Congrats & Thanks...Fashion Show & Winter Trophy

WE DID IT! In just three weeks, we managed to host a very successful show and a 5A tournament. I think we survived. It would not have happened had it not been for EVERYONE chipping in and helping. Thanks to all!

Congrats to all Winter Trophy winners:

Aubrey Young and Erika Desabrais took 3rd place in Novice Public Forum Debate.

Sona Shahbazian & Gina Mo were quarter-finalists in Varsity Public Forum Debate.

Michael Ippolito & Eric Liang took 2nd place in Varsity Public Forum Debate.

Amy Lu & Mitchell Dyer were octo-finalists in Novice LD Debate.

Chase Nelson, Sona Shahbazian & Nicole Fisher were semi-finalists in Impromptu Speaking.

Mollie Moreno was a semi-finalist in Prose Interp.

Nicole Fisher & Michael Ippolito were semi-finalists in Extemporaneous Speaking.

Alexa Curran took 2nd place in Poetry Interpretation and 3rd place in Dramatic Interpretation.

Michael Ippolito took 3rd place in Student Congress Debate.

Eric Liang took 4th place in Student Congress Debate.

We would like to extend a thank you to all the businesses who helped sponsor MHS Speech & Debate and have such an amazing tournament. Please visit these businesses and thank them for being our sponsors:

Arby’s Arizona Ave & Warner/ Bagel Nosh Cooper & Warner/ Bimbo Bakery USA Warner & Kyrenne/ Brio Tuscan Grille Williams Field & San Tan / Coca-Cola/ Costco on AZ Ave & Baseline / Costco on Market St. / Domino’s Pizza AZ Ave & Warner / Dunkin’ Donuts AZ Ave & Warner / Dunkin’ Donuts Val Vista & Warner / Einstein Bagels Gilbert & Warner / Einstein Bagels Val Vista & Guadalupe /Fry’s Marketplace Baseline & Gilbert / Fry’s Food Store Cooper & Warner / Jamba Juice Alma School & Warner /La Famiglia Pizza & Pasta Alma School & Warner / Marketside Elliot & Cooper / Marketside McQueen & Ray /McDonald’s Cooper & Warner /Mimi’s Café Alma School & Southern / Nicantoni’s McQueen & Warner /Olive Garden Price & Chandler / Papa John’s Pizza Cooper & Warner / Paradise Bakery & Café Gilbert & Germann / Pei Wei Asian Diner Gilbert & Warner / Peter Piper Pizza Williams Field & Gilbert / Restaurant Depot Baseline & Extension / Romano’s Macaroni Grill Stapley & Baseline / Safeway McQueen & Ray / Sam’s Club Williams Field & Market St / Someburros! Stapley & Baseline / Sonic Drive-In Gilbert & Guadalupe / Sprouts Val Vista & Germann/ Starbucks Coffee Co. Cooper & Warner /Subway Arizona Ave & Warner /Target Gilbert & Warner /Texas Roadhouse Gilbert & Germann / Texas Roadhouse Stapley & Baseline / The Good Egg Elliot & McQueen /Wal-Mart Stapley & Baseline / Wal-Mart Market & Williams Field/ Wal-Mart Alma School & Warner

In other news, on Dec. 7th, Coordinator of Public Relations for the National Forensic League, Jenny Corum Billman, announced that Mesquite High School has been granted charter membership in the National Forensic League (NFL). Charter membership is the highest level in the NFL and reflects sustained commitment to speech and debate education over several years. The Mesquite High S&D Varsity members are to be accredited for this success! Usually it takes a team 3 years to earn this status and we did it in a year and a half! Congrats to you all!

Now it is time for a few weeks of break before we compete in many more tournaments come January & February!

Have a wonderful holiday!