiao- 3rd place Dramatic Performance Kevin Palermo- 5th place Declamation Lauren McNulty/Namita Dwarakanath- 4th place Duo Interpretation Ami Park- 4th place JVOI We also have some other really special results. The 2010 qualifiers for CFL Nationals in Omaha from Randolph are: Rachel Matusewicz- Dramatic Performance Kevin Qiao- Dramatic Performance Alyssa Fox- Varsity Oral Interpretation News Letter 3/14/10 Hey team! Hope your ready to live in Lake Randolph with all the rain we’ve gotten this weekend. -Banquet invitations have been sent out. Please check your mail and respond by April 11th. The team would like to congratulate all our novices who competed this weekend! We got second overall!!! WOOOOO! We would especially like to congratulate: Ming Luo- 2nd LD Sarah Levy- 4th Solo Interpretation, 3rd Improvisational Speaking Nicole Howell- 3rd Prose Interpretation Ami Park- 2nd Prose Interpretation, 2nd Poetry Interpretation Upcoming tournaments: News Letter 3/7/10 Hey team! It’s been an exciting weekend. -If you didn’t join the team until after the first 3 meetings, please email me your home address so you can receive an invitation for banquet! Do this ASAP. -If you broke at states, bring in any trophies/medals you received and put them in the office . The team would like to congratulate the team for getting FOURTH PLACE this weekend at States! The team would especially like to congratulate: Rachel Matusewicz- State Champion in Prose Interpretation Michelle Bennett- State Champion in Dramatic Interpretation Annamarie Fernandes- State Champion Poetry Interpretation Rachel Matusewicz- 5th Place in Dramatic Interpretation Kevin Palermo- 8th Place in Poetry Interpretation Lauren McNulty/Namita Dwarakanath- 4th Place in Duo Interpretation Ami Park- Semi-finalist in Prose Interpretation Alyssa Fox- Semi-finalist in Poetry Interpreation and Prose Interpretation Ben Wohl/Arjuna Iyer- 8th Place in Varsity Public Forum Debate Patrick Clarke- Semi-finalist in Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate Sohum Doshi- Semi-finalist in Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate Shannon Callinan- Semi-finalist in Junior Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate Upcoming Tournaments: |
News Letter 2/28/10
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Hey team! I hope you all enjoyed the four day weekend as much as I did! -States are this Friday and Saturday which means we need judges! We need 3 speech judges, 1 PF judge, and 4 LD judges. Judges will be expected to be there both days. However, if a judge can only be there one day, still let Maddy know in case there is a judge that can only be there for the other day. Upcoming Tournaments: |
News Letter 2/21/10
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Hey team! I hope you all were able to enjoy the gorgeous weather we’ve been having this weekend. -Picture day has been rescheduled to THIS WEDNESDAY AFTER SCHOOL. Wear team apparel. Please make an effort to be there. The team would like to congratulate everyone who competed at Phillipsburg this weekend. We would especially like to congratulate: Upcoming Tournaments: |
News Letter 2/14/10
Hey team! I’m sorry the newsletter was a bit delayed this week. That’s what happens when you go to 4 day national tournaments like Harvard.
-If you went to Harvard, please bring Mrs. Waite your ballots so she can look over them!
-Picture day has been rescheduled to next Wednesday AFTER SCHOOL during our meeting. WEAR TEAM APPAREL!!!
-Speaking of team meetings, there was almost no one after school today…that should not be happening. Please come to meetings
-We need judges for Phillipsburg this weekend. Please email Maddy Stein at mstein525@gmail.com with judges..
-If you are interested in competing at States, please talk to your respective VP if you have not done so already.
The team would like to congratulate everyone who competed at Harvard this weekend. The team would especially like to congratulate:
Maddy Stein- Semifinalist in Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate
Sohum Doshi- Octofinalst in Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate
Rachel Matusewicz- Double Octofinalist in Dramatic Interpretation
Kevin Qiao- Octofinalist in Humorous Interpretation
Upcoming Tournaments:
February 27- CFL at Ridge- Events offered: DP, JVOI, VOI, DUO, JVEXTEMP, VExtemp, OO, NLD, JVLD, VLD, JVPF, VPF, Congress
March 5/6- States at Ridge- Events offered: DI, HI, DUO, OO, Poetry, Prose, Impromptu, Improv, Congress, JVPF, VPF, NLD, JVLD, VLD
News Letter 2/7/10
Hey team! I hope you all are having a wonderful Superbowl Sunday!
-It is a good thing the CFL was canceled this weekend because we were short a judge. I understand that parents may not love judging, but we they are necessary to go to tournaments. If we can not find enough judges we will be forced to drop people.
-We have extra candy boxes! If you want to sell another box, feel free.
