MEMBERS of Mount Carmel School’s newest club, VOX Knights, fared well in recent competitions held by the Primary Grade Forensic League (PGFC) and the National Junior Speech and Debate Association (NJSDA).
In NJSDA, Jill Anne Mallari secured a place on the CNMI National Team that will compete in the NJSDA National Competition in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this June. Mallari took 2nd place in Original Oratory, 2nd place in Poetry, and 5th place in Declamation. The following Knights excelled throughout the year, thus earning them enough points to compete in the recently concluded regional competition: Raesyl Solis, Hannah Lacap, Renee Kiser, and Kyla Cabrera.
In PGFC, the following placed in the K-2 division: Jaze Enzo San Nicolas (1st place Impromptu, 5th Place Readers Forum Masters), Remiegem Melchor (1st place Impromptu, 3rd place Readers Forum Masters), and Donray Barcinas (5th place Impromptu). In the PGFC 3-5 division, the followed placed: Valerie Anne Estella (1st place Impromptu), Kiana Sablan (2nd place Impromptu), Heleyna Dela Santa (3rd place Impromptu), Justin Mallari (4th place Impromptu), and Oscar Buenaflor (5th place Impromptu)
Over the years, hundreds of Mount Carmel School Knights of all ages have distinguished themselves as accomplished orators who have won countless PGFC, NJSDA, and NSDA 1st place ribbons, seven CNMI Mock Trial Championships, and 18 wins in the annual Attorney General’s Cup Speech Competition. Capitalizing on this impressive track record, this year, speakers and debaters at the school came together to form a new club, VOX knights.
Taking its name from the Latin word for voice, VOX knights brings together students of all grade levels who use their voice in various interscholastic competitions, including NSDA, NJSDA, PGFC, Mock Trial, and ITS. Together, these students have committed themselves to the club’s mission to “dicere veritas et iustitia”, which in Latin means, “speak truth and justice.”
