2020 August Rostrum - Nationals Chronicle

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WHAT IS BIG QUESTIONS? Big Questions is a debate format in which high school and middle school students will grapple with complex worldview questions. They debate both sides of a topic determined at the beginning of the school year.

Schools are eligible to earn thousands of dollars by facilitating Big Questions debates. This past year, thousands of students across the country competed in Big Questions debate.

FORMAT AND STRUCTURE Big Questions is an accessible debate format that can be added to your tournament, held during your classroom period, or even done internally among your team.

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The Big Questions format involves two opposing sides debating a topic concerning the intersection of science, philosophy, and religion. Students can choose to compete individually or with a partner. Competitors are assigned a side, present the case, engage in rebuttal, and participate in question periods.

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From the Tournament Director This tournament was the first of its kind in the 95 years of our organization’s history. In the midst of a global pandemic, the 2020 National Tournament moved online and teams across the country adapted to a new challenge and exceeded all expectations.

Despite the online tournament’s success, I will admit I missed being with you all in person. I missed the excitement in the room as Mr. Sheaff announces “MAY THE DOORS BE CLOSED” and a final round begins. I missed seeing the celebrations from students and coaches as postings go up. I missed seeing the looks on our students’ faces as they step onto the final round stage for the first, or last, time. I missed seeing the connections, the reunions, and the new friendships formed.

Even though the competition went on, I missed these things because, at the core, community is such a huge part of who we are and what we do. We hear from alumni decades after their time in speech and debate has ended that the friendships formed in this activity have lasted a lifetime.

But what this week has also shown me, is that our community is resilient. You came together online, supporting each other, rooting for each other, following along, and staying connected. So I hope that’s what we take from this experience—that even once your team is no longer in the same squad room every day, when the season ends or students graduate—this community and the skills students learn here are permanent.

In this special issue of Rostrum, we recap the highlights of the 2020 National Tournament and celebrate our award winners! Whether you joined us for competition, tuned in to one of the many livestreams, or are just flipping through these pages, I hope you take a minute to celebrate the power of student voices and meet our student award winners beginning on page 14.

We owe much of the week’s success to the hard work of our incredible team of volunteers and tournament officials, and to the coaches, communities, and families who provided advice and encouragement to our student competitors all year long. Without your support, none of this would be possible.

The 2021 National Tournament takes us to the home city of the NSDA national office in Des Moines, Iowa. I hope to see you there!

Sincerely,

Board of Directors

ELECTED MEMBERS Pam Cady Wycoff President Minnesota Dr. Tommie Lindsey, Jr. Vice President California Byron R. Arthur Louisiana David Huston Texas Adam Jacobi Wisconsin Jennifer M. Jerome Nebraska Renee C. Motter Colorado Timothy E. Sheaff Iowa

J. Scott Wunn Executive Director National Speech & Debate Association

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SUNDAY Tournament Registration and Virtual Expo Coaches logged in to Zoom rooms to check in with NSDA staff for online registration.

Meanwhile, students and judges tested out the online competition site and visited the Virtual Expo to connect with colleges, learn about scholarships, and find tools for speech and debate programs.

Learn more about our tournament sponsors, visit www. speechanddebate. org/sponsors-andadvertising.

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Opening Ceremony In the evening, the tournament officially

School in Kentucky, and James Madison

began with an Opening Ceremony

Copeland Coach of the Year Irene Gardea

recognizing four-time qualifiers, milestone

from Americas High School in Texas. During

schools, and coach award winners

the 2020 Donus D. Roberts Diamond and

including Assistant Coach of the Year

Specialty Awards Assembly presented by

Scott Voss from Apple Valley High School

Colorado College, we celebrated coaches

in Minnesota, New Coach of the Year

earning a new Diamond award in the

Zachary Bolen from Grant County High

2019-2020 school year.

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MONDAY First Day of Debate Competition Students in Policy Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Public Forum Debate, Big Questions Debate, World Schools Debate, Congressional Debate–House, and Congressional Debate– Senate began with a round zero to allow students and judges the chance to acclimate to the online format.

(above and right) Stills from You Are Not Alone: Coaches Program.

