On Friday, April 5, 2019, 13 BCA students competed at the District ACSI Junior High Speech Meet at Heritage Christian School in Mission Viejo. The speech meet is designed to help students learn the skills needed for public speaking while gaining self confidence. Students compete by reciting a memorized poem, passage, Bible verse, skit, or even an original speech. Five of our students competed individually, while the others competed on puppetry teams made up of four people each. Each of the students worked hard on their presentations and did a great job.

RESULTS:

6th Grade:
Alexa Bollins-Poetry: Superior
Amy Lewis-Humorous Reading: Good

7th Grade:
Zackary Populus-Humorous Reading: Excellent
Nathan Torres-Original Speech: Excellent

8th Grade:
Minnie Kiler-Costumed Monologue: Superior

Puppet Team 1:
Skit-Bubbles: Excellent
Trevor Alire, Kara Gentry, Brayden Nguyen, and Emma Stiles

Puppet Team 2:
Skit-Checkers: Excellent
Nathalie Bollins, Emma George, Isaiah Hills, and Devan Patel