The new year has brought along with it new accomplishments by the students of Harding Charter Prep. The Marionette would like to recognize the following students, teams and organizations for their outstanding achievements:

Boys Basketball

The boys basketball team crushed the opposition at the John Nobles tournament last week, beating Moore, Broken Arrow and the No. 4 ranked Douglass High School Trojans. Anselm Uzugebunem was named MVP of the tournament. The boys moved up to #10 in the 4A class after winning the tournament. Congrats, Eagles!

Girls Basketball

After a rough start to the year, the girls basketball team came out on top at the Crooked Oak tournament last weekend. Congrats, ladies!

Speech and Debate

The speech and debate team cleaned up at the Putnam City Invitational tournament last weekend, sweeping several events and qualifying many students for the regional tournament in March. Congratulations to the following students:

Original Oratory- 3rd Place- Michail Cook
Standard Oratory- 3rd Place- Lily Waswo
2nd Place- Maddy Fresonke
Humorous Interpretation- 1st Place- James Wood
Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking- A CLEAN SWEEP!
3rd Place- Kale Henning
2nd Place- Calvin White
1st Place- Isaac Kabrick
Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking- A CLEAN SWEEP!
3rd Place- Jack Franklin
2nd Place- Nik Dawson
1st Place- Conner Mulvaney
Poetry- 2nd Place- Keith Leach 
1st Place- William Mlekush
Prose- A CLEAN SWEEP!
3rd Place- Maddy Fresonke
2nd Place-Nik Dawson
1st Place- Aanahita Ervin (first competition ever)
Monologue- 2nd Place- James Wood
Humorous Duet- 1st Place- Camila Gonzalez & Sofie Gutierrez
Dramatic Duet- 1^st Place- Keith Leach & Jessica Monday
Policy Debate- 2^nd Place- Maddy Fresonke & Kale Henning
Lincoln Douglas Debate- 3^rd Place- Mark Wendelboe
1^st Place- Isaac Kabrick
Lincoln Douglas Top Speaker Award- Isaac Kabrick

All State Choir

Congratulations to Hannah Mitchell and Kennedy Franklin, seniors, for their performance with the Oklahoma Music Educator’s Association All State Choir this weekend. Mitchell and Franklin are the first vocal music students from HCP to make this prestigious group. Congrats!

Awesome Eagles

Congratulations to Elizabeth Ponce, Sofie Gutierrez, Kassem El-Samad and Kacy Barr II, our January Awesome Eagles!

Academic Team

Congratulations to the Academic Team for winning the Area tournament earlier this month. The team will compete on February 6 to advance further in the competition. Good luck!