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Jim Cavallo

TUESDAY

Jenny Cook

Hall of Fame Honored Preliminary debate rounds continued throughout the day. In the evening, we held

Mollie Martin Broussard

our first online posting party to reveal the students advancing to outrounds in debate and celebrate our 2020 Hall of Fame inductees: Jim Cavallo of Indiana, Jenny Cook of Florida, Mollie Martin of Texas, Chris McDonald of Minnesota, and Cheryl Potts of Texas.

For more photos and bios of Hall of Fame

Chris McDonald

members, visit www.speechanddebate.org / hall-of-fame.

Cheryl Potts

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WEDNESDAY First Day of Speech Competition Competition began for students in speech.

pre-recorded and submitted by students.

United States Extemp and International

All speech events began with a round zero

Extemp were held live, while Original

to allow students and judges the chance to

Oratory, Informative Speaking, Humorous

acclimate to the online format. Meanwhile,

Interp, Dramatic Interp, Duo Interp, and

outrounds began in debate.

Program Oral Interp performances were

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Posting Party In the evening, we announced advancing students in debate events and honored 2020 District Leadership award winners. Matt Good from the Show Me District in Missouri received the Ralph E. Carey Award for Distinguished Career Service. Frank Rivera from the Heart of Texas District in Texas received the Chair of the Year award. Rachel Page from the Kentucky District was recognized for Best Chair Communications. Hannah Flake from the New Mexico District was named Best New Chair. Other district chairs from across the country received Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards for their outstanding leadership.

Ralph E. Carey Award Matt Good Show Me District

Chair of the Year

Best Chair Communications

Best New Chair

Frank Rivera Heart of Texas District

Rachel Page Kentucky District

Hannah Flake New Mexico District

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THURSDAY Debate Final Rounds Begin, Speech Competition Continues Senate, Big Questions, and World Schools Debate finals took place throughout the day, speech competition continued, and Extemp Debate rounds began.

Posting Party We announced the finalists in Policy, Lincoln-

(revised version of Extemp Commentary). We

Douglas, Public Forum, and the House, the

also recognized the High School Administrator

top 30 speech qualifiers, and octafinalists

of the Year, Bethany Bohall, Director of Fine

in pre-recorded supplemental events:

Arts at Saint Mary’s Hall in Texas, and named

Prose, Poetry, Storytelling, Expository,

Jaylon Muchison the Williams Wood Tate, Jr.,

Prepared Prompt Speaking (revised version

National Student of the Year.

of Impromptu), and Prepared Commentary

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Communicator of the Year Glenn Singleton

FRIDAY Competition Continues Public Forum, Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, and Congressional Debate–House final rounds took place throughout the day.

Meanwhile, speech outrounds continued, as did preliminary rounds of Extemp Debate and octafinals occurred in pre-recorded supplemental speech events.

Debate Awards Assembly In the evening, we crowned our national champions in debate at the first ever online National Awards Assembly and named Glenn Singleton of the Pacific Educational Group as the Communicator of the Year (pictured at

top right).

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SATURDAY A Historic Tournament Comes to a Close Speech and supplemental event final

NSDA alum Josh Gad received the

rounds took place throughout the

Lifetime Achievement Award, former

day. We closed the 2020 National

NFL/NSDA employee Jackie Oakes

Tournament with the speech Awards

received the Sterner Lifetime Service

Assembly and crowned our national

Award, and Renea Moss of Miramar

champions in main speech, Extemp

High School in Florida received the

Debate, and supplemental speech

Frank Sferra Director’s Commendation.

events. During the ceremony,

For additional tournament results, visit www.speechanddebate.org/ nationals-history

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2020 HONORS & AWARDS

2020 Four-Time Qualifiers (listed in alphabetical order by last name) Alex Abarca Mark Adams Ayush Agarwal Kevin Ahern Kyle Joseph Ahern Maitri Ajmera Christopher Alvarez Olivia Appel Maya Arora Haley Bass Sofie Behr Lauren Blackwelder Johnna Blystone Alec Boulton Trinity Brockman Brianna Brown Tim Carnahan Monique Cauley Kya L. Christiansen Grant Colvin Julia Craciun Logan Currin Janine D’Souza Julian De La Maza Katherine DeMaret David Edwards Eric A. Escareno Noel Fary Erica Flores Simone Folsom Alexandra Garrison Ana Maria Gaston Riley James Given Melissa Glover Ammeriahya Gonzalez Avi Gulati Shea Hartig Tiberius Hernandez James Hu Vada Janak Claire Jimerson Bethany Sky Jones Ethan Kim Anuj Kothari Daniel Kyle Connor LaChappelle Jacob Longuil

