HCISD: Gutierrez Speech, Drama, And Debate Recognized As NSDA Top 20

Press release from Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District:

Ashley Berrones

June 17, 2021

The Speech, Drama, and Debate team at Gutierrez Middle School of Arts and Sciences received the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) Schools of Excellence in the Middle School Speech Challenge award, making them a Top 20 school the Nation. 

The Gutierrez team took part in the Middle School Speech Challenge in early June. They competed with other students from across the Nation through an online platform. The event featured several categories that students could participate in. The top 10 or the top 10% of contestants in each category were selected as finalists. 

Selection of the Top 20 schools was based on points awarded for the top two ranks in each round of the challenge.

The performances of showcase finalists will appear on the NSDA website this summer. 

Please see the full results below.

Top 11 in the Nation for Dramatic Interpretation:

Catalina Cabello-Corona

Bianca Rios

Adrianna Rodriguez

Top 12 in the Nation for Humorous Interpretation: 

Bianca Rios

Adrianna Rodriguez

Top 10 in the Nation for Poetry:

Catalina Cabello-Corona

Top 10 in the Nation for Program Oral Interpretation: 

Adrianna Rodriguez 

This press release was produced by Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District. The views expressed are the author's own.