Hartnell speech team finishes strong its regular tournament season

The Hartnell Speech team finished its regular tournament season with nine individual awards and a second place overall team award at the Las Positas Invitational held Feb. 6 in Livermore.

Thirteen two-year and four-year schools from around the region competed on Saturday, including San Francisco State University, Diablo Valley College and Modesto Junior College.

Individual awards included:

Susana Alcantar, 1st Place, Informative Speaking
Marc Dover, 1st Place, Communication Analysis
Meritzy Ayala, 2rd Place, Communication Analysis
Esmeralda Ramirez, 3rd Place, Prose Interpretation
Sarina Atkins, 3rd Place, Persuasive Speaking
Jasleem Bonilla, 4th place, Persuasive Speaking
Adrian Flores, 5th place, Program of Oral Interpretation
Lourdes Tinajero, 6th place, Program of Oral Interpretation
Andrea Cervates, 7th place, Program of Oral Interpretation
The team will participate in the Northern California Spring Championships February 20 and 21 in Modesto. They will also attend the California Communication College State Championships March 9-13 at City College of San Francisco.