State Master Councilor
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State Senior Councilor
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State Junior Councilor
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State Marshall
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Executive Officer
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Altoona Halo Tourney Wrapup
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Posted by Andrew Reif
Saturday, December 13th was the next best thing since sliced bread! Altoona held a Halo Tournament at the Altoona Regional. 36 DeMolay's were split
into 9 teams for an extreme round-robin tournament. The tournament was
intense and all the guys did there best, but there was only 1 winner. Team
1 was victorious over the 8 remaining teams.
The winners from Team 1 were:
Mitch Martineau - James A. Guest
Brandon Stone - Champlin
Joe Wright - Southgate
Ryan Anderson - Champlin.
The MVP for the day was Pat Doubet
of Cedar Rapids Chapter. If you missed out, don't forget about the Cedar
Falls Regional/Lock-in this Saturday, December 20-21. See you there.
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Before Jan 1!!!
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Posted by Brandon Stone
Iowa DeMolay has the opportunity of a lifetime and you are the key to its success. This year in Iowa DeMolay has brought a special opportunity to break the previous record for membership. To break this record would be huge accomplishment and would be really cool because you would also be beating Shane Harshbarger and Matt Buckley's 1992-1993 record that was set well over ten years ago. The best part is that all you have to do is initiate people before the new year. This is pretty easy, so get after it and initiate. Remember, it is better to try and fail than not try and and not being able to succeed.
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All Star Red Carpet Fashion Show!
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Posted by Brad Selken
The Red Carpet Fashion Show is rapidly approaching. Its going to be
great fun for everyone, so make sure to bring your crazy outfits and
accessories to strut your stuff. Impress a few ladies, scare your advisors, and
generally have a good time. Its the Red Carpet Fashion Show, and
its coming your way at All-Star 2004, Feb. 7-8, 2003.
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State Ritual Tournament -- All Star 2004
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Posted by Kyle Martin
The All Star Ritual Tournament is a major component of the very famous
All Star Weekend. It's a chance for you and your chapter to show off your
speaking skills and ability to execute to the fullest. You may think you're hot
stuff now but there are a few things you ought to know before you walk into a
room full of judges with pen in hand. They will be looking for every flaw in
the words you say, the gestures you give, and the floorwork you do. Don't let
it scare you though. With the tips below, you'll be well on your way to the winner's circle at the
podium on February 8th(Sunday morning of All Star).
Before the competition:
- PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE
- Consult the Iowa DeMolay Ritual Handbook which holds all the rules and
lays every requirement out for every part(your chapter has one somewhere)Some
parts may have slight differences in what you already know. ex: MC has an extra
welcome line in Chapter Proficiency. Councilors parts have to do
opening/closing and initiatory degree parts. Chaplain has to do
opening/closing and nine'o'clock interpolation prayers.
- Repeat your part when your walking to school or on a trip in the car or
instead of playing video games for an hour.
- Do it in front of a mirror.
- Practice with your team frequently.
- Try saying it in a variety of styles to find what sounds best.
- Register your team competition with your event registration to ensure
your team a time to compete.
- Competition is judged based on two categories:
Words: be accurate
Performace: you can get some bonus points here with you're
tone, pace, appearance, etc.
- Dress up for the occasion. It's guaranteed points if you do.
- Have as many competitors from your chapter compete. The more that
compete, the better your chances are at getting the Shane-height Ritual Supremacy
Trophy.
During the competition:
- Thank your judges before and after you compete (it won't help your score
but they do work hard with only donuts as payment).
- take a few deep breaths, stretch your jaw, do warm ups if you want and
shake out the bad vibes before saying "START".
- If you screw up, stay composed!!!!
- If you forget mid-sentence and there is no chance of finding your
place, skip ahead to a word you do know. Chances are the words you skip will be
less costly than the prompt you might have to take.
- If you get stuck, don't repeat what you've already said. It'll end up
costing you more than if you skip ahead a little.
- Don't rush. If you think you're going to slow, you're probably going
the perfect pace.
- Don't say "WHOOOOWHEEE, THANK GOD I"M DONE, HOLY COW"
until you say "STOP"
The ritual competition is required for the Chapter Of Excellence so this
is not something to put off until you get there. Start holding practices and
get your teams together now. I'll see you February 7,8 in the Quad Cities at
ALL STAR!!!!!
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Who's Initiating?
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Chapter
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Initiates(YTD)
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| Hawkeye |
26 |
| Cedar Rapids |
25 |
| Altoona |
13 |
| Allen |
12 |
| Champlin |
12 |
| Southgate |
9 |
| James A. Guest |
6 |
| Cyclone |
5 |
| Michael H. Barnes |
4 |
| Blackhawk |
2 |
| North Iowa |
0 |
| TOTAL | 114 | |
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