2018 August Rostrum - Nationals Chronicle

A PUBLICATION OF THE NATIONAL SPEECH & DEBATE ASSOCIATION

VOLUME 92 ISSUE 5 AUGUS T 2018

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From the Editor

Board of Directors

The 2018 National Tournament took us to the sunshine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it was an incredible week of competition, growth, and friendship. In this special issue of Rostrum, we recap the highlights of the week and celebrate our award winners!

ELECTED MEMBERS

This year more than ever before, we focused on the power of student voices. The stories told by students in classrooms across the country all year are important.

It is a privilege to provide students with a platform to make their voices heard at the National Tournament. The messages shared on the final round stage are still at the forefront of my mind weeks later. We honor our phenomenal student finalists, beginning on page 16 for their accomplishments. Whether you joined us in person or were one of more than 70,000 livestream viewers, I hope this week has shown you that in the hands of these students, our future is bright.

Dr. Tommie Lindsey, Jr. Vice President California

We owe much of the week’s success to the hard work and incredible hospitality of our local hosts. I wish to congratulate the entire host committee on a job well done.

Meet this incredible group on page 33.

Finally, I want to say thank you. Thank you to the coaches, chaperones, and tournament officials who made this week possible. Thank you to the family and friends back home who listened to endless practice speeches, who offered encouragement in the face of difficult losses, and who cheered on our student competitors all year long. Thank you to all those who made sacrifices to allow these students to stand up amongst the best of the best and have their voices heard.

The 2019 National Tournament takes us back to Dallas, Texas, and we can’t wait to do it all again!

Sincerely,

David Huston Texas Adam Jacobi Wisconsin Jennifer M. Jerome Nebraska Renee C. Motter Colorado

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SATURDAY Powerful Voices. Meaningful Changes

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The National Speech & Debate

voices to express their views and participate

Association partnered with the Broward

actively in an open exchange of ideas as taught

County Public Schools Active Voice

through speech and debate. The Powerful

Project to kickoff the 2018 National

Voices. Meaningful Changes. event showcased

Speech & Debate Tournament with

speech and debate performances from a

a live event presented by Students

diverse set of Broward County students. The

Demand Action called Powerful

power of speech and debate was further

Voices. Meaningful Changes. The

be reinforced by Broward County School

event highlighted the importance of

Superintendent Robert Runcie and NSDA

empowering students to exercise their

Executive Director J. Scott Wunn.

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SUNDAY District Leadership Luncheon and Awards Ceremony

Ralph E. Carey Award

Chair of the Year

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At the 2018 District Leadership Luncheon

New Chair. Other district chairs from

and Awards Ceremony, Marc Rischitelli

across the country received Gold, Silver,

from the New England District of

and Bronze Awards for their outstanding

Massachusetts received the Ralph E. Carey

leadership. Leaders also voted to select

Award for Distinguished Career Service. Kris

the best district ads printed in the

Deveau from the Maine District received

National Tournament Book. The West

the Chair of the Year award. Zachary Prax

Texas and Tall Cotton District ads,

from the Central Minnesota District was

designed by Clint Adams, and the North

recognized for Best Chair Communications.

Dakota Roughriders District ad, designed

Maryrose Kohan from the Rocky Mountain-

by Kelsey Johnson, were chosen by their

South District of Colorado was named Best

peers as this year’s winners.

Best Chair Communications

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Best New Chair

Tournament Registration and Expo Students checked out the National Tournament Expo on Sunday as coaches completed registration.

Attendees shopped the Speech & Debate Store and visited with colleges, universities, and other vendors.

The NSDA also facilitated conversations about issues of inclusion in the speech and debate community at the Asian American, African American/Black, Hispanic/ Latinx, LGBT+, and Womxn Coaches’ Caucuses.

Students Demand Action hosted “Building Your Power Through Speech and Debate,” a workshop that provided a real world case study for applying speech and debate skills to advocacy and organizing to build a powerful movement for change.

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SUNDAY Hall of Fame Banquet The National Speech & Debate Association honored its newest Hall of Fame members during a special banquet Sunday evening on the Caprice Yacht, which departed from the Sun Dream Harbor. The NSDA proudly inducted Anita Boyd of Mississippi, Mary Gormley of New Jersey, Mario Herrera of Georgia, Greg Malis of Louisiana, and Jack Tuckness of Missouri.

(above, left to right) Jack Tuckness, Mary Gormley, Greg Malis, Anita Boyd, and Mario Herrera

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MONDAY First Day of Competition More than 4,000 high school students kicked off preliminary rounds of competition in 15 events: Policy Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Public Forum Debate, Big Questions Debate, World Schools Debate, Congressional Debate–House, Congressional Debate–Senate, Original Oratory, United States Extemp, International Extemp, Informative Speaking, Humorous Interp, Dramatic Interp, Duo Interp, and Program Oral Interp.

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TUESDAY NSDA Student Party After a full day of competition, attendees gathered at America’s Backyard & Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale for the NSDA Student Party, presented by the Institute for Speech and Debate. The evening was filled with fun, food, and entertainment—and of course, tournament results!

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WEDNESDAY High School Main Event Semifinals and Supplemental Events • Middle School Competition Middle school teams registered Tuesday evening for the Middle School National Tournament, presented

by Summit Debate, and arrived Wednesday morning eager to start their first round. Meanwhile, many high school students moved on to their supplemental events: Commentary, Expository, Extemporaneous Debate, Poetry Reading, or Prose Reading. After main event semifinals during the day, competitors waited with anticipation to learn who would advance to the final rounds. After the big banners were dropped, teams cheered and posed for photos as they geared up for the ultimate challenge: owning the room to be named national champion at the largest academic competition in the world!

