Harlingen CISD middle school students competed in the UIL District 32 Middle School Speech, Drama, and Debate contest virtually in February.
The Vela Middle School Speech, Drama, Debate Team swept 17 Champions out of 21 speaking events and had a total of 52 finalists.
Please see full results below by campus:
Vela Middle School
Duet Acting:
6th Grade
Aliana Trumbower and Samantha Vuittonet, 1st place
Amberlee Farias and Evaln Mann, 2nd place
7th Grade
Ava Salgado and Aaliyah Castillo, 1st place
Iliana Acosta and Emma Rodriguez, 4th place
Alexys Aguilar and Javen Garcia, 6th place
8th Grade
Bryanna Davila and Brittany Davila,1st place
Azaria Castillo and Marlee Garza, 2nd place
Impromptu Speaking:
6th grade
Katelyn Bauer, 1st place
Valentin Perez, 2nd place
Asia Mendoza, 6th place
7th grade
Azaria Castillo, 1st place
Sophia Galan, 2nd place
8th grade
Brittany Davila, 1st place
Taylor Rodea, 2nd place
Lorenzo Lara, 3rd place
Modern Oratory:
6th grade
Katelyn Bauer, 1st place
Alexys Aguilar, 3rd place
Javier Cabello-Corona, 4th place
7th grade
Sophia Galan, 1st place
Brittany Davila, 4th place
Javen Garcia, 6th place
8th grade
Catalina Cabello-Corona, 1st place
Marlee Garza, 2nd place
Poetry:
6th grade
Emma Rodriguez, 1st place
Javier Cabello-Corona, 3rd place
Iliana Acosta, 5th place
7th grade
Azaria Castillo, 1st place
Sophia Galan, 3rd place
Catalina Cabello-Corona, 4th place
8th grade
Lorenzo Lara, 2nd place
Marlee Garza, 3rd place
Ava Salgado, 4th place
Prose:
6th grade
Valentin Perez, 1st place
7th grade
Ava Salgado, 1st place
Sophia Galan, 2nd place
Aaliyah Castillo, 5th place
8th grade
Catalina Cabello-Corona, 1st place
Lorenzo Lara, 2nd place
Solo Acting:
6th grade
Javier Cabello-Corona, 1st place
Samantha Vuittonet, 3rd place
Katelyn Bauer, 5th place
7th grade
Catalina Cabello-Corona, 3rd place
Azaria Castillo, 5th place
Mia Molano, 6th place
8th grade
Bryanna Davila, 3rd place
Marlee Garza, 4th place
Lorenzo Lara, 5th place
Spanish Poetry:
6th grade
Valentin Perez, 1st place
Emma Rodriguez, 2nd place
7th grade
Javier Cabello-Corona, 2nd place
Katelyn Bauer, 4th place
8th grade
Catalina Cabello-Corona, 1st place
Coakley Middle School
Duet Acting:
6th Grade
Lylah Serna and Ashanti Wylie De Jesus, 5th place
8th Grade
Allison Manning and Cecilia Puente, 5th place
Modern Oratory:
6th Grade
Cami Bazan, 5th place
8th Grade
Cecilia Puente, 6th place
Mia Franklin, 3rd place
Prose:
6th Grade
Jasmine Salinas, 5th place
8th Grade
Allison Manning, 3rd place
Solo Acting:
6th Grade
Ashanti Wylie De Jesus, 6th place
Impromptu:
8th Grade
Allison Manning, 4th place
Vernon Middle School
Poetry:
7th Grade
Elina Kretz, 6th place
8th Grade
Arianna Alaniz, 5th place
Memorial Middle School
Duet Acting:
6th Grade
Mya Pena and Cecilia Saldivar, 3rd place
Poetry:
6th Grade
Cecilia Saldivar, 4th Place
8th Grade
Alisha Dorado, 6th Place
Prose:
6th Grade
Cecilia Saldivar, 3rd place
Mya Pena, 4th place
8th Grade
Alisha Dorado, 4th place
Spanish Poetry:
6th Grade
Ian Torres, 3rd place
8th Grade
Juan Lopez, 3rd place
Modern Oratory:
7th grade
Cassandra Banda, 2nd place
8th grade
Gabriela Sandoval, 4th place
Gutierrez Middle School
Duet Acting:
6th Grade
Tatyanah Zertuche and Alia Barrientos, 6th place
Danieli Gonzalez and Haylee Haug, 4th place
7th Grade
Lauren Escobedo and Julian Cordova, 5th place
Arleny Avilez and Natalee Juarez, 3rd place
Addison Ruiz and Mylie Vega, 2nd place
8th Grade
Hailey Davis and Aiden Casarez, 6th place
Azeneth Corrales and Nadia Vento, 4th place
Bianca Rios and George Matthew, 3rd place
Impromptu:
6th Grade
Lauren Escobedo, 5th place
7th Grade
Avery Janssen, 3rd place
8th Grade
Alexa Trevino, 6th place
Modern Oratory:
6th Grade
Delilah Soto, 6th place
Haylee Haug, 2nd place
7th Grade
Arleny Avilez, 5th place
Elayna Munoz, 3rd place
Poetry:
6th Grade
Nicholas Allex, 2nd place
7th Grade
Alexa Trevino, 5th place
Avery Janssen, 2nd place
8th Grade
George Matthew Gutierrez, 1st place
Prose:
6th Grade
Ava Lombardo, 6th place
Nicholas Allex, 2nd place
7th Grade
Alexa Trevino, 6th place
Avery Janssen, 4th place
Bianca Rios, 3rd place
8th Grade
George Matthew Gutierrez, 6th place
Solo Acting:
6th Grade
Gwen Briones, 4th place
Nicholas Allex, 2nd place
7th Grade
Alexa Trevino, 4th place
Bianca Rios, 2nd place
Avery Janssen, 1st place
8th Grade
Addison Ruiz, 6th place
Azeneth Corrales, 2nd place
George Matthew Gutierrez, 1st place
Spanish Poetry:
7th Grade
Elayna Munoz, 6th place
8th Grade
Aiden Casarez, 5th place
Alexa Trevino, 4th place
