Speech & Debate: Results from Victoria East and UIL Congress Competitions
November 14, 2018
The Ray Speech and Debate team traveled to Victoria East on November 10, 2018 to compete for eligibility at the annual TFA State tournament. The team also won second place sweepstakes! The results are as follows:
Aamil Farishta: Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, 6th place; reached quarters in Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Anahita Farishta: Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, 1st place; Informative Speaking 2nd place
Kevin Craig: Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, 2nd place; Lincoln-Douglas Debate, 2nd place
Seja Haque: Lincoln-Douglas Debate, 1st place
Sunnie Harkness: Congressional Speaking, 1st place
Adam Mondragon: Supercongress
Arish Bawani: Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking, 4th place
Evan Hsiang: Original Oratory, 1st place; Informative Speaking, 1st place
Daniel Gardiner: Novice Extemporaneous Speaking, 4th place
Raina Pineda: Novice Poetry, 2nd place
Zoe Robinson: Prose, 5th place
Daya Butler: Prose, 4th place
Vanessa Zambrano: Humorous Interpretation, 5th place
Natalie Palacios: Dramatic Interpretation, 2nd place
Danella Rodriguez and Natalie Palacios: Duet Improvisation, 6th place
The previous week, there were also three finalists in UIL Congress. We’d like to recognize Genevieve Cox, Carlos Carroll, and Kevin Craig for their achievements! They placed second, third, and fourth respectively. The UIL Congress competition resulted in these three qualifying for competition at state. Congratulations to everyone.
If you’re interested in joining speech and debate, contact Mr. Perkins in room 138.