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THURSDAY Final Rounds and Diamond Assembly

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Supplemental and consolation events

Competition paused for the Donus D. Roberts

continued throughout the day on

Diamond Assembly, presented by Colorado

Thursday. Following the Speech Finalists’

College, as the NSDA celebrated coaches and

Light and Sound Check in the morning,

educators for their dedication to speech and

thousands of spectators packed into

debate activities. Meanwhile, the National

the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward

Congress held its final sessions, followed by

County Convention Center to watch

the Congressional Banquet in the Floridian

the final rounds of World Schools

Ballroom, where student Senators and

Debate and interpretation events

Representatives were recognized for their hard

Thursday afternoon and evening.

work throughout the week.

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FRIDAY Final Rounds and National Awards Assembly

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Orators, extempers, informative speakers,

and scholarships. The Association

and debaters took the main stage

thanked its generous tournament

on Friday to wrap up the last day of

sponsors during a special luncheon.

competition in Florida. Final rounds of

The National Awards Assembly marked

supplemental, consolation, and middle

the end of a terrific week of tough

school events also occurred throughout

competition and incredible devotion to

the day as students competed for awards

speech and debate activities!

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2018 HONORS & AWARDS

2018 Four-Time Qualifiers (listed in alphabetical order by last name)

Lilli Ambort Hazel Ambort Brendan James Angelotti Harry Bagenstos Mary Barnett Sooruj Bhatia Gunjan Bhattarai Vinay Bodapati Grant Burbach Sarah Cherry Bishop Reese Childress Alejandro Cuellar Izzy Curry Noah Darden William Egan Brian Gabriele Chase Garrett Hannah Geiss Brett Glasscock James Gracia Twyla Gross Abigaile Grubb Sameena Hameed Akum Kang Gabby Kapitz-Latham JJ Kapur Preston Knutson Devesh Kodnani Ellie Konfrst Nathan Kruse Caleb Landis Meredith Lea Drake Leach Isha Lele

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Bettendorf High School, IA Bettendorf High School, IA Centreville High School, VA Greenhills School, MI Saint Mary’s Hall High School, TX Riverside High School, SC Plano West Sr. High School, TX Solon High School, OH Harlingen High School, TX Manogue Catholic High School, NV Broken Arrow High School, OK Braddock High School, FL Washington High School, SD Iona Preparatory, NY Enderlin High School, ND Holy Ghost Prep, PA Southside High School, SC Chesterton High School, IN Douglas MacArthur High School, TX Harlingen High School South, TX Enderlin High School, ND Green River High School, WY Olathe East High School, KS King High School, FL Bishop Manogue Catholic High School, NV West Des Moines Valley High School, IA Grantsville High School, UT Mission San Jose High School, CA Theodore Roosevelt High School, IA Battle Ground Academy, TN McMinnville High School, OR Poland Seminary High School, OH Saint Mary’s Hall High School, TX Hathaway Brown School, OH

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Rylee Lindemann Fargo Davies High School, ND Michael Manda Jefferson City High School, MO Green River High School, WY Gregory Marchal Gina Mathew Pittsburg High School, KS Matthew May Palisade High School, CO Molly McDermott Prospect High School, IL Eilish Hayden McDonagh Centennial High School, ID Blaise Mosmeyer Holy Trinity Catholic High School, TX Olubukola Ogunrinola Ridgevue High School, ID Isabella Osorio Washington High School, SD Nikhil Ramaswamy Plano West Sr. High School, TX Sean Rogers ILEAD North Hollywood, CA Brandon Rogers Norman North High School, OK Thomas Rollins The Potomac School, VA Page Schoer Fargo Davies High School, ND Gavin Serr Park City High School, UT Austin Shively Olathe Northwest High School, KS Claire Simpson Greensburg Salem High School, PA Griffin Smith Spearfish High School, SD Hope Smothers McMinnville High School, OR Ryan Solis Eastwood High School, TX Paukhansuan Sonna Sumner Academy, KS Isaac Spanjer Fargo North High School, ND Christopher Daniel Stearns W. B. Ray High School, TX Evan Svetlak Olathe Northwest High School, KS Elizabeth Tagg Lindale High School, TX Molly Thomas Madison County High School, VA Darby Toth Fort Scott High School, KS Joseph de Oliveira Tyler Skyline High School, ID Connor Wantuch Chesterton High School, IN Jake Wartel Lake Braddock Secondary High School, VA Spencer Wells Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, IN Josie Wicks Richardton-Taylor High School, ND Sebastian Williams Gilmour Academy, OH

William Woods Tate, Jr. National Student of the Year Six finalists participated in an interview process with the national panel of judges who selected the 2018 William Woods Tate, Jr., National Student of the Year, one of the most prestigious individual student honors awarded by the National Speech & Debate Association.

Elena Cecil representing the Kentucky District was awarded a $1,000 scholarship presented by the friends and family of Minh A. Luong and will represent the Association in various public capacities throughout the 2018-2019 academic year.

The other finalists, in alphabetical order, include Alfredo Antu from the Tall Cotton District in Texas, Jillian Jetmore from the Show Me District in Missouri, Jamie Marrara from the East Oklahoma District, Gina Sanchez from the New Mexico District, and Darby Toth from the South Kansas District.

Elena Cecil Larue County High School, Kentucky

(left to right) Gina Sanchez, Darby Toth, Elena Cecil, Alfredo Antu, Jillian Jetmore, and Jamie Marrara

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2018 HONORS & AWARDS

Richard B. Sodikow Policy Debate presented by Trinity University

Policy Debate Top Speakers

Lincoln-Douglas Debate presented by Illinois College

Phyllis Flory Barton Trophy Winner 1st Place – Emmanuel Osei Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Kansas Coached by Ken King and Phil Volen Champions – Stephen Lowe and Danish Khan Blue Valley Southwest High School, Kansas Coached by Jared Zuckerman 2nd Place – Nasim Salehitezangi and Nathan Glancy Niles West High School, Illinois Coached by Eric M. Oddo and Eric Short 3rd Place – Julian Kuffour and Emmanuel Osei Shawnee Mission Northwest, Kansas Coached by Ken King and Phil Volen 4th Place – Alex Safieddine and Anthony Winchell Green Valley High School, Nevada Coached by Scott Ginger 5th place – Julian Anderson and Atul Jalan Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, California Coached by Scott Wheeler 6th place – Grace Kessler and Raina Peter Washburn Rural High School, Kansas Coached by Cindy Burgett and Tim Ellis 18

