Jay Debate Chronicles

Dear Team and Parents,

This season has been such a wonderful experience! I hope that each of you have been exhilarated by the success your children have had this season because this season has been one for the record books! Our team has 36 State Qualifiers, 14 National Qualifiers, is ranked #1 in the District, #2 for the State, and #32 in the entire Nation!

With this success comes expenses, which is why each student on the team is obligated to raise $200.00 by the end of the season. And since we qualified so many to Nationals this year, we need to raise more money. This newsletter serves as the FUNDRAISING AND POST-SEASON EDITION

In this newsletter, you will find the following information:

1. A spreadsheet with how much each student has raised THUS FAR. All outstanding balance is due Tuesday, May 12

2. A spreadsheet with any outstanding hotel expenses students have. This money is due by Tuesday, May 12

3. A list of various fundraisers that are coming up

Thank you all for your continued support and enthusiasm. Let's come together to ensure our team can compete at nationals with the entire community behind them by participating in these upcoming fundraisers.

Warm regards,

Coach Hart

Listed below is the spreadsheet where we are tracking the amount of money raised thus far. This communicates how much is still owed.

Listed below includes the amounts owed from Hotel stays at tournaments. Some students did not get the money to us in time before we put the money box away and some students forgot to pay. This communciates that information to you.

What is this: Each year right before the state competition, the JCHS Speech & Debate Team features some of its state and national qualifying performances. While we would love to feature all students in the program, that would be a very lengthy performance night, so we limit it to no more than 8-9 performances to keep it to two hours or less.

How much does this cost: Admission is $10.00 for parents and $5.00 for students

When is this: Wednesday, April 23 @ 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the JCHS Black Box Theatre

How much goes toward fundraiser obligation: All attendees of a student will receive 100% of the proceeds to their fundraising obligation

What is this: Each year, the team hosts an annual Trivia Night fundraiser. There will be ten rounds of ten questions. Prizes are given to the top scoring team. Admission is $20 a person or $160 for a Table.

When is this: Friday, May 9 @ Capital City Productions

How much goes toward fundraising obligation: All attendees of a student will receive 100% of the proceeds to their fundraising obligation.

How do I sign up: All attendees can sign up to attend by scanning the QR code in the attached flyer below

What is this: Each year, we host a Silent Auction to go along with the Trivia Night in an attempt to raise additional money. Any student and/or their family can put together a basket of items to auction off or seek donations from local business to auction off. If you are looking for gift basket ideas, I would encourage you to Google search "Gift Basket ideas".

Here are some great ideas:

• https://luxgive.com/blog/themed-silent-auction-basket-ideas-to-wow-your-bidders
  
• https://www.winspireme.com/blog/silent-auction-basket-ideas/
  
• https://givebutter.com/blog/silent-auction-basket-ideas
  

When is this: Friday, May 9 @ 6:00 pm at Capital City Productions

Who should I get the donations to: Please send a list of items along with a picture to the Parent coordinating the Silent Auction: Amanda Buschmann (arains81@aol.com). She would like them by April 30.

When should the donations be communicated: April 30 -- The sooner, the better. If you could also communicate the value of the basket, that will help us understand what the minimum bid should be.

How much will go toward fundraising obligation: 100% of the money raised for the items a student donates will go toward their fundraising obligation.

What is this: This is essentially seeking sponsorships from friends, family, and/or businesses. This is asking for in-kind donations that help raise money for the team. Larger donations have an incentive (see the attached flyer)

How much goes toward fundraiser obligation: 100% of what you raise goes directly toward your balance

Where should I turn in any money raised: Give any money to Coach Hart, along with the form attached below

For Your Information: All donations are tax-deductible, as our Booster Club is a registered 501(c)(3) organization.

Fundraiser Dates: April 14 - April 25

Raffle Money Due: April 29

Each date on your calendar reflects how many entries the buyer will have in the raffle, as well as the cost for those entries. The buyer can purchase multiple days if they like. If a buyer wants to spend $50.00, they can then pick as many dates as they want as long as the dates total to 50.

Student Incentives:

Students who sell more than half of their calendar dates will be entered into a side drawing with a chance to win a prize of a $50.00 gift card, $25.00 gift card, or $10.00 gift card.

Questions: Amanda Buschmann (arains121481@gmail.com)

Boosters will be purchasing breakfast at OSCARS for Seniors. This is a BRAND NEW TRADITION, where we get to celebrate each other and have fun as a group.

Meet at Oscars this Friday at 7:00 am!

