MELS Speaks Year 10!

Help to support the MELS Speech Team in continuing their success!

Join us at MELS Speaks!, a ceremony held to fundraise and celebrate the progress of the MELS Speech Team held on Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023 at 5:30 PM. If you are unable to join us, then feel free to leave your support here. We have used our funds to support our students' success at the Yale Invitational, the Liberty Bell Classic at UPenn, the Princeton Classic, and hopefully the New York State Championships and Grand National Tournaments.

The Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School Speech Team has continued to see tremendous advancements within this past year. Our team is the largest it's ever been! This year we have been able to qualify 25 students for the New York State Championship and 12 students for the Grand National Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky. At the UPenn Liberty Bell Classic Tournament, Isabella Wong and Yotam Pe'er placed first, becoming our first MELS students to ever do so at a national competition. At Grand, MELS won the coveted Francis Giordano Award for best Speech Team in Brooklyn and Queens! It has taken us 10 years of dedication to finally come out on top!

Above all, our community has grown and cultivated a supportive team dynamic.

Through Speech, students create a positive atmosphere to build confidence and camaraderie. Thank you for your support; we are a better team because of it!