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Claremont High School CA Fort Scott High School KS Mission San Jose High School CA Dreyfoos School of the Arts FL Dreyfoos School of the Arts FL Wichita East High School KS Belen Jesuit Prep FL Theodore Roosevelt High School IA Cape Fear Academy NC Lindale High School TX The Montgomery Academy AL Natrona County High School WY Austintown Fitch High School OH Valley International Prep CA Manhattan High School KS Rigby High School ID West Lafayette Debate IN Providence Hall High School UT Beaver High School UT Shawnee Mission East High School KS Chaparral Star Academy TX James Enochs High School CA Riverside High School SC Belen Jesuit Prep FL Rocky Mountain High School CO Charlotte Catholic High School NC Clovis North High School CA Munster High School IN Fargo North High School ND Sumner Academy KS Sayre High School PA Fishers High School IN Mexico High School MO Claremont High School CA Wichita East High School KS The Harker School CA Marianas High School MP Stockdale High School CA Mira Loma High School CA Tuloso Midway High School TX Revere High School OH Rigby High School ID Ardrey Kell High School NC Bellarmine College Preparatory CA Nova 42 Academy CA Jackson High School GA McQuaid Jesuit High School NY

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Fabian Lopez Orosi High School CA Elizabeth Lopez-Aguilar Alief Early College High School TX Gavin N. Lott Athens High School TX Kevin Mao Montville High School NJ Jocelyn Marks Theodore Roosevelt High School IA Cole C. Mathews The Blake School MN Darian McCrary Kingwood High School TX Tatum Menon Palisade High School CO Connor Mitchell Maize High School KS Evan Morrisey Murrah High School MS Samuel Mosmeyer Holy Trinity Catholic High School TX Kasey Pearl Moulton Columbia High School ID Jaylon Muchison Belleville West High School IL Swetha Naidu Mission San Jose High School CA Elizabeth Ngatia Fort Scott High School KS Manu Onteeru Thomas Jefferson HSST VA Steffen Ortiz East Mountain High School NM Rachel D. Overstreet Sioux Falls Lincoln High Shool SD Mansi Patel Valdosta High School GA Thomas Peek West Hardin High School TX Sophia Peng Shrewsbury High School MA Martheaus Perkins Center High School TX Sraavya Pinjala Hillcrest High School UT Kathryn Plumb Valdosta High School GA Josef Rademacher Madison West High School WI Mireya Cosima Sanchez-Maes Mayfield High School NM Chloe Sawall Appleton East High School WI Priyanka Shah Riverside High School SC Eshaan Sharma Niceville High School FL Lauren Shen Bear Creek High School WA Abigail Nadejda Spencer Coronado High School NV Kyia Stayton Bixby High School OK Michael Joseph Swidecki Cheyenne East High School WY Bhrajit Thakur Trinity Preparatory School FL Priya Thelapurath Bentonville West High School AR Daniel Timor Valley International Prep CA Leah M. Torney Cheyenne Central High School WY Madison Toth Fort Scott High School KS Kayla Turner Sacred Heart High School MA Maleah Tuttle Jackson Hole High School WY Kevin Valido Belen Jesuit Prep FL Santiago Vasquez Salina South High School KS Miguel Walsh Belen Jesuit Prep FL Josh Ward Fargo Shanley High School ND Forrest Weintraub Fargo Davies High School ND Joseph Luke Wheatley Lovejoy High School TX Lauren Zarlingo Glacier Peak High School WA

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 2020 William Woods Tate, Jr., National Student of the Year, one of the most prestigious individual student honors awarded by the National Speech & Debate Association.

Jaylon Muchison representing the Greater Illinois District was awarded a $3,500 scholarship from Richard Bitner in honor of Sharon Porter and will represent the Association in various public capacities throughout the 2020-2021 academic year.

The other student finalists, in alphabetical order, include Shilpa Gunuganti representing the Central Texas District, Benjamin Haug representing the Eastern Missouri District, Alexandra Kallaher representing the Golden Desert (NV) District, Leila Khan representing the Arizona District, and Mariah William representing the Northern South Dakota District.

