Carver Speech and Debate Students Excel in Local Competition

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Pictured above from left to right: Elizza Dabrio-Leiva (11), Quincy Kimany (12), Lashawn Bolton (12), Alyssa Davis-Leonard (10), Jordan Nelson (12), Erin Graves (12), Santiago Vera (12), Hanna Lechuga (9), Bailey Day (9)

Carver High School Speech and Debate students received first place Sweepstakes at the Spring High School Christmas Charlie Brown TFA NIETOC Tournament, on December 17.

The students won first place Sweepstakes out of 30 schools and took home 18 awards.

Preparing for this tournament, Carver’s Speech and Debate team added an extra days of practice and used their Christmas banquet to practice. The students were also visited by former Carver Speech and Debate students to share best practices and tips for competing. The day of the competition members of Carver’s senior class and class officers attended the tournament to support the team.

“We are a family,” Anthony Cobb, Carver Speech and Debate coach explained. “Our family came to supported each of our students and we did them proud

The students participated in several events including, prose, poetry novice prose, novice poetry, informative, impromptu, duo interpretation, and more.

Congratulations to the Carver Speech and Debate Team!

Student Name	Event	Place
Jordan Nelson	Prose	2nd Place
Santiago Vera	Poetry	6th Place
Hannah Lechuga	Novice Prose	3rd Place
Dakaria Dawson	Novice Poetry	1st Place
Erin Graves	Novice Poetry	2nd Place
Bailey Day	Novice Poetry	5th Place
Jordan Nelson	Informative	4th Place
Quincy Kemany	Domestic Extemp	3rd Place
Elizza Dabrio-Leiva	Domestic Extemp	5th Place
LaShawn Bolton	Domestic Extemp	6th Place
Bailey Day	Novice Extemp	1st Place
Erin Graves	Novice Extemp	4th Place
LaShawn Bolton	Impromptu	1st Place
Jordan Nelson	Impromptu	2nd Place
Quincy Kemany	Impromptu	3rd Place
Alyssa Davis-Leonard	Impromptu	5th Place
Elizza Dabrio-Leiva	Impromptu	6th Place
Bailey Day and Alyssa Davis-Leonard	Duo Interpretation	3rd Place