On Nov. 11, the Harlingen South Speech/Drama/Debate Team traveled to Victoria, Texas, to compete at the Victoria East High School Tournament. The team had a spectacular finish as they secured the 1st place sweepstakes win. The following students contributed to the team’s success:
Dramatic Interpretation
6th-Natalie Perez
4th-James Gracia
3rd-John Duncan
Humorous
Interpretation
7th-Lauren Ponce
5th-Joseph Decilos
4th-John Duncan
2nd-Savannah Smith
Program Oral
Interpretation
8th-Lauren Ponce
6th- Joseph Decilos
2nd-Savannah Smith
Prose
5th-Lauren Ponce
3rd-Isabella Connell
2nd-Savannah Smith
Poetry
4th-Joseph Decilos
2nd-John Duncan
1st-James Gracia
Duo Interpretation
5th-Alexa Strubhart & Hailey Alejandro
1st-James Gracia & Natalie Perez
Duet
4th-Carmela Benavides & Joseph Decilos
3rd-Isabella Connell & Lauren Ponce
1st-James Gracia & John Duncan
Original Oratory
6th-Joseph Decilos
3rd-John Duncan
Informative
1st-Joseph Decilos
Foreign Extemporaneous
5th-Christian Villarreal
Domestic
Extemporaneous
3rd-Elizabeth Everett
Duet Improv.
5th-Carmela Benavides & Lauren Ponce
4th-Joseph Decilos & Mark Colmenares
Novice Prose
4th-Alexa Strubhart
Novice Poetry
5th-Logan Fidler