2nd Place – Julian Kuffour Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Kansas Coached by Ken King and Phil Volen 3rd Place – Hannah Lee Leland High School, California Coached by Michaela Northrop 4th Place – Rachel Holzer Blue Valley Southwest High School, Kansas Coached by Jared Zuckerman 5th Place – Nina Fridman Glenbrook North High School, Illinois Coached by Michael Greenstein 6th Place – Kenton Fox Newton High School, Kansas Coached by David Williams

Harland B. Mitchell Trophy The national champion Policy Debate team receives the Harland B. Mitchell Trophy, named after the Association’s legendary debate coach.

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Champion – Ishan Bhatt St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, Mississippi Coached by Jharick Shields, Darin Maier, and Ruthie Taylor 2nd Place – Jackson Deconcini Brentwood School, California Coached by Victor Jih and Erik Legried 3rd Place – Matthew Wylie Norman High School, Oklahoma Coached by Kasey Harrison 4th Place – Dhwani Kharel Brookings High School, South Dakota Coached by Sally Pies and Kendrick Walton 5th Place – Sam Robson Tulsa Washington High School, Oklahoma Coached by Meredith Deaton and Kelly McCracken 6th Place – Isabel Lai Central High School Springfield, Missouri Coached by Jack Tuckness

Congressional Debate–House

Congressional Debate–Senate

presented by the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation

presented by the Stennis Center

presented by the Stennis Center

for Public Service

for Public Service

Champions – Ishan Maunder and Devesh Kodnani Mission San Jose High School, California Coached by Jasmine Liu

Champion – Nicholas DeVito Poly Prep Country Day School, New York Coached by Maggie Woodward, Janna White, and Jack Ave

Champion – Luke Tillitski Charlotte Latin School, North Carolina Coached by Jonathan Peele

Public Forum Debate

2nd Place – Eden Medina and Christian Sheerer Charles W. Flanagan High School, Florida Coached by Susan McGraw 3rd Place – Guido Dominguez and Alex Sherer Miami Beach Sr. High School, Florida Coached by Russ Rywell 4th Place – Akash Shanmugam and Kayra Ilkbahar BASIS Independent Silicon Valley, California Coached by Nathan Leal and Mark Mabie 5th Place – John Nahas and Jack Crawford La Salle High School, California Coached by Elizabeth Meerson 6th Place – Daniel Cigale and Sandeep Shankar Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, Massachusetts Coached by Tim Nikula

2nd Place – Jun-Yong Kim

2nd Place – Ella Michaels

Seven Lakes High School, Texas

North Hollywood High

Coached by Terrick Brown

School, California

and Lillian Adeyemi 3rd Place – Aabid Razvi A & M Consolidated High School, Texas Coached by Marissa Pena

Coached by Ethan Bradbury 3rd Place – Alexander Gordon Dreyfoos School Of The Arts, Florida Coached by Angela Anyzeski and Javier Mora

4th Place – Elyssa Goswick Desert Vista High School, Arizona

4th Place – Nitin Subramanian

Coached by Brittany Stanchick,

James B. Conant High School, Illinois

Kevin Berlat, and Victor Silva

Coached by Frank Kernats and

5th Place – Gabrielle Cabeza

Subramanaian Sankaran

Western High School, Florida Coached by Dario Camara and Nancy Dean

5th Place – Bhamini Vellanki Durham Academy, North Carolina Coached by Crawford Leavoy

6th Place – Chase Jacobson Winston Churchill High School, Texas

6th Place – Matthew Allin

Coached by Preston Stolte,

Kennedy High School, California Coached by Quest Sandel

Brandon Forinash, and Kandi King

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2018 HONORS & AWARDS 2018 Big Questions Debate

Carmendale Fernandes United States Extemp

A. C. Eley International Extemp

presented by the John Templeton Foundation

presented by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation

presented by the Council on Foreign Relations

Champion – Seung Joh Cho L. C. Anderson High School, Texas Coached by Robey Holland

Champion – Jacqueline Wei Plano West Sr. High School, Texas Coached by Rhonda Smith and Kattie Leito

Champion – Uzair Alpial Plano West Sr. High School, Texas Coached by Rhonda Smith and Kattie Leito

2nd Place – Clare Abboud

2nd Place – Tanner Jones

2nd Place – Nikhil Ramaswamy

Jackson High School, Ohio

Edina High School, Minnesota

Plano West Sr. High School, Texas

Coached by LaRinda Johnson

Coached by Hayden Uihlein

Coached by Rhonda Smith

3rd Place – Kyler Groner

3rd Place – Christopher Maximos

Morristown West High

Delbarton School, New Jersey

School, Tennessee

Coached by LaJuan Foust, Martin

Coached by Suzanne Terry

Page, and Susan Marianelli

4th Place – Jennifer Wang

4th Place – Kyle Wang

Lincoln East High School, Nebraska

Saratoga High School, California

Coached by John Holen

Coached by Christopher Harris,

and Rachel Stevens

Steve Clemmons, Mylan Gray, Eddie Wang, and Ronin Storm 5th Place – Elizabeth Khalilian Plano West Sr. High School, Texas Coached by Rhonda Smith

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and Kattie Leito 3rd Place – James Han University High School, Illinois Coached by Mark Adams, Laurie Adams, Brian Rohman, Shannon Maney, and Rebekah Hoffman 4th Place – Veronika Silkin Johnston High School, Iowa Coached by Jeremy Fitzpatrick 5th Place – Oliver Borchers-Williams Nebraska City High School, Nebraska

and Kattie Leito

Coached by Dr. Susanne Williams

6th Place – Emma McCaleb

6th Place – Eshan Gupta

Battle Ground Academy, Tennessee

Archbishop Mitty High

Coached by Cadi Kadlecek, Kristofer

School, California

Kracht, and Alana Gilmore

Coached by Mark Woodhead

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Joe and Pam Wycoff Original Oratory