2020 William Woods Tate, Jr., National Student of the Year Jaylon Muchison Greater Illinois District (below, left to right) Shilpa Gunuganti, Benjamin Haug, Alexandra Kallaher, Leila Khan, and Mariah William.

National Exemplary Student Service Award The 2020 National Exemplary Student Service Award recipient is Aryaman Sharma from West Fargo Sheyenne High School in North Dakota. Aryaman was selected for his efforts in spearheading the “Spread the Word to End the Word” campaign against using the “R-word” and his service and dedication to his own scholarship program and nonprofit beyondBASIK (Bus As School for Indigent Kids).

2020 National Exemplary Student Service Award Aryaman Sharma West Fargo Sheyenne High School North Dakota

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2020 HONORS & AWARDS

Richard B. Sodikow Policy Debate presented by Trinity University

Policy Debate Top Speakers

Public Forum Debate presented by the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation

Phyllis Flory Barton Trophy Winner 1st Place – Jack Barber Glenbrook North, Illinois Coached by Michael Greenstein

Champions – Saif-Ullah Salim and Sam Ring Heritage Hall School, Oklahoma Coached by W. Bryan Gaston 2nd Place – Sachait Arun and Evan Alexis Gunn Sr. High School, California Coached by Tim Johnson 3rd Place – Jiyoon Park and Austin Rea Washburn Rural High School, Kansas Coached by Tim Ellis and Sean Duff 4th Place – Micah Wang and Kelly Phil Taipei American School, Taiwan Coached by Chase Williams, Beth Clarke, Adam Nelson, and Hays Watson 5th Place – Surya Midha and Adarsh Hiremath Bellarmine College Preparatory, California Coached by Aaron Langerman and Ani Prabhu 6th Place – Darin Park and Lukas Rhoades Peninsula High School, California Coached by Scott Wheeler 16

2nd place – Aalok Patwa Archbishop Mitty High School, California Coached by Mark Woodhead and Ryan Mills 3rd place – Adarsh Hiremath Bellarmine College Preparatory, California Coached by Aaron Langerman and Ani Prabhu 4th place – Ava Leipzig Glenbrook South High School, Illinois Coached by Alyssa Corrigan, Abraham Corrigan, Maggie Wells, Sam Gustavson, and Tara Tate 5th place – Zoe Rosenberg Lowell High School, California Coached by Debnil Sur and Terence Abad 6th place – Kelly Ye Lowell High School, California Coached by Debnil Sur and Terence Abad

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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Champions – Sasha Haines and Magge Mills Chagrin Falls High School, Ohio Coached by Richard Haber, Ken Kasee, and Corinne Midlik 2nd Place – David Eick and Liana Schmitter-Emerson Campbell Hall High School, California Coached by Susan Foley 3rd Place – Ava Olson and Alessandro Perri The Blake School, Minnesota Coached by Shane Stafford, Sandra Berkowitz, Christian Vasquez, Eva Motolinia, Ellie Singer, Chloe Ricks, and Shreya Yadav 4th Place – Esme Longley and Mac Hays Durham Academy, North Carolina Coached by Crawford Leavoy, Jeff Welty, Danny Siegel, Christian Brown, and Emma Smith 5th Place – Joshua Lee and Leeban Morgan Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, Massachusetts Coached by Sue Hennessey 6th Place – Alexander Shan and Sarabaesh Srikumar Mira Loma High School, California Coached by Joshua Stinson

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Lincoln-Douglas Top Speakers

presented by Illinois College

presented by the Tina Wang Fund

Big Questions Debate presented by the John Templeton Foundation

1st Place – Ryan Cohen Bolivar High School, Missouri Coached by Ethan Samuel and Ben Rohrs

Champion – Jo Spurgeon St. Mary’s High School, Oregon Coached by Maureen Bruins

2nd Place – Shreyaa Nagajothi Jackson High School, Ohio Coached by Brandon Mader 3rd Place – David Edwards Charlotte Catholic High School, North Carolina Coached by Carmen Kohn 4th Place – Eric Gottlieb Bellarmine College Preparatory, California Coached by Matt DeLateur

