Hartnell Speech Team earns awards

The newly formed Hartnell Speech Team received multiple awards on November 4 at the Mustang Invitational Tournament held at Sacramento City College. The tournament included 24 schools from Arizona, California, Oregon and Utah. The team brought five awards to Salinas!

The team was coached by Jason Hough, professor in Communications at Hartnell.

Here's a list of the winners:

Andrea Cervantes, First Place, Dramatic Interpretation
Andres Aranda, First Place, Poetry Interpretation
Karina Neeley, Third Place, Oral Interpretation
Marc Dover, Fifth Place, Oral Interpretation
Ariana Valencia, Fifth Place, Poetry Interpretation

Other teammates and participants include, Julia Felice, Maria Hernandez, Daniel Ibarra, Angelica Jubane, Richelle Mendez, Miguel Padilla, and Alyssa Rendon.

Sounds like the team did a wonderful job on their inaugural performance. I can't wait to see what other triumphs lay ahead!