10 Things Only High School Speech Kids Will Understand
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10 Things Only High School Speech Kids Will Understand

From Hi to OO to POI, there are some things that only high school speech kids really understand.

Julia Shelley
Aug 09, 2017
Villanova University
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10 Things Only High School Speech Kids Will Understand
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Joining the speech team my freshman year of high school was one of the best decisions I've ever made. I got to spend every Saturday competing alongside my best friends and giving speeches about things I was passionate about. Now that I'm going off to college, I've started to realize how weird it'll be to not attend practices every day or spend my weekends in a freezing high school dressed like a mini business professional. Whether you are a prospective speech kid, current team member or an alum, here is a list of ten things that you can probably relate to.

1. Setting your alarm for 4:45 am on Saturdays.

2. Trying to explain to people what the Speech Team is.


3. Memorizing your intro on the bus ride there.

4. When your judge walks in and you realize they gave you a 1 last week.

5. Trying to look intimidating before a round.


6. When someone does the same piece as you.


7. That moment before postings when the entire tournament is crowded around a wall.


8. When you and your best friend break the same final round.


9. Watching the national final rounds on Youtube until you've memorized every piece.


10. Walking to the bus after a tournament when it's already dark outside and realizing that you never saw daylight today.

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