The Harlingen South Speech Drama Debate Team Received 2nd Place in Nation Wide Competition

Harlingen South Speech Drama Debate Team Traveled to University of Texas at Austin and competed at the Longhorn Classic recently. The team represented Harlingen South High school well with outstanding performances in the following areas:

Duet Acting

Jasmine Brady & Amber Gracia placed 6^th

Poetry

Hillary Cortez placed 6^th

Impromptu

Kara Tapangan placed 1^st

United States Extemporaneous Speaking

Kara Tapangan placed 2^nd

Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking

Kara Tapangan placed 1st

Duo Interpretation

Hillary Cortez& John Reynolds placed 1^st

Dramatic Interpretation

Hillary Cortez placed 3^rd

John  Groves placed 6^th 

Humorous Interpretation

Hillary Cortez placed 7^th

John Reynolds placed 6^th 

Novice Cross Examination

Luana Charies & Larissa Lopez placed 4^th 

Individual Sweepstakes: These are the students that received the highest number of points out of 250 competitors

John Reynolds received 8^th

Kara Tapangan received 4^th

Hillary Cortez received 3^rd 

Harlingen South Speech Drama Debate Team competed against 82 schools from around the country and routinely place high in regional, state, and national competitions.