HANKS Speech & Debate

And just like that… WE ARE BACK IN ACTION FOR THE 2026-2027 DEBATE SEASON‼️😅 Our Knights kicked it off by focusing & competing in Congress Debate at the @ysletadebate tournament🪶 Let’s just say, WE ARE CHANGING UP THE MINDSET THIS YEAR & WE’RE EXCITED TO SEE THE OUTCOME💪

We knooow you strive for this type of aura😮‍💨🔥And we’d love to watch you cook & flaunt it by lockin’ in with Hanks Speech & Debate😏 For more information, stop by room 311 after school on Monday with Ms. Gardea or ask one of our officers🫰😗🫰#CONFIDENCEBRUH #LetItShine

LIP SYNC 2026 IS IN FULL EFFECT‼️❤️‍🔥 And you won’t want to miss out😎 ➡️WRISTBANDS FOR 3&4 PERIODS AND/OR 8&9 PERIODS ARE NOW ON SALE IN ROOM 311‼️ 💵 $3 CASH 💳$4 CARD ⚠️CASHAPP IS NOT RECOMMENDED⚠️ 🎟️Tickets for 5/20 @ 6:30 PM-8PM friends & family EVENING SHOW sold at door!🎟️

There ain’t no time to waste on getting your act ready or figuring out if it’s “me” or “MAY” in this song because IT’S MAY for us & THAT MEANS LIP SYNC IS HERE‼️😜 ⭐️AUDITONS: MAY 13th and/or MAY 14th after school in room 311 ⭐️SHOWTIMES: MAY 20 & MAY 21 WE CAN’T WAIT‼️🎤😜

…and that’s a wrap for Hanks Debate ‘25-‘26 season🥹♥️ Bittersweet to watch two of our seniors leave, but witnessing some of the underclassmen grow has been exciting & we can’t wait for the upcoming years💪 They’re young but READY for what’s ahead! State 2027?!🤔🤷🏻‍♀️ #UILregionals

According to psychologytoday.com “Being a rockstar isn’t about fame or perfection. It’s about committing to something bold and unfamiliar, expressing yourself fully, and sharing that expression with others.” And THAT’S jussss whaa we dooo🔥 🤘ROCK ON, KNIGHTS🤘 #UILregionals

Here are your 2026 UIL Speech & Debate Regionals Qualifiers‼️💪 These loquacious Knights will be heading to Lubbock, TX next week to compete in their placing events‼️ TOO MUCH TALENT TO HANDLE😮‍💨 #HanksDebate #SpeechAndDebate #WeAreHanks #YISD #THEdistrict

AND FOR A 3RD YEAR IN A ROW, OUR KNIGHTS HAVE DONE IT AGAIN‼️💪💯🔥🔥🔥 3 PEAT‼️☝️✌️🔥🔥🔥 HANK SPEECH & DEBATE ARE YOUR 2-5A SPEECH & DEBATE “SPEECH TEAM” DISTRICT CHAMPS‼️🙌 So proud of EVERY SINGLE one of you all♥️ #HanksDebate #2fiveADistrictChamps #THEdistrict #3peat🏆🏆🏆

DAY 2️⃣ OF UIL Speech & Debate Districts✌️‼️ Day 2 events: PROSE & POETRY READING and LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE🙌 These Knights came in READDDDYYY⚔️🛡️⚔️ #HanksDebate #SpeechAndDebate #uil #THEdistrict #HanksKnights

Day ☝️ of 2026 UIL Speech & Debate Districts‼️ Let’s go, Knights‼️ Day 1: INFORMATIVE & PERSUASIVE EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING🗣️

KINGDOM OF CHAMPS‼️ LET’S GOOO‼️⚔️🛡️⚔️🔥🔥

Day✌️of our 2026 UIL State Congress trip➡️ Day☝️of UIL State Congessional Debate🗣️ We are so proud of our debaters for making it this far; let’s see if their journey continues orrrr…⁉️😬 Good luck, Knights‼️😄💪 You make the Kingdom proud‼️🏰 #uilstatecongress #hanksdebate #uil

Day☝️of our 2026 UIL State Congress trip‼️Hanks Knights have arrived🛬 #uilstate #uilcongress #hanksdebate #hanksspeechanddebate #TheDistrict

Find YOUR voice at this year’s Knight of Talent‼️ 🎤Evening Showtime🎤 Thursday, Nov 20 @ 6:30PM-8PM ($2 kids/$3 students/ $4 parents + taxes&fees IF paying with card) ⭐️ NO CASHAPP TAP OR CARD ACCEPTED as that form of payment crashes at times⭐️ HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE‼️😎

Just a regular Saturday @ Parkland HS tourney‼️ The grind never stops in Debate & these debaters are experiencing it all w/ passion & determination💪 Want to see what we do during some 10 hour or more “work” days?!😊 We can’t record rounds, but we can record ourselves☺️ #GoHanks

Eastwood HS Swing Tournament🤔💙💛 They had no clue what a “swing” tournament entailed, but, boy, did they learn! The concept of us getting home at 11 PM to be up at 6-7 for day✌️of this swing at Parkland?! ⭐️THESE KNIGHTS KEEP SHINING⭐️🥹 So proud❤️ #HanksDebate #DebateLife

CONGRATS TO OUR TOP 6 FINALISTS WHO MEDALED @ DISTRICTS UIL CONGRESS DEBATE‼️👏 SANTI AGUILAR CAME IN 5TH PLACE🙌 QUALIFYING FOR STATE, VICTORIA TORRES CAME IN 3RD & MAURICIO FERNANDEZ TOOK THE SILVER‼️ Mauricio & Victoria will be heading to UT Austin in January to compete! #YISD

Check out these spiffy Knights out here at Alderete MS prepared for UIL Congressional Debate, where they are faced with some serious and spectacular competition in all of 5A‼️(some joined us to spectate, support, & continue learning/growing). GOOD LUCK👏🔥 #UILcongress #GoKnights

IT’S TIME‼️ AUDITIONS FOR “A KNIGHT OF TALENT” ARE THIS WEEK‼️😮‍💨 Talent Show auditions: ⭐️AFTER SCHOOL IN ROOM 311 ✨Wednesday 11/12 and/or Thursday 11/13 ✨Please remember musicians must have their own instruments; you can bring them in during day and leave them with Ms. Gardea

No telling these freshmen to sit down‼️ A special shoutout to Santi Aguilar & Andi Ibanez; just their second time competing, they ended up in the top 10 against some other amazing, experienced El Paso debaters🔥 Let us tell you, IT IS NOT EASY with how much competition there is🥹