MPHS Congressional Debaters advance to state

  • Front row (L to R): Angelina Hernandez, Anthony Orellana, Merlin Cardona. Back row (L to R): Eli Rider, Gopi Amin. COURTESY PHOTO
    Front row (L to R): Angelina Hernandez, Anthony Orellana, Merlin Cardona. Back row (L to R): Eli Rider, Gopi Amin. COURTESY PHOTO
Mount Pleasant High School Speech and Debate competed in the Regional Congressional Debate tournament at the Region VIII Education Service Center on Thursday, November 10. This year, Mount Pleasant was the only 5A school competing. So the competition became an intrasquad battle for who would earn the top three places and advance to state. MPHS has had a state competitor every year since 2017 and…

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