Here's the winners of the Migrant Education Speech and Debate tournament

The Migrant Education Region XVI of the Monterey County Office of Education held its sixth annual Migrant Education Speech and Debate Tournament at Salinas High School on March 21.

Dozens of migrant students from 6th through 12th grade from throughout Monterey County participated. First place winners will advance to compete at the Migrant Education State Speech and Debate Tournament to be held in Monterey on May 16.

And the winners are:

HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE -- ENGLISH
1st: Gonzales High School
2nd: So. Mo. Co. Joint Union High School District (King City and Greenfield High Schools) and North Monterey County High School
3rd: North Salinas High School

HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE --SPANISH
1st: Alisal High School Team #1
2nd: Alisal High School Team and Soledad High School
3rd: Greenfield High School Team #2

MIDDLE SCHOOL DEBATE -- ENGLISH
1st: Chualar School
2nd: Fairview Middle School and Vista Verde Middle School
3rd: Washington Middle School Team #2

HIGH SCHOOL PREPARED SPEECH -- ENGLISH
1st: Nancy Ramírez, Alisal High School
2nd: Michelle Aguilar, Soledad High School 
3rd: Roberto Lara, Salinas High School

HIGH SCHOOL -- EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECH -- ENGLISH
1st: Nancy Ramírez, Alisal High School
2nd: Roberto Lara, Salinas High School 
3rd: Michelle Aguilar, Soledad High School

HIGH SCHOOL PREPARED SPEECH -- SPANISH
1st: Cecilia Cornejo, Alisal High School
2nd: Alma Martinez Garcia, Gonzales High School 
3rd: Nelson Antonio Cruz, King City High School

HIGH SCHOOL EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECH -- SPANISH
1st: Alma Martínez García, Gonzales High School 
2nd: Cecilia Cornejo, Alisal High School
3rd: Nelson Antonio Cruz, King City High School and Maricruz Pérez, Alisal Alisal High School

MIDDLE SCHOOL PREPARED SPEECH -- ENGLISH
1st: Yaqueline Rodríguez, Gavilan View MS 
2nd: Kimberly Márquez, North Monterey County MS 
3rd: Jocelyn Torres, Gavilan View MS

MIDDLE SCHOOL EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECH -- ENGLISH
1st: Kimberly Márquez, North Monterey County MS 
2nd: Cynthia Patricio, La Paz MS 
3rd: Ximena Meza, La Paz MS

MIDDLE SCHOOL PREPARED SPEECH -- SPANISH
1st: Paulina Quiroz, Gavilan View MS 
2nd: Ivan Valdez, Fairview MS 
3rd: Patricia Regalado-Rangel, Chalone Peaks MS

MIDDLE SCHOOL EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECH -- SPANISH
1st: Patricia Regalado-Rangel, Chalone Peaks MS 
2nd: Antonio Jaimes Pérez, Chalone Peaks MS 
3rd: Paulina Quiroz, Gavilan View MS

6TH GRADE

PREPARED SPEECH -- ENGLISH
1st: Carlos Rodríguez, Gavilan View MS 
2nd: Jaqueline Llanos, Castroville School
3rd: Erwin Márquez, Castroville School


EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECH -- ENGLISH
1st: Erwin Márquez, Castroville School 
2nd: Jairo Alejo, Fremont School 
3rd: Rosario Serrano Garibay, V. Rocca Barton School; and  Fernanda Moto, Castroville Elem. School

PREPARED SPEECH -- SPANISH
1st: Manuel Jaramillo, Dr. Oscar Loya School 
2nd: Yadhín Piñón, Dr. Oscar Loya School 
3rd: Kevin Vásquez, MLK Jr. Academy


EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECH -- SPANISH
1st: Kevin Vásquez, MLK Jr. Academy 
2nd: Leonardo Guerrero, Chalone Peaks MS 
3rd: Areli Regalado-Rángel, Chalone Peaks MS

Congratulations, young men and women! Good luck in the state competition!