Arma Dei Academy and Augustine Classical Academy joined together for the first Speech Meet in each school’s history. Grades 1-7 competed in the memorization and presentation of poetry, Bible, and various other readings. Grade 8 engaged in a lively debate.
First Place Winners
1st Grade Marshall Foley
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
2nd Grade Austin Butler
Egypt and Menes by David Manly
4th Grade Nathan Edwards
How Did You Die? by Edmund Vance Cooke
5th Grade Jordyn Pranno
Drop A Pebble in the Water by James W. Foley
7th Grade Preston Fitzsimmons
Pope Urban II’s Speech at Clermont