Informative Speaking

Program Oral Interpretation

presented by HoneyBaked Ham

presented by The Interp Store

Champion – Halima Badri Apple Valley High School, Minnesota Coached by Scott Voss

Champion – Lily Neumann-Drenth Woodbury High School, Minnesota Coached by Suzanne White and Dillon White

Champion – Jenee Cidel Cypress Bay High School, Florida Coached by Jon Wayne Martin, Alyssa Fiebrantz, and Joele Miguel Denis

2nd Place – JJ Kapur

2nd Place – Patrick Kelly

2nd Place – Ari Moore

West Des Moines Valley

La Salle College High

ILEAD North Hollywood, California

presented by the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation Auxiliary

High School, Iowa Coached by David McGinnis

School, Pennsylvania Coached by Michael McCabe

Coached by Iain Lampert

3rd Place – Lance Morlock

3rd Place – Emily Guidry

3rd Place – Haris Hosseini

Moorhead High School, Minnesota

Comeaux High School, Louisiana

The Harker School, California

Coached by Rebecca Meyer-

Coached by Scott Odekirk

Larson and Tasha Rohlfs

4th Place – Tram Nguyen

4th Place – Anna Larson

Eagan High School, Minnesota Coached by Joni Anker

Coached by Jacob Simon and Gina Biddick

Moorhead High School, Minnesota

4th Place – Philomena Williams

Coached by Tasha Rohlfs, Andrew

Van Horn High School, Missouri

Tichy, and Rebecca Meyer-Larson

Coached by Jamie Yung

5th Place – Leticia Nketiah

5th Place – Chloe Mutebi

Jefferson City High School, Missouri

Lakeville North, Minnesota

Coached by Jordan Hart, Kristi

Coached by Jennifer Baese

East Ridge High School, Minnesota

and Katie DeBoer Sintek

Coached by Katie Carlson

Moore, and Makayla Jordan 6th Place – Sanjeev Vinodh

6th Place – Abigail VanMeter Noblesville High School, Indiana

5th Place – Tre Edgerton

6th Place – Daliss Hicks

Leland High School, California

Coached by Evan T. Elliott

Miramar High School, Florida

Coached by Bob Ickes

and Chase Elliott

Coached by Renea Moss

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2018 HONORS & AWARDS

presented by Western Kentucky University

Lanny D. and B. J. Naegelin Dramatic Interpretation

Sandra Silvers Duo Interpretation

presented by Simpson College

presented by Colorado College

Champion – Taylor Headrick Highland High School, Ohio Coached by Suzette Burtoft

Champion – Kimberly Lee Summit High School, New Jersey Coached by Anne Poyner

Champions – Molly McDermott and Kamila Cwanek Prospect High School, Illinois Coached by Scott McDermott, Jon Kaminsky, and Michael Piccoli

Humorous Interpretation

2nd Place – Tanner Hemmingsen George Washington High School, Colorado Coached by Maryrose Kohan and Devin Sarno 3rd Place – Ariana Grollman Moorhead High School, Minnesota Coached by Rebecca MeyerLarson and Annie Richards 4th Place – Conor Sherry Archbishop Mitty High School, California Coached by Benjamin Cruz and Karen Cruz 5th Place – Connor Sears Cheyenne East High School, Wyoming Coached by Ashley Schulz 6th Place – Drake Spina Tuscarwaras Valley High School, Ohio Coached by Carrie Alexander Spina, Cierra Spina, and Aric Byrd 22

2nd Place – Iree Mann Syosset High School, New York Coached by Lydia Esslinger 3rd Place – Kelvin Torres Schurr High School, California Coached by Joseph Ugalde and Lexi Tippings 4th Place – Taylor Turner James Logan High School, California Coached by Justin Kurup, Jesse Garrett, and Ben Unanaowo 5th Place – Carleon Outlaw Rufus King High School, Wisconsin Coached by Victor Trussell and Juan De La Cruz 6th Place – Michael Bernard McClintock High School, Arizona Coached by Timothy Cornwell and Richard Glover

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2nd Place – Zachary Mundt and Reese Johnson Apple Valley High School, Minnesota Coached by Daniel Hodges 3rd Place – David DeLaBarcena and Andrew Denton South Grand Prairie High School, Texas Coached by Forrest Denbow, Amanda Hopkins, and Mark Steiner 4th Place – Jacob Foster and Rashon Leday Comeaux High School, Louisiana Coached by Jacob Simon and Gina Biddick 5th Place – Jason Burnam and Dylan Herrin Choctaw Sr. High School, Oklahoma Coached by Maryjane Burton and Justin Larman 6th Place – Philip Clement and Gabriella Garcia Saint Mary’s Hall High School, Texas Coached by Joseph Muller and Colin Malinak

World Schools Debate Invitational

Extemporaneous Debate

presented by McKinsey & Company

presented by Colorado College

Champions – East Texas White Elyse Dewbre, Northland Christian School Kaitlyn England, Northland Christian School Emily Grantham, Kingwood High School Leila Saklou, Kingwood High School Shreya Joshi, Woodlands High School Coached by Courtney Coffman 2nd Place – China Gold

Champion – Margaret Kelly Glendale High School, Missouri Coached by Allen Sutton

2nd Place – Max Kornfeld Ladue Horton Watkins High School, Missouri Coached by Molly Beck and Kathleen Mercury

Brian Li, Shanghai American School Matt Song, Shanghai American School Evan Shen, Shanghai American School Linden Li, Shanghai American School Coached by David Peterson

3rd Place – Prerna Agarwal Leland High School, California Coached by Chris Wardner

Semifinal – New York City Blue Andrew Ceonzo, Regis High School Justin Portela, Regis High School Luke Valdes, Regis High School