-For those of you going to Harvard, the final cost will be sent out in an email tomorrow. The checks will be dueWEDNESDAY! ONLY hand them to Lauren or to me so there is a less of a chance of your checks getting lost.
The team would like to congratulate everyone who competed at Newark and Scarsdale this weekend. We would especially like to congratulate:
Patrick Clarke- Varsity LD quarterfinalist at Newark
Sohum Doshi- Varsity LD quarterfinals at Newark
Maddy Stein- Varsity LD octofinalist at Scarsdale
Upcoming tournaments:
February 20- Phillipsburg- Events offered: HI, DI, DUO, OO, Extemp, Poetry, Prose, Improv, Impromptu PF, NLD, JVLD, VLD
February 20- District Congress
February 27- CFL 3 at Ridge HS- Events offered: DP, VOI, JVOI, OO, DUO, JVExtemp, VExtemp, NLD, JVLD, VLD, JVPF, VPF, Congress
News Letter 1/31/10
Hey team, I hope you’re all surviving the cold!
-Harvard forms are due TOMORROW! Remember the COPIES of your insurance cards (we do not want the actual cards) and the $150 deposit. If you are double entering, the check should be for $210. ONLY hand it to Lauren or me. Do not give it to Ben, Mrs. Waite, or anyone else. We just want to keep it organized.
-Along with the Harvard forms, you should email Ben at benwohl424@gmail.com with 1) your name 2) your cell phone number 3) your parent/guardian’s name 4) their home/cell number (please indicate which is which)
-Sign up to show your pieces to Mrs. Waite. If you are a debater, you can just give her your cases.
-Bring your most recent ballots to workshops with you so you can review them with your mentors.
-We have extra boxes of candy. So if you would like to do a HUGE favor for the team, bring in a check for $58 and sell another box.
Mrs. Waite, Mrs. Wigg, and the rest of the team would like to congratulate everyone on the team who competed at the Ridge Invitational over the weekend and helping us get SECOND PLACE!!!!! They would especially to congratulate:
Rachel Matusewicz- 2nd prose interpretation
Rachel Matusewicz- 5th dramatic interpretation
Namita Dwarakanath- tournament champion improvisational speaking
Ami Park- 3rd prose interpretation
Kevin Palermo- 3rd poetry interpretation
Alyssa Fox- 4th poetry interpretation
Annamarie Fernandes- 5th poetry interpretation
Jessica Rauchberg- 4th congress
Kevin Palermo- 5th humorous interpretation
Sarah Levy- top nonadvancing novice humorous interpretation
Arjuna Iyer and Ben Wohl got 1st in Varsity PF at the Ridge Invitational
Maddy Stein Octofinaled in Varsity LD at Emory
Upcoming tournaments: February 27- CFL 3 at Ridge High School-Events offered- DP, JVOI, VOI, OO, DUO, JVExtemp, VExtemp, Congress, NLD, JVLD, VLD, JVPF, VPF
News Letter 1/24/10
Hey team! Everybody can now breathe a huge sigh of relief now that midterms are finally over. I hope they all went well. To all my fellow seniors, welcome to our last semester of high school!
-Just because I send out weekly newsletters does not mean that you do not have to come to meetings anymore. We expect all of you to be there. We understand if you have an important conflict, but you should be there every other time. If you are not there, you could miss important information and deadlines. Not to mention the extremely helpful workshops afterwards. Mrs. Waite, Mrs. Wigg, and the rest of the officers dedicate hours besides just those Wednesdays making sure the team runs smoothly so you can go to tournaments. The least you could do is show up at meetings. Something to keep in mind, when we are forced to drop people (because we do not have enough judges HINT HINT), figuring out spots for national tournaments, and figuring out who gets to go to States and Districts (the Nationals qualifying tournament), if you are consistently not at meetings you will not be highly considered to get to go to those tournaments. We take dedication to the team into consideration. Going to meetings is part of team dedication.
-To those of you who are going to Harvard, there are only about 3 weeks left so start perfecting your pieces and cases and get pumped! Second, if you still have fundraising you promised to do, judges you promised you would provide, or tournaments you promised you would attend, GET IT DONE.
-If you ordered slicks, please come pick them up during lunch in Mrs. Waite’s room ASAP. I am getting sick of carrying them around. Keep in mind that you can not take your slicks unless you give me money.
-For those of you who enjoy competing (which I think would be everyone on the team) you need to keep providing judges even if you have fulfilled your requirements. Paying for judges is expensive and we do not have the money to consistently pay for judges. For those of you who are not going to Harvard and think you are exempt from judging requirements, think again. You need to provide TWO judges as a team requirement. A reminder to all! Pieces must be performed at 2 tournaments in order to be Harvard qualified.
