Front row: Maria Trinidad Rodríguez-Rittenhouse, Oscar Anzola-Schnell, Rafael Olloqui, Carlos Garcés
Second row: María Anzola-Schnell, Pamela Ascobereta, Luis Colmenter-Brewer, Anastasia D´Agostini, Daniela López, Natalia Rey, Isabel Ulivi, Valentina Libi, Mr. Julio Carassou
Palmer Trinity School (PTS) congratulates its Spanish-language team, the Halcones, for bringing home the category 4A first place trophy in the Native Speakers division at the 2020 Florida State Spanish Conference (FSSC) in Orlando. The hard-working team of 16 PTS world language students competed against other schools from across the state.
FSSC gives high school Spanish students the opportunity to compete against their peers and test their proficiency in the fields of declamation, impromptu speech and dramatic presentations.
Accompanying the team were World Language instructors Julio Carassou, Carlos Garcés, and department chair Maria Trinidad Rodríguez-Rittenhouse.
(L-R): Isabel Ulivi, Valentina Libi, Anastasia D´Agostini, Franco Sluman and Natalia Rey
“We are exceedingly proud of our team. After coming so close to winning the coveted Sobresaliente first place prize in past years, our strong team achieved their goal of qualifying for the 4A trophy,” stated Rodriguez-Rittenhouse.
Below is a list of the participating students:
- María Anzola-Schnell
- Oscar Anzola-Schnell
- Luis Colmenter-Brewer
- Andrés Álvarez-Paul
- Pamela Ascobereta
- Anastasia D’Agostini
- Eduardo Franceschi
- Luis Hernández-Cruz
- Valentina Libi
- Daniela López
- Diego Negrón
- Rafael Olloqui
- Álvaro Ortega-Morales
- Natalia Rey
- Franco Sluman
- Isabel Ulivi
About Palmer Trinity School:
Palmer Trinity School—a coeducational, Episcopal day school—is dedicated to promoting academic excellence that integrates knowledge, compassion, global citizenship, and social responsibility. Providing a supportive environment, Palmer Trinity School serves students from a broad range of socio-economic, ethnic, and religious backgrounds in grades 6-12. For more information about the school, visit www.palmertrinity.org. To follow Palmer Trinity School on Facebook, click here.