4th Place – Diya Chadha Syosset High School, New York Coached by Lydia Esslinger

Rafael Foncillas, Regis High School Nicholas Drury, Regis High School Coached by Eric DiMichele

5th Place (tie) – Jay Elder Park Hill High School, Missouri Coached by Tyler Unsell, Kyle Howe, Don Crabtree, and Emily Henry

Semifinal – South Texas Blue Alexander Nelson-Groocock, Lamar High School Pooja Vettical, Lamar High School Ethan Van Nostrand, Lamar High School Pranav Konduri, St. John’s High School Asher Moll, St. John’s High School Coached by Eloise Blair, Andy Stubbs, and Richard Whitrock

5th Place (tie) – Pranav Iyer Solon High School, Ohio Coached by Daniel Ceci

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2018 HONORS & AWARDS

Poetry Reading

Prose Reading

Brother René Sterner Commentary

presented by Western Kentucky University

presented by Western Kentucky University

presented by Western Kentucky University

Champion – Jahne Manifold Noblesville High School, Indiana Coached by Evan Elliott and Richard Bowman

Champion – Jack Neel Bethlehem High School, Kentucky Coached by Jenny Mudd Neel

Champion – Natalie Estes Collierville High School, Tennessee Coached by Jeff Robbins

2nd Place – Paige Allbright Comeaux High School, Louisiana Coached by Jacob Simon and Gina Biddick

2nd Place – Sienna Horvath

2nd Place – Allison Elfer Madison Central High School, Mississippi Coached by Rachel Clapper 3rd Place – Emily Albert-Stauning Eagan High School, Minnesota Coached by Joni Anker 4th Place – Kameron Heimes Lincoln Southwest High School, Nebraska Coached by Matt Heimes 5th Place – Leandro Pita Charles W. Flanagan High School, Florida Coached by Susan McGraw 6th Place – Evan Ehrhardt Cary Academy, North Carolina Coached by Shawn Nix and RJ Pellicciotta 24

3rd Place – Alexander Redding Pekin Community High School, Illinois Coached by Scott Pyle 4th Place – John Marsh Richwoods High School, Illinois Coached by Brant Watson and Alyssa Emanuelson 5th Place – Reginald Dunlap South Grand Prairie High School, Texas Coached by Forrest Denbow, Amanda Hopkins, and Mark Steiner 6th Place – Jacob Azzi Catholic Memorial School, Massachusetts Coached by Brother Anthony Cavet

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ILEAD North Hollywood, California Coached by Iain Lampert 3rd Place – Kevin Mao Montville High School, New Jersey Coached by Mary Gormley and Mark Iannelli 4th Place – Raymond Fang Monte Vista High School, California Coached by David Matley 5th Place – John Klingele Platte County High School, Missouri Coached by Dana Hale 6th Place – Gabriella Ghandour Lubbock High School, Texas Coached by Jayson Anderson

Expository

Impromptu

Storytelling

presented by Western Kentucky University

presented by Western Kentucky University

presented by Western Kentucky University

Champion – Olivia Dutcher ILEAD North Hollywood, California Coached by Iain Lampert

Champion – Miles Morton ILEAD North Hollywood, California Coached by Iain Lampert

Champion – Garrett Williams Liberty North High School, Missouri Coached by Kim Lenger

2nd Place – Sophia Corridan Phoenix Country Day School, Arizona Coached by Nick Klemp, Tyler Rife, and Michael Tristano 3rd Place – Sophia Peng Shrewsbury High School, Massachusetts Coached by Marc Rischitelli

2nd Place – Nathan Kruse

2nd Place – Callie LaVanway

Battle Ground Academy, Tennessee

ILEAD North Hollywood, California

Coached by Cadi Kadlecek, Kristofer

Coached by Iain Lampert

Kracht, and Alana Gilmore 3rd Place – Kate Fisher Saint Mary's Hall High School, Texas Coached by Colin Malinak

3rd Place – Claire Nelson Eagan High School, Minnesota Coached by Joni Anker 4th Place – Khari Please-Carnie

4th Place – Catherine Winger University High School, Illinois Coached by Mark Adams, Laurie Adams, Shannon Maney, Brian Rohman, and Rebekah Hoffman

4th Place – Tessa Lawler Downers Grove South High School, Illinois

Bradley Tech High School, Wisconsin

Coached by Justin Matkovich,

Coached by Maceon Downer,

Jan Heiteen, and Elighie Wilson

Keziah Carter, and Ernest Chomicki

5th Place – Jessica Styres Madison Central High School, Mississippi Coached by Rachel Clapper

Miramonte High School, California

6th Place – Jillian Meyer Fishers High School, Indiana Coached by Paul Kennedy, Eduardo Torres, Scott Black, and Jordan Nel

5th Place – Janet Lee Coached by Kristen Plant 6th Place – Tristan Wertanzl

5th Place – Mariyom Deng Brookings High School, South Dakota Coached by Carrie Oorlog and Sally Pies

Cypress Bay High School, Florida Coached by Jon Wayne

6th Place – Nick Maxwell

Martin, Alyssa Fiebrantz,

O’Gorman High School, South Dakota

and Joele Miguel Denis

Coached by Teresa Fester

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2018 HONORS & AWARDS presented by the Stennis Center for Public Service

Congressional Debate – House

Top Presiding Officer (House) Rep. Aabid Razvi

A & M Consolidated High School, TX Coached by Marissa Pena

Leadership Bowl (House)

Lily Neumann-Drenth

Woodbury High School, MN Coached by Suzanne White and Dillon White

Top Presiding Officer (Senate)

