The Harlingen High School South Speech Drama and Debate Team walked away with numerous awards after competing at the Richard King High School TFA state qualifying tournament on January 14 in Corpus Christi.
Students contributing to the team’s success are as follows:
Dramatic Interpretation
John Duncan 1st place
Lauren Ponce 2nd place
Mark Colmenares 7th place
Jaime Gomez 8th place
Domestic Extemp
Hondo Garcia 4th place
Foreign Extemp
Chris Smith 4th place
Humorous Interpretation
John Duncan 3rd place
Jessica Durant 4th place
James Gracia 5th place
Christian Ingram 6th place
Joseph Decilios 7th place
L-D Debate
Lizzy Everett 2nd place
Duo Interpretation
Christian Ingram and Jessica Durant 2nd place
James Gracia and Valerie Luevanos 3rd place
Informative Speaking
Joseph Decilios 1st place
Hondo Garcia 2nd place
Lucero Sauceda 3rd place
Chris Smith 4th place
Program Oral Interpretation
Jessica Durant 2nd place
Valerie Luevanos 3rd place
Lauren Ponce 4th place
John Duncan 5th place
James Gracia 7th place
Prose
Jaime Gomez 4th place
John Duncan 8th place
Novice prose
Stevie Rosingol 6th place
Carmela Benavides 7th place
Duet Improv
James Gracia and John Duncan 2nd place
Jessica Durant and Jaime Gomez 3rd place
Christian Ingram and Nate Carney 5th place