2nd Place – David Edwards Charlotte Catholic High School, North Carolina Coached by Carmen Kohn 3rd Place – Bethany Jones Rigby High School, Idaho Coached by Brock Sondrup and Jethro Smith 4th Place – Jo Spurgeon St. Mary’s High School, Oregon Coached by Maureen Bruins

Champion – Michelle Ma Plano West Sr. High School, Texas Coached by Kattie Leito and Robey Holland 2nd Place – Neel Sadda Flintridge Preparatory, California Coached by Maggie Woodward and Khamani Griffin

5th Place – Shreyaa Nagajothi Jackson High School, Ohio Coached by Brandon Mader

3rd Place – Sara Ragsdale North Kansas City High School, Missouri Coached by Amanda Dolinger and Shawn Daugherty

6th Place – Peter Zhang Montgomery Blair, Maryland Coached by Sean Gabaree

4th Place – Cameron Greene Regis High School, New York Coached by Eric DiMichele

5th Place – Nehal Chigurupati University School, Ohio Coached by Eva Lamberson and James Lewis 6th Place – Allie Dettelbach Hawken School, Ohio Coached by Robert Shurtz

Relive every moment of Nationals with the official NSDA livestream archive!

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2020 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

ď ´ From May 16 to June 19, middle school students across the country recorded entries for the 2020 Middle School Speech Challenge, presented by Summit Debate. Nearly 700 students from more than 150 schools participated in the event!

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THE CIRCLE OF CHAMPIONS REPRESENTS THE BEST OF THE BEST IN OUR ACTIVITY. CO N G R AT U L AT I O N S TO OUR 2020 N ATION AL CHAMPIO NS!

 The Senior Open was added to the National Tournament series in 2020 to provide a capstone event for seniors across the country who missed out on their final tournament experience.

From May 29-31, more than 150 students from 133 schools competed online!

 The National Speech & Debate Tournament marks the capstone of speech and debate activities for more than 141,000 members across the country. To attend, students must qualify at one of the Association’s 111 district tournaments or through one of our eight international qualifying programs. The student competitors represent the best and brightest young people across the United States and the globe.

The National Debate & Speech Tournament has been held across the country since 1931, and today is the largest academic competition in the world. Each year, more than 4,500 high school students compete in a week-long competition to determine the most prestigious title in high school academics: national champion.

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2020 HONORS & AWARDS

Congressional Debate – House

Congressional Debate – Senate

presented by the Stennis Center for Public Service

presented by the Stennis Center for Public Service

Top Presiding Officer (House) Rep. Joseph Maucieri

John F. Kennedy High School, CA Coached by Quest Sandel

Leadership Bowl (House) Champion – Rachel Eizner Monte Vista High School, California Coached by David Matley

Rep. Andrew Sun

The Harker School, CA Coached by Scott Odekirk, Jenny Achten, Greg Achten, and Shania Hunt

2nd Place – Thomas Lai Bellaire High School, Texas Coached by Jay Stubbs

2nd Place – Rohit Jhawar John F. Kennedy High School, California Coached by Quest Sandel

3rd Place – Joseph Maucieri John F. Kennedy High School, California Coached by Quest Sandel

3rd Place – Sunny Gandhi Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Illinois

4th Place – Arshia Mehta Dougherty Valley High School, California Coached by Keshav Raghu, Tanya Mahadwar, and Aleisha Readye 5th Place – Rushil Roy Monte Vista High School, California Coached by David Matley 6th Place – Christian Rodriguez American Heritage School Plantation, Florida Coached by Joseph Quintana, Spencer Orlowski, Ryan Levesque, and Joele Denis 20

Champion – Manu Onteeru Thomas Jefferson HSST, Virginia Coached by Marie Bakke

Coached by Alison Pearl 4th Place – Shilpa Gunuganti Saint Mary’s Hall, Texas Coached by Colin Malinak 5th Place – Tejas Bansal

Top Presiding Officer (Senate) Leadership Bowl (Senate) Sen. Manu Onteeru

Thomas Jefferson HSST, VA Coached by Marie Bakke

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Plano West Sr. High School, Texas Coached by Robey Holland and Kattie Leito 6th Place – Noah Roberts L. C. Anderson High School, Texas Coached by Miguel Harvey and Michael Jennings