Rep. Aarushi Sahejpal

Presentation High School, CA Coached by Brandon Garrett and Heath Martin

2018 President’s Bowls

President’s Bowl Informative Speaking

Congressional Debate – Senate

Sen. Sahaj Singh

Carroll High School, TX Coached by Jordyn Faith Kuehn

Leadership Bowl (Senate) Sen. Alexander Gordon

Dreyfoos School Of The Arts, FL Coached by Angela Anyzeski

presented by Mr. and Mrs. Donus and Lovila Roberts

President’s Bowl United States Extemp Jacqueline Wei

Plano West Sr. High School, TX Coached by Rhonda Smith and Kattie Leito

President’s Bowl International Extemp Uzair Alpial

Plano West Sr. High School, TX Coached by Rhonda Smith and Kattie Leito

President’s Bowl Original Oratory JJ Kapur

West Des Moines Valley High School, IA Coached by David McGinnis

2018 Interp Bowls

Interp Bowl Program Oral Interp Jenee Cidel

Cypress Bay High School, FL Coached by Jon Wayne Martin, Alyssa Fiebrantz, and Joele Miguel Denis 26

Interp Bowl Humorous Interp Taylor Headrick

Highland High School, OH Coached by Suzette Burtoft

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Interp Bowl Dramatic Interp Iree Mann

Syosset High School, NY Coached by Lydia Esslinger

Interp Bowl Duo Interp David DeLaBarcena and Andrew Denton

South Grand Prairie High School, TX Coached by Forrest Denbow, Amanda Hopkins, and Mark Steiner

Unger Cup

Karl Mundt Trophy

presented by the James J. Unger Memorial

Presented annually to the school that has accumulated the most National Congress participation points

Blue Valley Southwest High School, Kansas Coached by Jared Zuckerman

Syosset High School, New York Coached by Lydia Esslinger Congressional Debate Students: Simar Kohli, Sohail Mohammed, Cooper Scher, and Suhail Younus

Awarded to the team that has placed the highest, cumulatively, at five great national debate tournaments

2018 National Congress presented by the Stennis Center for Public Service Leadership

Senate Final Chamber

 

House Final Chamber

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2018 HONORS & AWARDS

MIDDLE SCHOOL

MIDDLE SCHOOL

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Congressional Debate

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Public Forum Debate

MIDDLE SCHOOL

presented by Summit Debate

presented by Summit Debate

presented by Summit Debate

presented by Summit Debate

Champion – Sebastian Frazier NSU University School Florida

Champions – Jane Grey Battle and Claire Lauterbach Mountain Brook Jr. High School Alabama

Champions – Andrew Tsang and Amber Ting Taiwan

2nd – Tim Jing and Derrick Cai Joaquin Miller Middle School California

2nd – Walid Al ouazen and Aaron Cho Amicitia American School Fes Morocco

Semi – Aanan Biswas and Omer Mujawar Autrey Mill Middle School Georgia

Semi – Micah Wang and Nathan Sung Taiwan

Champion – Isaac Khan Chandler Preparatory Academy Arizona 2nd – Miles Wang Bak Middle School Of The Arts Florida 3rd – Diane Sun Robert Lanier Middle School Texas 4th – Sean O’Leary Eagles Landing Middle School Florida 5th – River Simard ILEAD California 6th – Dev Wernik ILEAD California 28

2nd – PranavKrishna Kandikayala BASIS San Antonio Shavano Middle School Texas Semi – Daniel Hung T. H. Rogers School Texas Semi –Anshumi Jhaveri Quail Valley Middle School Texas Quarter – Pranav Teegavarapu Bear Creek Middle School Georgia Quarter – Russell Li St. John’s Middle School Texas

Semi – Joyce Weng and Dian Yu T. H. Rogers School Texas Quarter – Austin Fiorito and Suraj Vadapalli Robert Lanier Middle School Texas Quarter – Vinayak Menon and Bobby Missel Riverwatch Middle School Georgia

Policy Debate

Semi – Deven Shah and Deeya Viradia The Harker Middle School California Quarter – Uma Fox and Leah Carrier Alice Deal Middle School Washington, D.C. Quarter – Meghana Venkatesha and Mistura Yinusa Union Middle School Oklahoma

Quarter – Sherissa Wu and Abbey Xu China

Quarter – Sarah Mohammed and Saavi Kumar The Harker Middle School California

Quarter – Justin Chen Quail Valley Middle School Texas

Quarter – Tanvi Bhave and Aaron Joy Nysmith School Virginia

Quarter – Khalid Bensmat and Javier Serrano Speedway Academies New Jersey

Top Speaker – Sebastian Frazier NSU University School Florida

Top Speaker – Anika Midha China

Top Speaker – Deven Shah The Harker Middle School California

Quarter – Jarvis Xie Quail Valley Middle School Texas

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

MIDDLE SCHOOL

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Declamation

Extemporaneous Speaking

Impromptu Speaking

Original Oratory

presented by Summit Debate

presented by Summit Debate

presented by Summit Debate

presented by Summit Debate

Champion – Olivia Wetzel Toledo School for the Arts Ohio

Champion – Mckinley Paltzik Phoenix Country Day School Arizona

Champion – Mckinley Paltzik Phoenix Country Day School Arizona

Champion – Jacob (Coby) Ackerman American Heritage Plantation Middle School Florida

2nd – Keila Lopez

2nd – Niamh Campbell

2nd – Rachel Pontes

2nd – Camila Alvarez

Advanced Learning

Phoenix Country

Robert Lanier

St. Mary’s Hall

Academy

Day School

Middle School

Middle School

California

Arizona

Texas

Texas

3rd – Elizabeth

3rd – Sinan Kassim Westglades

3rd – Neha Modak

3rd – Sophia Roud

Vassantachart Ernest Lawrence

Middle School

Middle School

Florida

Massachusetts

4th – Pranav Tangallpalli

4th – Alex Lee

4th – Kahani Malhotra

BASIS Scottsdale

Walter Reed Middle

The Village Middle School

Arizona

California

5th – Tess Segal

5th – Michelle Jin

MIDDLE SCHOOL

California

Texas 5th – Alyssa Hernandez

Falcon Cove

Advanced Learning

Middle School

Academy

Florida

California

6th – Petru Nechiti

Milton Academy Middle

Bak Middle School of the Arts Florida

The Harker Middle School California 6th – Clara Son

4th – Rachel Pontes Robert Lanier Middle School Texas 5th – Ayur Vallecha The Pike School Massachusetts