Participants:

Arjun & Anagha (Policy)

Harrison & Townes (Policy)

Avnith & Foster (Policy)

Ammi & Rylee (PF)
Miles & Ava (PF)

Katie Ruffing (LD)

Gideon (DI)

Townes (DI)

Harrison (HI)

Miles (HI)

Jackson (HI)

Harrison & Townes (DUO)

Miles & Rylee (DUO)

Gideon & Justina (DUET)

Gwen & Logan (DUET)

Parker & Sofie (DUET)

Samara (Prose)

Christina (Poetry)

Kimberley (Poetry)

Justina (Poetry)

Tori (Inform)

Lilly (Inform)

Sophia (Radio)

Avnith (IX)

Arjun (IX)

Ava (USX)

HOTEL INFO:

Hampton Inn Springfield Southeast

3370 E Montclair ST

Springfield, MO 65804

SCHEDULE:

https://www.mshsaa.org/content/SpeechandDebate/InformationCentral.aspx

Students will leave AFTER SCHOOL on Thursday, April 24. A State send off will happen at 2:50 pm that same day.

Participants:

Townes (DUO)

Gideon (DI & Duet)

Logan (DI)

Shamar (DUO)

Rylee (DUO & Duet)

Harrison (HI & DUO)

Malani (DI)

Gwen (DI)

Miles (DUO & Duet)

Justina (Duet)

Jackson (DUO)

HOTEL INFO:

Super 8 Hotel

6900 NW 83rd Terrace

Kansas City, MO 64152

SCHEDULE:

https://www.speechwire.com/c-info.php?tournid=18596

Students will leave on Thursday, May 15 at 10:00 am.

Participants:

Ammi & Ava (PF)

Damien & Kylie (PF)

Madison (LD)

Sophia (LD)

Harrison & Townes (DUO)

Miles & Rylee (DUO)

Gideon (DP)

Malani (DP)

Tori (Declamation)

Ella (Declamation)

Maliyah (Declamation)

Justina (Oral Interp)

Christina (Oral Interp)

Foster (Congress)

HOTEL INFO:

Hilton Chicago

720 South Michigan Avenue

Chicago, IL

SCHEDULE:

https://www.ncflnationals.org/schedule.html

Participants:

Gideon (DI)

Gwen (DI)

Malani (DI)

Harrison & Townes (DUO)

Jackson & Shamar (DUO)

Anagha & Arjun (Policy)

Ammi & Ava (PF)

Katie (Congress)

Miles (Congress)

Justina (Supplementals)

Rylee (Supplementals)

HOTEL INFO:

Hampton Inn West Des Moines Lake Drive

7060 Lake Drive

West Des Moines, IA 50266

SCHEDULE:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IqUHtOZyi6Gs4EQEb4h4dPBtm2HmzUed7mP9UVfCzPo/edit?tab=t.0

What: Performance Showcase

Where: Black Box Theatre

Date: Wednesday, April 23

Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Cost: $10.00 / person

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What: Banquet

Where: JCHS Cafeteria

Date: Friday, May 2

Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Cost: Students eat free / adults pay $15.00 for meal

RSVP by Monday, April 28: https://forms.gle/FHwHnvDpggy775fq6

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What: Trivia Night & Silent Auction

Where: Capital City Productions Theatre

Date: Friday, May 9

Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Cost: $20/person ; $160/table

RSVP at jchsspeechdebatetrivianight.com

When students compete at different competitions, they earn points based on their wins/losses and ranks with the National Speech and Debate Association. The scores have been put into the system, and the following students are recognized as our CURRENT Top Point earners.

TOP VARSITY

1. Arjun Garikapaty - 2745 pts

2. Katie Ruffing - 2281 pts

3. Ammi McHugh - 2173 pts

4. Anagha Garikapaty - 2163 pts

5. Rylee Irwin - 2103 pts

6. Harrison Lane - 2100 pts

7. Miles Sweazea - 2017 pts

8. Townes Baker - 1709 pts

9. Ava Kersten - 1548 pts

10. Gideon Duren - 1493 pts

TOP NOVICE

1. Lilly Schepers - 277 pts

2. Justina Varner - 276 pts

3. Sofie Moss - 274 pts

4. Laylah Smith - 247 pts

5. Christina Chari - 232 pts

6. Jason Simmonds - 229 pts

7. Parker Dunn - 219 pts

8. Madison Gardner - 217 pts

9. Samara Nyatanga - 214 pts

10. Isaiah Migogo - 198 pts

Please follow this link if you would like to see our team's amazing team pictures this year: https://frf.client-gallery.com/gallery/jeff-city-speech-2024

Listed below is the contact information for each coach of the Jefferson City High School Speech & Debate Team.

Head Coach of Jay Debate

Email: jordan.hart@jcschools.us
Website: jaydebate.com
Phone: 417-214-6023
Twitter: @JayDebateTeam

Assistant Coach of Jay Debate

Email: zach.lovelace@jcschools.us
Phone: 573-953-4659

Assistant Coach of Jay Debate

Email: travis.stahlman@jcschools.us
Phone: 636-744-3721