2009-2011 MFL Board

We are pleased to announced the 2009-2011 MFL Board:

• Joyce Albert, Natick HS, President
• Lisa Honeyman, Newton South HS, Secretary/VP
• Rob Croteau, Catholic Memorial HS, Treasurer
• Susan Marianelli, Milton Acad, Chair of Speech
• Sara Sanchez, Lexington HS, Chair of Debate
• Paul Wexler, Needham HS, Chair of Congress
• Greg Cunningham, Catholic Memorial HS, At Large
• Sarah Donnelly, Natick HS, At Large
• Nancy Gahagan, Montrose School, At Large
• Patrice Jean-Baptiste, Milton Acad, At Large
• Chris Palmer, Newton South HS, At Large
• Dan Sapir, Sacred Heart HS, At Large

Minutes from 5/30/09 Annual Meeting

Highlights from the meeting:

1. Radio Broadcasting has been reinstated as an official MFL event

2. DI and HI have been combined into one event, called Dramatic Performance (DP)

3. Clarification about rules if a student speaks in the wrong room

There were a number of other rules changes and clarifications. Read the full document for details.

Montrose School

29 North Street Medfield, MA 02052

5/30 Meeting Agenda

The 2009 Annual League Meeting will occur at the Montrose School on Saturday, May 30th, 2009 at 1 PM. Coaches of MFL member chapters are invited and encouraged to attend. Each chapter has a vote on all the matters on the agenda. There'll be finger food at the meeting, and we'll likely go out afterwards for a bite to eat together.

The agenda for the meeting is attached. Because of League rules any proposed rule changes or bylaw changes must be proposed in the agenda; therefore we cannot accept further proposals for rule or bylaw changes, or create ones at the meeting. The motions in the agenda, however, may be amended at the meeting within certain bounds.

If you have any questions, please email Chris at palmer@tabroom.com.

State Speech Sweepstakes

There was a settings error in the sweepstakes tabulation that meant that ALL students were counted in sweepstakes calculation, not the top 16 as mandated by the rules. The sweepstakes as read at awards were as follows:

1. 501 points Newton South (MA) 55 entries

2. 409 points Milton Academy (MA) 42 entries

3. 354 points Catholic Memorial (MA) 37 entries

4. 299 points Natick High School (MA) 32 entries

5. 280 points Sacred Heart (MA) 35 entries

6. 261 points Bancroft (MA) 23 entries

7. 259 points Shrewsbury (MA) 30 entries

8. 214 points Acton-Boxborough (MA) 25 entries

9. 95 points Lincoln-Sudbury (MA) 9 entries

10. 86 points Needham (MA) 12 entries

11. 86 points Silver Lake (MA) 9 entries

The actual results are:

1. 235 points Newton South (MA) 55 entries

2. 232 points Milton Academy (MA) 42 entries

3. 222 points Bancroft (MA) 23 entries

4. 219 points Catholic Memorial (MA) 37 entries

5. 199 points Natick(MA) 32 entries

6. 192 points Shrewsbury (MA) 30 entries

7. 180 points Acton-Boxborough (MA) 25 entries

8. 177 points Sacred Heart (MA) 35 entries

9. 95 points Lincoln-Sudbury (MA) 9 entries

10. 86 points Needham (MA) 12 entries

11. 86 points Silver Lake (MA) 9 entries

We're going to try to arrange a swap at the May 30th meeting.

Legislation Two

This piece of legislation was omitted from the original packet.