6th – Nika Farokhzad

Robert Lanier

The Broadoaks School

6th – Kahani Malhotra

Milton Academy Middle

Middle School

of Whittier College

The Village Middle School

Massachusetts

Texas

California

Texas

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2018 HONORS & AWARDS

MIDDLE SCHOOL

MIDDLE SCHOOL

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Dramatic Interpretation

Humorous Interpretation

Duo Interpretation

MIDDLE SCHOOL

presented by Summit Debate

presented by Summit Debate

presented by Summit Debate

presented by Summit Debate

Champions – Wade Hunter and Abby Caplan Phoenix Country Day School Arizona

Champion – Madison Busby Raymore-Peculiar East Middle School Missouri

Champion – Yash Wadwekar Phoenix Country Day School Arizona 2nd – Olutomilola

2nd – Paige Showen

Akinwande

Raymore-Peculiar

E. A. Olle Middle School

South Middle School

Texas

Missouri

3rd – Lucas Oland

3rd – Jacob (Coby)

Phoenix Country

Ackerman

Day School Arizona 4th – Tanti Felli Phoenix Country Day School Arizona 5th – Olivia Conley Hindman Elementary

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Champion – Andrew Li Dana Middle School California

American Heritage Plantation Middle School Florida 4th – Wade Hunter Phoenix Country Day School Arizona 5th – Jonathan Lizardo Wolf

School

DanDan Middle School

Kentucky

Saipan

6th – Ivy To

6th – Miles Sabeeh

Sierra Preparatory

Phoenix Country

Academy

Day School

California

Arizona

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Storytelling

2nd – Devan Amin and Misha Ghafouri Phoenix Country Day School Arizona

2nd – Abby Caplan

3rd – Elliot Wessel and Siena Liljegren Phoenix Country Day School Arizona

3rd – Lucas Oland

4th – Camila Alvarez and Ally Atwell St. Mary’s Hall Middle School Texas 5th – Tanti Felli and Charlie Nassar Phoenix Country Day School Arizona 6th – Aidan Martel and Blake Oser Raymore-Peculiar East Middle School Missouri

Phoenix Country Day School Arizona

Phoenix Country Day School Arizona 4th – Wade Hunter Phoenix Country Day School Arizona 5th – Elaine Joy Fernandez Francisco M. Sablan Middle School Saipan 6th – Ujji Bathla Phoenix Country Day School Arizona

MIDDLE SCHOOL

MIDDLE SCHOOL

MIDDLE SCHOOL

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Poetry Interpretation

Prose Interpretation

Informative Speaking

Extemporaneous Debate

presented by Summit Debate

presented by Summit Debate

presented by Summit Debate

presented by Summit Debate

Champion – Siena Liljegren Phoenix Country Day School Arizona

Champion – Yash Wadwekar Phoenix Country Day School Arizona

Champion – Olivia Nelson Raymond Central Jr./Sr. High School Nebraska

Champion – Myles Bell Alice Deal Middle School Washington, D.C.

2nd – Sofia Arteaga

2nd – Bingham Harper

2nd – Aditi Iyer

2nd – Savannah

Advanced Learning

Denmark Middle School

The Village Middle School

Alexander

Texas

Alice Deal Middle School

Academy California

Wisconsin

3rd – Leah Carrier

Washington, D.C.

3rd – Lucas Oland

Alice Deal Middle School

Semi – Brianna Kwan

Akinwande

Phoenix Country

Washington, D.C.

Poly Prep Country

E. A. Olle Middle School

Day School

4th – Alondra Rios

Texas

Arizona

Spurgeon Intermediate

3rd – Olutomilola

California 4th – Misha Ghafouri Phoenix Country

4th – Karol Querido

5th – Miles Rollins-

Day School New York Semi – Claudia LeDuc Poly Prep Country

Milton Academy Middle

Watterman

Day School

Arizona

Massachusetts

Alice Deal Middle School

New York

5th – Stephanie Estrada

5th – Paris Schoeberl

Villa Fundamental School

Heritage Middle School

Alice Deal Middle School

Tennessee

Washington, D.C.

Day School

California 6th – Robert Grigsby Hindman Elementary

Washington, D.C.

6th – Benjamin Trevino

School

Memorial Middle School

Kentucky

Texas

6th – Claire Abrams

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2018 HONORS & AWARDS

2018 USA Debate Team MIDDLE SCHOOL

World Schools Debate presented by Summit Debate

(left to right) Cindi Timmons (coach), Emily Grantham, R. Shane Stafford (coach), Nikhil Ramaswamy, Aaron Timmons (coach), Ranen Miao, and Leila Saklou Not pictured: Shreya Agarwala, Shreyoshi Das, Piper Doyle, Ella Michaels, Brian Zhou, Dr. Sandra J. Berkowitz (coach)

Champions – Sunshine Chen Stephanie Chen Atlas Tan China 2nd – Caroline Greenstone Jothi Gupta Cameron Kettles Aimee Stochawiak Greenhill School Texas Semi – Claire Li Cherry Wu Elena Zhou China

Ted W. Belch Award

Albert S. Odom Commendation

Jared Zuckerman Blue Valley Southwest High School, Kansas

Rebecca Meyer-Larson Moorhead High School, Minnesota

Bruno E. Jacob/Pi Kappa Delta Trophy Presented annually to the high school that has accumulated the greatest number of main event rounds at the National Tournament

Semi – Justin Seo Su Lee Ilene Park Korea

Top Speaker – Atlas Tan China

Moorhead High School Minnesota 32

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2018 Local Host Committee

(left to right) Jim Wakefield, Dario Camara, Courtney Chipman, Michael Norton, Jennifer Kwasman, Bill Thompson, Katie Benitez, Susan Orlowski, Janell McLeod, Chris Machado, Christine McMahon, Alyssa Fiebrantz, Jim Payne, Nancy Dean, Megan West (chair), Nicole Arnold, Justin Weaver, and Kate Hamm. Not pictured: Cristina Cuevas, Diane Harrison, and Robert Runcie

