Mount Carmel School congratulated her VOX Knights for their outstanding performance in the recent October NSDA/NJSDA competition.
NSDA Winners: Lyndon Digno (3rd place Humorous Interpretation, 3rd place Prose A), Larry Dean Cruz (4th place Original Oratory A, 5th place Poetry A), Ydelle Faye Acosta (3rd place Original Oratory A), Minju Kang (4th place Original Oratory B, 4th place Impromptu Speech D, 2nd place Poetry Masters), Jim Michael Ham (5th place Original Oratory B, 2nd place Impromptu Speech C), Lleyton Andre Javier (5th place Original Oratory, 3rd place Impromptu Speech B), Connie Zhu (5th place Story Telling). Victoria Nicole Santos (4th place Story Telling, 5th place Prose Masters A), Erika Gabrielle Cunanan (4th place Impromptu Speech C), and Reica Jucel Ramirez (1st place Original Oratory B, 1st place Expository, 2nd place Impromptu Speech D)
NJSDA Winners: Kaitlyn Punzalan (1st place Impromptu Speech B, 5th place Prose C), Jhazmyn Nhicole Valiente (5th place Impromptu Speech B), Lezandra Miyuki Takayama (3rd place Impromptu Speech B, 5th place Poetry A), Ranier Joy Solis (3rd place Impromptu Speech A), Renee Kiser (4th place Original Oratory B, 4th place Prose Masters A, 4th place Poetry Masters A), Kyla Monique Cabrera (2nd place Prose C, 1st place Poetry Masters A, 2nd place Story Telling B), and Jill Anne Mallari (3rd place Original Oratory A, 1st place Prose Masters A, 5th place Poetry Masters A). Much thanks also to all the parents, coaches, and advisers who helped in one way or another.
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, eight CNMI Mock Trial Championships, and 18 wins in the annual Attorney General’s Cup Speech Competition. Capitalizing on this impressive track record, last 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.”
