An Interview: Jennifer Alaquinez, Sylvan Hills High School
Hear our interview with Jennifer Alaquinez of Sylvan Hills High School, one of our school partners in Sherwood, Arkansas!
c/o Jennifer Alaquinez
Tell us about your school.
We are struggling to continue traveling as many of my students received free or reduced lunch and are without funds for tournament clothing and fees.
Tell us about your team.
I started our Forensics team in 2019 when Covid hit. We did not get the chance to compete until 2020 because of our school's Covid policy. Since then we have been to districts, State and Nationals (in 2023). We are a self-funded team of diverse members.
Which events do you participate in?
Dramatic Interpretation (DI), Duo Interpretation (DUO), Humorous Interpretation (HI), Poetry (POE), Program Oral Interpretation (POI), Prose (PRO), Impromptu (IMP), International Extemporaneous Speaking (IX), Original Oratory (OO), Original Spoken Word Poetry (SW), Congressional Debate (House & Senate) (CON), Public Forum Debate (PF)
How could additional funding help your school?
We would be able to pay for fees for Central High School Tournament and Cabot Tournament so our students would not have to pay for the events they enter. These fees would be just for registration, and school fees on tab.
