CONGRATULATIONS SPEECH & DEBATE TEAM!

Congratulations to Allegra Iezza '13 and Katie Gerbasi '13 who took 1st place at the National Qualifier tournament this past weekend, in Duo Interpretation of Literature.  Allegra and Katie will now represent La Reina at the National Forensics League tournament in Indianapolis in June.

Hannah Young, '12, was awarded the District "Student of The Year Award" at the National Qualifier tournament.  She was selected from a pool of students spanning the area between Fullerton and Atascadero.   With over 2,000 points in National Forensic League competitions, Hannah is in the top 1/2 of 1% of all high school competitive speakers in the United States.

Hannah has received numerous awards in Public Forum and Congressional Debate, Extemporaneous Speaking, and in Mock Trial, and has represented La Reina at national competitions all four years of high school.

The La Reina High School Speech Team also captured the District Award for highest cumulative points earned in competitive speaking events over the last year.

REGENTS CAPTURE GRAND SWEEPSTAKES IN SPEECH AND DEBATE AT CLU!

Congratulations to the Regent Speech and Debate Team--they captured the Grand Sweepstakes award at the California Lutheran University Classic last weekend.  This award goes to the team with the highest total combined points.

Congratulations to these students who earned individual awards:

• Public Forum Debate, first place:  Lena Melillo '13 and Rachel Warner '13
• Policy Debate, first place, Rajika Jindani '12 and Michaela Posner '14
• Extemporaneous, first place:  Hannah Young '12
• Extemporaneous, second place:  Lena Melillo '13
• Extemporaneous, third place:  Ally Zlaket '15
• Original Oratory, first place:  Nicole Morrison '14
• Original Oratory, second place:  Michaela Posner '14
• Thematic, second place:  Carly Brennan '13
• Original Prose and Poetry, second place:  Camilah Hamideh '14
• Dramatic Interpretation, third place:  Camilah Hamideh '14
• Duo Interpretation, third place:  Carly Brennan '13 and Nisha Srinivasa '14
• Novice Impromptu, first place, Ally Zlaket '15
• Novice Humorous, first place:  Leila Flanagan '15
• Novice Dramatic Interpretation, third place:  Devin Montgomery '15.

REGENT DEBATERS CAPTURE SWEEPSTAKES!

Congratulations to the 21 members of Regent debate team, this weekend's winners of the Tri-County Debate Sweepstakes award for the highest combined team score! 

Individual award winners included:

• Lincoln-Douglas Debate, tied for first place:  Elizabeth Hribal '13, Valentina Oliver'12, and Edie Sussman '15 
• Lincoln-Douglas Debate, certificate for superior performance:  Katie Gerbasi '13 and Kathleen Sullivan '14
• Public Forum Debate, first place:  Lena Melillo '13 and Rachel Warner '13
• Policy Team Debate, certificate for superior performance:  Rajika Jindani '12 and Michaela Posner '14;  Ryanne Bamieh '14 and Ally Zlaket '15; and Sucheta Kadaba '14 and Nisha Srinivasa '14
• Parliamentary Team, certificate for superior performance:  Olivia Polk '12 and Hannah Young '12

Twenty-nine schools competed in the Tri-County Fall Classic Debate Tournament.   

CALL FOR ALUMNAE TESTIMONIALS

Attention, Regent alumnae!  If you were a member of the LRHS Speech, Debate or Mock Trial Teams, this message is for you.  The Advancement Department is collecting testimonials on how these forensic activities impacted the lives of alumnae.  How did the skills you learned help you in college or in your career?   How have you been able to "give a voice to women"?  Please send your testimonial to Sr. Lisa Megaffin at lmegaffin@lareina.com by August 1.  Thank you for your assistance with this important project...go, Regent Speechies!