Members of the Mount Pleasant High School Speech and Debate team competed on October 27-29 at the online Big Spring TFA tournament.
Senior, Anthony Orellana, went 3-1 in prelims defeating 2 competitors from Granbury and 1 from The Greenhill School before being eliminated in quarterfinals by a student from Cy Fair. Orellana now has 9 of the 10 points needed to qualify for the Texas Forensic Association (TFA) State Tournament in March.
Junior, Angelina Hernandez, also went 3-1 in prelims defeating competitors from Granbury, San Angelo Central, and The Green Hill School before being eliminated in quarterfinals by a different student from San Angelo Central. She earned another point toward her qualification for the TFA State Tournament.