I have been a speech competitor or a “Speechie” for five years so far. Out of those five years, I have spent two being coached by Ms. Whitcombe, one of the best coaches I could ever ask for. Some may not see her like I do, in fact I hear many complaints about her, but whoever it is that complains about her, clearly don’t realize that the majority of their complaints coincide with reasons why I think she’s such a fantastic coach. Witty Whitcombe doesn’t let us give up. She pushes us to the limit and inspires us through her own speeches. She tips us and gives us advice on subjects that reach far beyond the speech world. Whitcombe is a friend to us speechies and will always be remembered like so. Sure, sometimes she can get on my nerves, but that just means she’s probably making me work too hard, which let’s face it, isn’t a bad thing.
My much loved 2010 speech season is sadly and devastatingly coming to its end. Not to mention that our very own prestigious Chad Barker “Baker” will be graduating, leaving us in his midst of talent and success. I am proud to have had the opportunity to have met Baker. He has given me loads of advice and inspiration. I’m an infamous sap between my friends. When something inspires me so intensely, I tend to cry. Chad Barker has indeed caused me to cry on occasions, in a good manner of course, and I thank him for that. Our speech team will never be the same without him, but I am excited to see who will take his place as the McCutcheon speech team “pep-er.”
Little Miss Spunk, AKA Chrystal. Ruiz is a great addition to our team. I love and admire her willingness to state her opinion. She doesn’t care what anyone thinks. If someone has a horrible outfit on she’ll make sure they know it. And just for the sake of tech crew, her brother is “a total hottie.”
Ruthann gave me a Twix and does favors for me, so I have to love her. If she were a dragon, I would name her Felonay. She would be my dragon. I would hug my dragon and love my dragon if Ruthann were my dragon.
Next is Ms. Courtney Orme, my big buddy. There is no one I love complaining to more than her. We make each other laugh and smile more times than I can begin counting. For that, I am thankful for meeting her, but kind of upset too that I hadn’t met her earlier.
Mr. Greengritch, Greenbridge, Greenwich, Greenbritches, Nathan, et cetera is an assistant coach for us all. He’s like the uncle. His speech tips are quite professional, regardless of the fact that he’s not too experienced. With his amazing eyes, totally killer physique, and as Chrystal says, his “awesome butt”, Nathan is as simply as I can put it, the shiznit.
Hannah Muldoon is one of our silent leaders. She’s one of those quiet speech kids ahtat you don’t stumble upon very often. That’s okay though because that’s just what makes her unique. He leadership skills don’t go unnoticed and the support she has for her teammates surely amazes me.
Teshia Sopher…I love talking to Teisha Sopher. She understands me, most of the time. I annoy her a lot and frighten her quite often.
Michael is the loudest of them all. He’s the loudest, the proudest, and the harshest. (Evidently that’s a word) You’ll hear his Nazi yells from Timbuktu. The prideful look in his eyes when he wins a ribbon is very respectable.
Kortney, one of our officers, has one of the best New York accents I have ever heard. Not only that, but she is also the best dressed on our entire speech team without a doubt. Her music taste is somewhat similar to my own, AKA her taste in music is AWESOME!
If I had to give Megan an award, it would either be “Best Smile”, “Wittiest Remarks”, or “Quickest Thinker”. She is one of the best problem solvers on the team. She may appear to be a cutie, but beware. Never judge a book by its cover. This is very true when it comes to Megan. Her adorable appearance leaves you disarmed when one of her witty retorts hits you like a Tokyo bullet train.
Ryan is a speech team newbie as well and one of the dorkiest speechies I know. That’s what makes him so loveable though. That, and his dry humor.
Rachel and Mickala have not gotten completely used to speech team yet. They still seem to struggle with their confidence and the weirdness of the rest of us, but rest assured, that will certainly change next year.
My duo partner, Taniecia, or Niecy as I like to spell it, Is exciting and extremely entertaining. Her sister, Paris, is just as awesome and when you get the two of them together, it’s one hell of a ride. They’re your cliché black former Chicago residents. They talk loudly and use street slang terms such as “shawty” and “your man.” Paris is not officially on our team, but she sure is awesome enough to be. They never fail to make me smile.
Jason “Tiki” Tieke, I’m almost at a loss of words. On the exterior, this little bundle of spunk is an extremely perverted “man.” He’s almost always making sexual jokes and comments. On the inside, however, Tiki has such an amazing personality. I respect him greatly for this. Although he sits at the butt of many people’s jokes, he forgives them and is always there when you need him, and even if you don’t need him. I feel gifted to have known him as well.
Jacob is the newest of the bunch. I enjoy his cynical remarks. I love him (As a friend). He loves me back, but he just won’t admit it.
Ian Riemenschneider, Ramen Schnoodle, Ion, in other words, my best speech friend out of them all. It’s hard to choose favorites, but I did. He has one heck of a personality and you almost always see a different side of him. If you don’t know him too well, he either comes off as a jerk or just a complete nerd, which I must say is so true. Even with his combination of his WoWness, conceit, and love/hate for violence, I love him and am going to miss him dearly when the stupid butthole goes to Harrison! And I’d like to add that I didn’t have too Facebook him to spell his last name. I’m proud.
Zuri is my fiercest competitor. I still beat her every time at “The Hokey Pokey” though. She only wishes she were as awesome as I. Just kidding, but really, Zuri so much fun to tease.
Norman, another inexperienced coach, is loved by all. Her excitement for the simple things in life empowers us all to have fun and be unique. Sadly, she won’t be joining us next year either. I wish her good luck in all that she does and I hope to see that Lost-obsessed ball of spunk again soon!
Jordan and Victoria are the speech couple of the year. He’s sexist and she’s coffee-obsessed. They were the first two speechies to end up dating and it sure did take long enough! They’re both speech newbies, but that’s okay because you would never be able to tell anyways.
And in his words, I “saved the best for last.” Aaron Watson, my dear ‘ole friend Watson. Let me tell you, he lives up to his name. Watson seems to have walked right out of George Orwell’s classic, 1984. This kid will surely go far. After all, most people that aspire to lead a massive amount of people tend to succeed. Just to prove his power over all of us speechies, “Aaron is the coolest person on our speech team.”
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