WHAT WE DO
What is Speech?
Speech is more than just an extracurricular activity; it is a vibrant community where students can develop their unique voices, hone their performance and public speaking skills, and engage in the art of storytelling. Through each of the diverse categories, our members learn to amplify their voice and the voices of others with clarity, passion, and confidence, all while building lifelong skills (and friedships) that extend far beyond the classroom.
Speech offers opportunities for class clowns, future CEOs, actors, activists, writers, influencers, conversationalists, and those who maybe want to be a bit more of any of those things.
Lakeville North Speech is a team of over 60 students and 15 coaches who pride themselves on a long history of excellence. We have ranked in the top 20 teams in the nation for multiple years and have had many National Finalists and Semi-Finalists as well as State medalists.
Why do we do it?
Participating in Speech...
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Teaches valuable academic skills - writing, presenting, researching, and critical thinking
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Is correlated to statistically higher analytical and reading comprehension scores
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Provides crucial communication skills missing from much of our school curriculums today
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Looks great on a college application
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Provides a supportive social network and lifelong friendships
CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS
- Public Address -
DISCUSSION
An opportunity to be part of a small group discussing the best way to reach a solution to a task.
EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
A chance for those who love talking about national or international current events, and feel comfortable speaking with limited preparation.
GREAT SPEECHES
An opportunity for those who love written analysis AND performance of a famous public speech.
INFORMATIVE
A category where research, writing, and speaking on a topic designed to inform an audience on a topic come together.
ORIGINAL ORATORY
An opportunity to write and deliver a persuasive speech with supporting research on a topic one feels passionate about.
- Interpretation -
CREATIVE EXPRESSION
An opportunity to write what you perform! Could be funny, could be serious, could be poetry.
DRAMA
The performance of a selection from a published play or movie script that is serious in nature.
DUO
This category involves two people performing a selection from a published piece of literature with each other.
EXTEMPORANEOUS READING
A chance for avid readers to shine while reading from pre-selected pieces of either prose or poetry.
HUMOR
The performance of a selection from a published piece of literature that is humorous in nature.
POETRY
An opporuntity for lovers of language to bring poetry to life through performance.
PROGRAM ORAL INTERPRETATION
The utilization of a variety of literature types to build a performance surrounding a theme or argument.
PROSE
The opportunity to bring to life a selection of published prose.
STORYTELLING
This category involves the retelling of pre-selected stories in your own style and with your own flair.
