GREENSBORO — Children from Frassati Friends, a Catholic homeschooling group in the Greensboro area, recently toured the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park in Greensboro.
Named after Blessed Pier Frassati, Frassati Friends meets every Wednesday for a couple of hours in a local park for play, prayer and lunch.
For details about the group, contact Emily Ayala at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 336-686-7858.
CHARLOTTE — Charlotte Catholic High School’s Debate and Speech Team was named runner-up (second place) in the North Carolina State Championship. The team also earned third place in the Steven Davis Award of Excellence in Debate.
Thirty-seven members of the Charlotte Catholic High School Debate and Speech Team were selected to compete in the 40th Tarheel Forensic League state championship tournament April 1-2 at Southview High School and Southview Middle School in Fayetteville. More than 575 students from 34 schools across North Carolina competed.
The following members received individual debate awards:
- David Edwards: second place, Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas
- Caleb Schilly and Charles Haltiwanger: second place, Junior Varsity Public Forum
- Jack Kelly and David Williams: Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Quarter-Finalist
- TJ DiVittorio and Joe Dicristo: Junior Varsity Public Forum Quarter-Finalist
- Paul Gennett and Kendyl James: Varsity Public Forum Octa-Finalist
- Austin Franks and Louis Ciano: Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Octa-Finalist
- AJ Sciacca and Omeed Arooji: Junior Varsity Public Forum Octa-Finalist
- Ramsey White and Elizabeth Gregory: Junior Varsity Public Forum Octa-Finalist
- Will McKane and Fletcher Curran: Junior Varsity Public Forum Double Octa-Finalist
The following members received individual speech awards:
- Darlene Singui-Tanyi: Program Oral Interpretation State Champion and third place in Dramatic Interpretation
- Uwa Akhere: Second place in Dramatic Interpretation and semi-finalist in Humorous Interpretation
- Emily Ford: Semi-finalist in Humorous Interpretation and quarter-finalist in Impromptu Speaking
- Myia Legrande: Semi-finalist in Dramatic Interpretation and quarter-finalist in Program Oral Interpretation
- Brenna McBride: Semi-finalist in Dramatic Interpretation
- Samantha Pean, Mariana Rodriguez and Kathryn Barnabei: Semi-finalists in Declamation
— Mary A. Morales and Carolyn Kramer Tillman