Welcome to Neville Speech

The Edge of Perfection:

If you're not living on the edge,
you're taking up way too much space!

We Sponsor: 
    Competitive Varsity Speech/Acting Team
    Competitive Varsity Debate Team
    Homecoming Dance (Oct. 4, 2008)
    "TigerBeat" Radio Show on 102-FM (Airs Friday's during half-time)
    Coffee Shop Performances/TAPS Awards (April 2009)

We Help You find Your Way through "Parent Command Center" 
     Click Parent Command Center (see link at right under main menu)
    If you are a new user: 1. Select a relationship
                                    2. PSN = last 5 digits of SSN
                                    3. Submit
                                    4. Go through registration
                                    5. Logout
                                    6. Apply new username & password to homepage
                                    7. Click on child's name
                                    8. Click on tabs of whatever you want to check
                                    
We are Members of:
    Louisiana High School Speech League
    International Thespian Society
    National Forensic League
    National Theatre Association
    National Scholastic Speech Association

Varsity Team Members Rank as:
    Thespians - One Star
    Honor Thespians - Two Stars
    Grand Thespians - Three Stars
    International Thespians - Four Stars w/Letterman Jackets
    International "Best" Thespians - Four Stars w/Letterman Jackets and Highest Rank

00-10 Officers are:
President - Daniel Lawson
Vice President / Orig. Oratory Capt.- Johnise Thomas
PR Director/Extempt Capt. - Sara Carr
Recording Sec. / CX Debate Capt. - Zahkeya Shaw
Financial Sec.-  Jasmine Gipson
Historian / Duet-Duo Capt. - Madelyn Snead
Librarian / Individual Events' Capt. - Kaitlyn McKinley
Declamation Capt. - Katherine Klagholz
Chaplain / LD Debate Capt. - Franz Hill
Parliamentarian- Jessica Walker
Senators-at-Large -  Montrell White

Theater-Speech Department

SPEECH – THEATER – DEBATE

Note: All Neville students have the opportunity to be members of the speech and drama club. Students wishing to compete as members of the Varsity Speech Squad must audition, meet the required handbook standards and receive the appropriate invitation from the sponsor. All theater-speech classes are progressive with customized units that vary from year to year, therefore, if a student is taking speech for the first time, it is posted as Speech I; for the second time is it is posted as Speech II, and so on.

Theater-Speech I, II, III, IV (2nd thru 5th period)

(Theater History,/Acting/Communications/Public

Speaking/Public Forums)

Prerequisite: None

Credit: 1

Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

Students learn to appreciate the aesthetics of the theatrical world while engaging in the study of drama history and various acting assignments. Participating in formal group discussions in front of an invited audience affords students the opportunity to become articulate, informed citizens. Research, writing, and speaking skills are enhanced with library time and multiple oral assignments presented before the class. Units of acting, stage movement, stage areas, prose-poetry, parliamentary procedure, job applications, interviewing, Student Congress, and TV-Radio announcing are rotated annually to provide a customized curriculum that offers variety from year to year.

Theater I, Advanced Theater (6th period)

(Competition Squad)

Prerequisite: Audition/Speech Handbook Standards/Sponsor’s Approval

Credit: 1

Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

Members of the Varsity Speech Squad fine tune their skills in interscholastic contest among Louisiana Speech League Member Schools. Students practice perfecting performances in original oratory, extemporaneous speaking, prose/poetry, humorous/dramatic interpretations, duo interpretation, duet acting, declamation, and other related speaking events. Additional instruction is given in character building, organizing group meetings using parliamentary procedure and other areas related to responsible citizenship in an articulate society. Students learn to polish their research, writing, and speaking skills while creating critical analyses of selected material and by producing a weekly radio show on KNOE 102 FM known as “TigerBeat!”

Enrollment in this traveling competitive-team class is based on sponsor’s approval.

Speech I, II, III, IV -Debate (7th Period)

(Competition Squad)

Prerequisite: Audition/Speech Handbook Standards/Sponsor’s Approval

Credit: 1

Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

Students who exhibit strong vocal, research and analytical skills and who express an interest in competitive argumentation are entered into this debate theory and prep class. The national debate topics are researched and evidence for and against the resolutions are catalogued to be used in competitions against opposing Louisiana Speech League teams from other member schools. Debate theory includes studying the U.S. Constitution and Congressional records. Enrollment in this traveling competitive-team class is based on sponsor’s approval.