48 THE QUEENS COURIER • KIDS & EDUCATION • MARCH 28, 2019 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
kids & education
Giving back to a great cause
On Monday, March 25, local
big-hearted business people gathered
to present St. Mary’s Healthcare System
for Children a check in the amount of
$10,000.
Th e donors included Barosa Italian
Midville students heading to Milwaukee for debate tournament
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
edavenport@qns.com
@QNS
Students from a Middle Village high
school will take on other students from
across the state and country in speech
and debate.
Members of Christ the King High
School’s (CTK) Speech and Debate team
not only qualifi ed for the New York
State Forensic League’s Championship
Tournament in April, but fi ve students
will go to the National Catholic
Forensic League (NCFL) National
Championships in May.
Th e students going to the New York
State Forensic League’s Championship
Tournament, which will be held at
Hofstra University on April 6-7, are
Ian Baksh, Diego Espada, Gregory Jans,
and Elvis Soto in Intermediate Public
Forum Debate; Krystian Makocki,
Kordian VonCyga and Christian
Wong in Student Congress; and Joseph
Siguencia in Novice Lincoln Douglas
Debate.
In addition to the state tournament,
Baksh, Espada, Jans, and Soto will
represent CTK in the Varsity Public
Forum Debate at the NCFL National
Championships. Makocki will also represent
the school in the championship’s
Student Congress portion. All fi ve students
will head to Milwaukee, WI over
Memorial Day weekend to represent
CTK.
“We could not be prouder of the
achievements of all our Speech &
Debate members,” said CTK Principal
Geri Martinez. “We are very thankful
for the support of the moderators,
Anton Jans, Kristen Tully and Larry
Reilly who have helped and supported
the team this season.”
Restaurant, Frankie & Joey, Bleecker
Street Pizza, Cross County Savings
Bank, Crifasi Real Estate, Kiwanis Club,
Elite Pool and Fitness Management,
Anastasio Funeral Home, Infinity
Coff ee, Councilmember Robert Holden,
and Rosa’s Pizza.
St. Mary’s Healthcare System for
Children is committed to improving the
health and quality of life for children
and families with special needs. Th ey
provide services and support at no cost
to families. Th eir annual “Big Hearts
Walk” will be held on Sunday, May 19 at
Crocheron Park in Bayside.
To learn more, or to sign up, go
to http://events.stmaryskids.org/site/
TR?fr_id=1160&pg=entry.
Photo courtesy of Christ the King High School
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