2018 High School Tournament Sponsor

2018 Middle School Tournament Sponsor

Katalina Remusat and Jennifer Jones EF Hutton

Jenny Cook Summit Debate

2018 Retiring NSDA Board Members

Don Crabtree Missouri

Pamela K. McComas Kansas

Dr. Polly Reikowski Minnesota

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2018 HONORS & AWARDS

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Harold Keller Public Service Leadership Award

James M. Copeland Coach of the Year

Middle School Coach of the Year

Lanhee J. Chen, Ph.D. Research Fellow of Hoover Institution; Faculty member at Stanford University

Joni Anker Eagan High School Minnesota

Monica Salda Sacred Heart Catholic School Mississippi

Communicators of the Year

High School Administrator of the Year

Middle School Administrator of the Year

Student Voices of Broward County Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Team Captains: Todd Hewling and Katherine Guerra

Scott Looney Hawken School Ohio

Errol Evans Attucks Middle School Florida

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Frank Sferra Director’s Commendation

Namesake – Don Crabtree Distinguished Service Awards

Raphael Scott Waldrop Hattiesburg High School Mississippi

Don Crabtree Park Hill High School Missouri

Pelham Commendation

Seventeenth Don Crabtree Distinguished Service Award

Eighth Diamond Award

Shuntá Jordan Pace Academy Georgia

Pam Cady Wycoff Apple Valley High School Minnesota

Douglas Tschetter O’Gorman High School South Dakota

Brother Gregory “René” Sterner Lifetime Service Award Pamela K. McComas Kansas

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2018 HONORS & AWARDS

Seventh Diamond Award

Seventh Diamond Award

Seventh Diamond Award

Sandra Maguire Miramonte High School, California

Leslie Phillips The Nueva School, California

Jack Tuckness Central High School, Missouri

Sixth Diamond Award

Sixth Diamond Award

Sixth Diamond Award

Stan Austin Wheaton North High School, Illinois

Melissa Reynolds Bishop Miege High School, Kansas

David Watkins Neosho High School, Missouri

Milestone School Attendance Awards

60 Years at Nationals Bellaire High School Texas 36

50 Years at Nationals Blackfoot High School Idaho

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50 Years at Nationals Topeka High School Kansas

50 Years at Nationals Parkview High School Missouri

HIGH SCHOOL

School Awards 2018 Schools of Outstanding Distinction Apple Valley High School, MN Archbishop Mitty High School, CA Cypress Bay High School, FL Eagan High School, MN ILEAD North Hollywood, CA

Miramonte High School, CA Munster High School, IN Plano West Sr. High School, TX Riverside High School, SC Seven Lakes High School, TX

Debate Schools of Excellence

Speech Schools of Excellence

Blue Valley Southwest High School, KS

Green Valley High School, NV

Battle Ground Academy, TN

Moorhead High School, MN

Brentwood School, CA

Hawken School, OH

Bellarmine College Preparatory, CA

NSU University School, FL

Canfield High School, OH

Kennedy High School, CA

Belleville West High School, IL

Ridge High School, NJ

Central High School - Springfield, MO

Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, CA

Comeaux High School, LA

Rufus King High School, WI

Chaminade High School, NY

Plano Sr. High School, TX

Downers Grove South High School, IL

Saint Mary’s Hall High School, TX

Cherry Creek High School, CO

Poly Prep Country Day School, NY

Gabrielino High School, CA

Schurr High School, CA

Desert Vista High School, AZ

Theodore Roosevelt High School, IA

James Logan High School, CA

Summit High School, NJ

Dougherty Valley High School, CA

Unionville High School, PA

Lakeville North High School, MN

The Harker School, CA

Dreyfoos School Of The Arts, FL

Washburn Rural High School, KS

Lincoln East High School, NE

University High School, IL

Durham Academy, NC

Western High School, FL

Mission San Jose High School, CA

Woodbury High School, MN

Debate Schools of Honor

Speech Schools of Honor

Aberdeen Central High School, SD

Lake Highland Preparatory, FL

Ardrey Kell High School, NC

Leland High School, NCA

American Heritage High School, FL

Millard North High School, NE

Bloomfield Hills High School, MI

McClintock High School, AZ

Brookfield East High School, WI

Monte Vista High School, CA

Central High School, TX

Noblesville High School, IN

Brookings High School, SD

Neosho High School, MO

Chanhassen High School, MN

O’Gorman High School, SD

Carroll High School, TX

Niles West High School, IL

Cheyenne East High School, WY

Phoenix Country Day School, AZ

Charlotte Latin School, NC

Norman High School, OK

East Ridge High School, MN

Prospect High School, IL

Isidore Newman School, LA

Ridge High School, NJ

Fullerton Joint Union High School, CA

Ronald Reagan High School, TX

Ronald Reagan High School, TX

St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, MS

George Washington High School, CO

Solon High School, OH

King High School, FL

Syosset High School, NY

Highland High School, OH

Theodore Roosevelt High School, IA

La Salle High School, CA

William P. Clements High School, TX

Jefferson City High School, MO

Valley City High School, ND

MIDDLE SCHOOL

School Awards Overall Schools of Excellence in Speech and Debate Bak Middle School of the Arts, FL Phoenix Country Day School, AZ Robert Lanier Middle School, TX

Schools of Excellence in Debate

Schools of Excellence in Speech

ILEAD Encino, CA

Riverwatch Middle School, GA

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

Raymore-Peculiar East Middle School, MO

China Middle, China

T. H. Rogers School, TX

Hindman Elementary School, KY

St. Mary’s Hall Middle School, TX

Quail Valley Middle School, TX

Milton Academy Middle, MA

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