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Mount de Sales Academy, 2025 GISA AAAA State Literary Champion

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We are delighted to announce the results of the GISA State Competition at Gordon College. Our Mount de Sales Literary Team holds the title as the 2025 GISA AAAA State Literary Champion!

 

 

 

State Winners:

Gabrielle Saiya – Spelling, 1st place
Bo Brown – Lower Solo, 1st place
Julia Byron – Dramatic Oral Interpretation, 1st place
Maddie Cooke – Treble Solo, 2nd place
Stephen Leach – Extemporaneous Speaking, 2nd place
Madisyn Cabiness, Aubrey Elmore, & Beatriz Paschoini – Trio, 2nd place
Madisyn Cabiness, Aubrey Elmore, Bo Brown, & Liam Parks – Quartet, 2nd place
Izzy Yousif – Impromptu Speaking, 4th place

 

 

2025 GISA Literary Competition

Emily Bell – Personal Essay

Bo Brown – Duo Interpretation, Lower Solo, 2nd place Region, 1st place State Quartet, 2nd place Region, 2nd place State

Julia Byron – Dramatic Interpretation, 2nd place Region, 1st place State

Madisyn Cabiness – Trio, 1st place Region, 2nd place State Quartet, 2nd place Region, 2nd place State

Ysa Constantino – Rhetorical Essay, 3rd place Region

Maddie Cooke – Treble Solo, 2nd place Region, 2nd place State

Aubrey Elmore – Trio, 1st place Region, 2nd place State Quartet, 2nd place Region, 2nd place State

Stephen Leach – Extemporaneous Speaking, 1st place Region, 2nd place State

Liam Parks – Humorous Interpretation Quartet, 2nd place Region, 2nd place State

Beatriz Paschoini – Duo Interpretation Argumentative Essay, 4th place Region Trio, 1st place Region, 2nd place State

Gabrielle Saiya – Spelling, 1st place Region, 1st place State

Izzy Yousif – Impromptu Speaking, 1st place Region, 4th place State

We are so proud of our students and their outstanding accomplishments representing Mount de Sales with class. A very special thank you to Mrs. Eileen Carlson and Mrs. Georgia Olson for preparing our students for this competition. Go Cavaliers!