FRESHMAN DEBATERS STEP UP IN BERKELEY
The Bishop Alemany Debate team travelled to San Francisco over the President's Day weekend to compete in the Cal-Debate Invitational Tournament at UC Berkeley. The tournament is the biggest debate event of the year and draws the best teams from throughout the country. The team suffered a major setback when the veteran senior team of Julia Walther and Melanie DeGuzman was sidelined due to illness. DeGuzman developed laryngitis and couldn't speak." No worries, leave it to us" said the freshman team of Pascual Varni and Mark Walther as they stepped up and carried the Alemany banner into battle. The Varni/Walther team was the most successful of the Alemany duos as they were able to advance to third level of rounds. Also delivering an all-star performance was sophomore Bianca Walters. The travelling team consisted of Julia Walther, Melanie DeGuzman, Bobby Littrel, Brendan Varni, Adriana Estrada, Aton Jemiolo, Pascual Varni, Mark Walther and Bianca Walters. In additional to competing ,the team was able do some sightseeing and visited Fisherman's Wharf, the Golden Gate Bridge, Haight-Ashbury, China-town and Solvang.