HCISD middle school students participated in the National Qualifier tournament in early March. The following 22 students have qualified for Nationals and will compete at the National Tournament in Phoenix, Arizona in June.
Humorous Interpretation
Alexa Trevino – Gutierrez Middle School of Arts & Sciences
Avery Janssen – Gutierrez Middle School of Arts & Sciences
Prose Reading
Javier Cabello-Corona – Vela Middle School
Adrian Nanez Rivera – Vela Middle School
Duo Interpretation
Camila Rohrbough/Karina Kortan – Gutierrez Middle School of Arts & Sciences
Nadia Vento/Kara Cisneros – Gutierrez Middle School of Arts & Sciences
Extemporaneous Speaking
Addison Ruiz – Gutierrez Middle School of Arts & Sciences
Isabella Grimes – Vernon Middle School
Dramatic Interpretation
Catalina Cabello-Corona – Vela Middle School
Bianca Mattysyn Rios – Gutierrez Middle School of Arts & Sciences
Congressional Debate
Lauren Escobedo – Gutierrez Middle School of Arts & Sciences
Nia Araguz – Coakley Middle School
Lincoln Douglas
Violet Thompson – Vernon Middle School
Elina Kretz – Vernon Middle School
Original Oratory
Cassandra Banda – STEM Prep Academy, Representing Memorial Middle School
Ayden Longoria – STEM Prep Academy, Representing Memorial Middle School
Poetry Reading
Ava Salgado – Vela Middle School
Azaria Castillo – Vela Middle School
Impromptu Speaking
Cosette Peruch – Vela Middle School
Michael Valle – Vela Middle School
