Harlingen South competed at the National Speech and Debate Qualifier in El Campo, Texas on April 26-28. There, they qualified nine students to compete in the national tournament which will be held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on June 17-22.
Students qualifying:
John Duncan (11) and Natalie Perez (10) in Duo Interpretation
James Gracia (12) in Program Oral Interpretation
Lucero Sauceda (11) in United States Extemporaneous Speaking
Chris Smith (12) in Informative Speaking
Lauren Ponce (10) in Dramatic Interpretation
Josh Delgado (12) in United States Extemporaneous Speaking
Christian Villarreal (11) and Ramiro Gonzalez (11) qualified for the World Schools Debate team and will be competing against teams from different countries throughout the globe.
