The HMS/South Valley Speech and Debate team traveled to the Bingham Middle School tournament on Friday and did exceptionally well!  The team received the 2nd place overall sweepstakes award in the large school division!  Individual finals names and places are listed below.  Congratulations to the entire team on a job well done!

Jane Grundy and Kaden Mason got 2nd place in Novice Public Forum Debate

Jenna Lewis received 1st place in Impromptu and 3rd place in Original Oratory

Alicia Wegener received 3rd place in Prose and 5th place in DI

Emily Coleman received 8th in Prose

Ava Levings was 2nd in Storytelling and Madison Tucker was 3rd in Storytelling

Colin Madison got 4th place in HI

Alayna Pickard received 4th place in DI

Drew Hagen and Hunter Gill were 7th in Humorous Duo

Dramatic Duo:  Bellamy Brockman and Madison Tucker - 3rd, Lianna Morelli and Mady Van Ness - 7th

Tyler Parsons and Mason Allenbaugh were 3rd in Humorous Duet Acting

Lily Aikmus and Ava Hussey received 3rd place in Dramatic Duet Acting

Duet Improv: Tyler Parsons and Colin Madison - 2nd, Bellamy Brockman and Mady Van Ness - 5th, Lily Aikmus and Alayna Pickard - 7th

Due to the snow day today, we are altering some of our scheduled rehearsals.  See info below:

Thursday, February 21  3:00-3:30 *Finish Farmer and Cowman 

                                        3:30-5:00 *Kansas City Choreography

      IF YOU ARE IN KANSAS CITY AND HAVE TAP SHOES, PLEASE BRING THEM TO REHEARSAL TOMORROW!!!

                      Vocal Schedule on Thursday:

                      3:30-4:00 Farmers and Farm Girls Ensemble, Ellen, Kate, Virginia, Vivian, Laurey, Ado Annie, Curly

4:00-4:30 Laurey, Ado Annie, Curly

**Choreography for "Many a New Day" has been moved to Tuesday, February 26**

**Everything else for the next few rehearsals will remain the same**

Sign up for the 2019 Summer Center Stage program today!!  We would love to see lots of Heritage students at Center Stage this summer!  Center Stage is a great way to meet other theatre kids in the district, gain points to be inducted into the National Junior Thespian Society and HAVE FUN!  Use the link below to sign up!!

Center Stage Sign Up Link: https://www.lps53.org/Page/3145

Speech and Debate Team Members:

The LMS Speech and Debate Tournament for February 8 is cancelled!  We will keep you updated on whether or not it is rescheduled!

CLASS ACTIVITIES FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12

1. Use the following link to view examples of Middle School Monologues.  Use your earbuds to watch as many videos as you have time for on this playlist.  Link to playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMFV_VBD0xpjlYLTe8e-HKz9YhpAgFtRd&disable_polymer=true
2. Research Monologue Performance Tips using Google.  Just search for articles and information on this.
3. If you have extra time, you can search for more monologue performances on Youtube.

Congratulations to the Speech and Debate team for placing 3rd place overall in the large school division at the Raytown South tournament this weekend!

Below are individual results and places:

Humorous Duo:  Bailey O'Brien and Camey Crossley - 3rd place

                           Hunter Gill and Drew Hagen - 6th place

Dramatic Duo:    Bellamy Brockman and Madison Tucker - 1st place

                           Lianna Morelli and Mady Van Ness - 6th place

Dramatic Interp:  Alayna Pickard - 7th place

Humorous Duet:  Mason Allenbaugh and Tyler Parsons - 1st place

Dramatic Duet:    Lily Aikmus and Ava Hussey - 2nd place

Storytelling:         Bailey O'Brien - 4th place

                            Madison Tucker - 6th place

                            Ava Levings - 7th place

Poetry:                Abby Roach - 4th place

Original Oratory:  Jenna Lewis - 1st place

Impromptu:          Jenna Lewis - 7th place

Duet Improv:        Bellamy Brockman and Mady Van Ness - 1st place

                            Lily Aikmus and Alayna Pickard - 4th place