The Mount Pleasant High School Speech and Debate Team competed at Whitehouse the weekend before Thanksgiving Break. They brought home three 2nd place medals, two 3rd place medals, and earned one 4th, one 5th and one 6th.

Seven students brought home medals from the contest. Two of them, Aslin Barrientos and Ryan Sharp, placed in two events while Seth Robertson placed in three.

Winners included:

-Seth Robertson 2nd in Poetry Interpretation, 3rd in Humorous Interpretation & with -Audrey Courreges 5th in CX Debate
-Jaquacy Minter 2nd in Dramatic Interpretation
-Ryan Sharp 2nd in Humorous Interpretation & with -Taryn Thurman 4th in CX Debate
-Aslin Barrientos 6th in Dramatic Interpretation & with -Tripp Hinton 3rd in Duo Interpretation

The Team improved at their next Meet on December 2 at All Saints Episcopal in Tyler, Texas. They brought home the 2nd place overall trophy and earned two 1st place, two 2nd place, one 3rd place, two 5th place and four 6th place awards.

Seven students brought home the 11 medals. One student- Jaquacy Minter- placed in four events, two students – Aslin Barrientos and Ryan Sharp – placed in three events and one – Taryn Thurman placed in two events.

Winners included:

-Jaquacy Minter 1st in Poetry Interpretation, 2nd in Program of Oral Interpretation, 5th in Dramatic Interpretation & with -Aslin Barrientos 1st in Duo Interpretation
-Ryan Sharp 3rd in Prose Interpretation, 6th in International Extemporaneous  Speaking & with -Taryn Thurman 2nd in Policy Debate
-Connelly Cowan with -Anthony Preciado 3rd in Policy Debate
-Taryn Thurman 5th in Poetry Interpretation
-Aslin Barrientos 6th in Poetry Interpretation and in Program or Oral Interpretation
-Maritza Zambrano 6th in Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking

“We congratulate these students on their success at these two meets,” said MPISD Director of Communications Dr. Judi Saxton. “We look forward to what they will achieve throughout the rest of this school year.”

Pictured (l-r): Team Coach Cody Morris, Connelly Cowan, Taryn Thurman, Seth Robertson, Audrey Courreges, Maritza Zambrano