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Bradley University Speech Team Alum. Loves YouTube videos of puppies/kitties/babies, short stories, and wine-tasting. Enjoys imported cheeses, beards, and freedom. A patriot at heart, Amanda married Stephen Colbert on 9/1/13. Their honeymoon included visits to the Continental Congress, Constitution Museum, National Mall memorials, peeks at the Magna Carta, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution of the United States of America. Possible future baby names include Lafayette, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Lincoln, and Jefferson. AFA Prose Champion 2009 AFA Duo Champion 2009 (Jared Boyer/Amanda Voirol) AFA Duo Champion 2010 (Jared Boyer/Amanda Voirol) AFA DI Champion 2010 AFA Individual Sweepstakes Champion 2010 IHSA State Champion Impromptu 2010 NFA Semi-Finalist Impromptu 2010 Informative Quarters, AFA and NFA - 7 (just enough to buy a Diet Coke)
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Work Weekend!

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Team!  Alumni!  Affiliates!

In an effort to make the most of our prep-time for Nationals, I’ll be hosting a mock tournament on 3/29 (Saturday) – on campus.

Tournament will be run in 4 rounds, each contestant may be DE in a round to show all events going to nationals.  Tournament dress is optional, of course.  Rounds will be held at 9:30, 10:30, 11:30, and 1:30, with lunch provided at 12:30.  Please arrive and compete in a timely fashion.

Any student that is in town is expected (read: required) to attend.  Waste not, want not.

EvenWithTheFlu

The Champion.  “Even with the flu.” 

Alums!  Friends/husbands/coworkers of alums!  We need judges!  I’m guessing we’ll need at least 3 sections in each round.  I can judge one, who else is up?  Also, we can certainly double or triple up judges (more ballots = more better) in rounds, so don’t be shy!

I will be creating schematics for the mock tournament, which will be accessible from this website, and published at least 24 hours before the tournament begins!

Thanks!  Email me at voirola@gmail.com if you have any questions – or if you want to get added to the judging list!

 

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So, team.

First:  CONGRATS!!!  So many happys from State!  I hope it was inspiring and invigorating for the weeks ahead…we’re about to put in WORK!

Here’s what’s what.  I was super sick at the end of last week, and missed a ton of work.  I will be making up that work time this week by adding on tons of hours to my regular work schedule.  I’ll literally be working 11 hour days.  Plus commute.

So.  I want you to know that while I *do* want to help with pre-nats prep…it ain’t gonna happen this week.

We’ll chat next week, folks.

ALSO:  Just as a standard for my coaching schedule: Sign up at minimum 24 hours in advance.  Sessions reserved within 24 hours may or may not be honored (I gots to have a plan for my life, kidlets).

Put on your BGP,

Amanda