-I would like to remind people that in the “Upcoming Tournaments” section, I only put tournaments that you can still sign up for.
The team would like to wish a special congratulations to Maddy Stein who Quarterfinaled in Varsity LD and Cheyenne Reisner who Octofinaled in Varsity LD this weekend at Columbia!
Upcoming tournaments:
February 6- CFL 5- Events offered: DP, JVOI, VOI, OO, JVExtemp, VExtemp, Duo, Dec, JVLD, VLD, PF, Congress
27- CFL 3- Events offered: DP, JVOI, VOI, OO, JVExtemp, VExtemp, Duo, Dec, JVLD, VLD, PF, Congress
News Letter 1/17/10
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Hey team! I hope you all are studying like crazy for your midterms! -If you have not handed in or emailed us your Harvard application, it is too late. -There is NOT a meeting this week due to midterms! -This is the time of year when most people have fulfilled their judging requirements and as a result we start running out of judges. Please please please please please keep in mind that if we do not have enough judges for a tournament, we will be forced to drop people. This has consequences beyond just that tournament. The less people we have competing means we do not earn as many points. Consequently, Randolph does not get as many spots at our National Qualifier Tournament AND New Jersey as a whole gets less spots at Nationals. So please do not stop providing judges just because you have fulfilled your requirement. The team would like to congratulate everyone who competed at this weekend’s CFL. We would like to wish a special congratulations to: Ming Luo- 4th place JVLD Scott Levinson- Tournament ChampionJVLD Rachel Matusewicz- 4th place DP Kevin Qiao- Tournament Champion DP Namita Dwarakanath/Lauren McNulty- 5th place Duo Kevin Palermo/Michelle Bennett- 4th Place Duo The entire team- third place overall Upcoming tournaments: January 30- Ridge High School- Events offered: HI, DI, Poetry, Prose, OO, Duo, Dec, Improv, Impromptu, Extemp, NPF, VPF, NLD, JVLD, VLD, Congress Ridge signups are going up next week and WILL ONLY be up next week. So find some time during midterm week to signup, it takes 2 seconds. If there is a serious problem where you cant do that, email me BEFORE friday. February 6- CFL 5- DP, VOI, JVOI, OO, Dec, Duo, JVExtemp, VExtemp, NLD, JVLD, VLD, PF, Congress |
News Letter 1/10
Hey team! Start getting geared up for midterms. And to my fellow seniors, only one week until we are officially second semester seniors!!!!
-Harvard is only about a month away. So if you are planning on going, get your requirements done.
-If you wish to leave a tournament early or to not take the bus home to or from the tournament, you MUST have a signed note from a parent or guardian. This is only so that we know where you are and in case something happens to you, the team can not be sued since we are legally responsible for you.
-If you want to go to the CFL this weekend, the sign ups are being taken down TOMORROW. Do NOT email Maddy asking to sign up afterward. Also keep in mind that you can not hire judges at CFLs, so we need judges or people will be dropped.
-If you need a binder, please email Rachel at rjmatuse@optonline.net. Even if you do not need one now, but think you may want to in the future, this would be a good time to order one.
The team would like to congratulate everybody who competed at Hanover Park 2 this weekend. Almost everyone who went was competing in an event they had never competed in before, and that is very admirable and we are very proud of them. We would especially like to congratulate:
-Sohum Doshi/ Ben Wohl- 4th Place Public Forum Debate
-Sarah Levy- Top non-advancing novice Improvisational Speaking
Upcoming tournaments:
-January 16-CFL 4 at Seton Hall Prep HS- Events offered: DP, JVOI, VOI, OO, Duo, JVExtemp, VExtemp, NLD, JVLD, VLD, PF
-January 30-Ridge- Events offered: HI, DI, DUO, OO, Improv, Impromptu, Dec, Poetry, Prose, NLD, JVLD, VLD, PF, Extemp, Congress
Team Newsletter 1/3/10
| Hey team! I hope everyone had a wonderful break! I know we all don’t go back to school. However, there is good news: going back to school means tournaments to go to! And now onto the actual information. -There is a limited time until Harvard. If you want to go, you must meet your Harvard requirements. For those of you who have forgotten what they are: -2 boxes of candy, 10 entertainment books, or 1 box of candy+5 entertainment books -Attendance at 5 tournaments -3 judges provided -Worked at the Randolph Tournament (unless you spoke to Ben about it BEFOREHAND) -If you have any of Mrs. Waite’s scripts, please return them when break ends. -If you want to order slicks, please email Annamarie Fernandes at code.af@hotmail.com. The more we order at once, the less expensive they will be. -Debaters who want to go to Newark, please email Maddy ASAP at mstein525@gmail.com
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