MCS Knights stand out at speech, debate competition

Mount Carmel School congratulates the following students who competed in the Nov. 21 meet of the National Speech & Debate Association and National Junior Speech & Debate Association:

NSDA
Participants: Deleon Guerrero, Lance ST, PO, PR and Diaz, Angelica DI, ST, PO, PR
• Acosta, Ydelle: 4th Place – IMP B; 5th Place – PR MB
• Camacho, Gary M.: 1st Place – IMP C; 4th Place – OO A
• Cunanan, Erika:, 4th Place – IMP C; 4th Place – PO MB, 4th Place – PR MB
• Irang, Maverick Deniel M.: 2nd Place – PR A; 3rd Place – ST, 5th Place – PO A
• Manglona, Thomas Lee II A.: 1st Place – USX; 2nd Place – IMP D; 5th Place – PO MA
• Melchor, Jeff Matthew: 1st Place – DI B; 4th Place – DUO (with Michelle Palacios)
• Moran, Matt Jason B.: 3rd Place – IMP A; 4th Place – PR A
• Palacios, Michelle: 4th Place – DUO (with Jeff Matthew Melchor)
• Paraiso, Joanie: 2nd Place – DI B
• Ramirez, Reica Jucel: 2nd Place – OO A; 3rd Place – IMP B
• Santos, Joshua: 2nd Place – COM; 4th Place – USX; 4th Place – IMP D; 5th Place – PR A
• Snodgrass, Nathaniel: 2nd Place – PR MA; 3rd Place – USX; 4th Place – COM; 5th Place – IMP D
• Toskas, Jonelle: 1st Place – CH PR; 2nd Place – DUO (with Monica Aira Usi)
• Usi, Monica Aira: 2nd Place – DUO (with Jonelle Toskas); 3rd Place – OO B

NJSDA
Participants: Cunanan, Nathanael HI, ST, PR
• Marcelo, Bernard Angelo A.: 1st Place – HI A; 3rd Place – PR MD
• Salvador, Vince Philip D.: 2nd Place – HI A; 4th Place – DI A; 3rd Place – PR MA
• Javier, Lleyton Andre: 1st Place – IMP A
• Borja, Kalea Lou: 1st Place – IMP C; 1st Place – PO MD
• Ham, Jim Michael: 1st Place – IMP F; 4th Place – Extemp

Thanks to volunteer judges Elenita Duarte, Ruby Acosta and Judy Ann Ramirez, and especially to the school’s NSDA/NJSDA Coordinators Filmah Buenaflor and Tobed Smith.