Carmendale Fernandes United States Extemp

A. C. Eley International Extemp

Informative Speaking

presented by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation

presented by the Council on Foreign Relations

presented by Eastern New Mexico University

Champion – James Gao Ridge High School, New Jersey Coached by David Yastremski and Daniel Norris

Champion – Angela Wang Plano West Sr. High School, Texas Coached by Kattie Leito and Robey Holland

Champion – William Maus Chanhassen High School, Minnesota Coached by Travis Rother

2nd Place – Adam Hamdan

2nd Place – Katherine Rollins

2nd Place – Lilli Morrish

Jackson High School, Ohio

The Potomac School, Virginia

Ashland High School, Oregon

Coached by Ben McGugin

Coached by Harry Strong, Jeremy Metz, Max Hardt, Alekyha Tallapaka,

Coached by Eliza Haas and Mat Marr

3rd Place – Jishnu Basu

and Regan Copple

3rd Place – Ceceilia Voss

Plano Senior High School, Texas

3rd Place – Cameron Roberts

Apple Valley High School, Minnesota

Coached by Neal White

Moe and Gene Johnson High School,

Coached by Tzitel Voss

4th Place – Peter Alisky

Coached by Paige Sumers

Smoky Hill High School, Colorado Coached by Tom Tafoya, Joe Colacioppo, and Carrie Faust

Texas

4th Place – James Hu Mira Loma High School, California

4th Place – Jeremiah Cox Chaska High School, Minnesota Coached by Andrew Brady and

Coached by Joshua Stinson

Beverly Diles

5th Place – Veeravikash Giritharan

5th Place –Tristan Wertanzl

5th Place – Tani Washington

Eastview High School, Minnesota

Cypress Bay High School, Florida

Deep Run High School, Virginia

Coached by Todd Hering

Coached by Rachel West and Daniel

Coached by Sheryl Gibson

6th Place – Sophie Wu Woodbury High School, Minnesota Coached by Suzanne and Dillon White

Shatzkin 6th Place – Ashok Ramkumar Bellarmine College Preparatory,

6th Place – Tess Segal Cypress Bay High School, Florida

California

Coached by Rachel West and Nick

Coached by Dr. DeeDee Sullivan

Montecalvo

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2020 HONORS & AWARDS

Humorous Interpretation presented by Western Kentucky University

Champion – Jaylon Muchison Belleville West High School, Illinois Coached by Adam Jenkins, Russ Reidelberger, Leigh Reidelberger, Julie Schloesser, and Anna Kurtz 2nd Place –Oliver Laczko American Heritage School Plantation, Florida Coached by Ryan Levesque, Joele Denis, Spencer Orlowski, and Joseph Quintana 3rd Place – Pranay Mathur Millard North High School, Nebraska Coached by Sabrina Denney Bull and Jackson Gzehoviak 4th Place –Weston Tomlinson Westmoore High School, Oklahoma Coached by Billy J. Elles, Amber L. Justmann, and Lauren Berry 5th Place – Sameer Keswani Archbishop Mitty High School, California Coached by Karen Cruz and BJ Cruz 6th Place – Rima Jamous O’Gorman High School, South Dakota Coached by Teresa Fester and Chloe Goldade 22

Lanny D. and B. J. Naegelin Dramatic Interpretation

Sandra Silvers Duo Interpretation

presented by Simpson College

presented by Colorado College

Champion – Semaj Lee Apple Valley High School, Minnesota Coached by Daniel Hodges

Champions – Jessica Connors and Jonah Johnson Apple Valley High School, Minnesota Coached by Daniel Hodges

2nd Place – Jacob Foster Comeaux High School, Louisiana Coached by Jacob Simon 3rd Place – Gabrielyn Kieh James Logan High School, California Coached by Justin Kurup and Dr. Tommie Lindsey, Jr. 4th Place – Jaina Jallow Livingston High School, New Jersey Coached by Kethsia Jallow 5th Place – Chika Brown Syosset High School, New York Coached by Lydia Esslinger 6th Place – Lillian Nguyen Trinity Preparatory School, Florida Coached by Nathan Johnston

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2nd Place – Jordan Adams and Campbell Bernstein Eastview High School, Minnesota Coached by Brady Beckman 3rd Place – Yash Wadwekar and Ryan Horlick Phoenix Country Day School, Arizona Coached by Nick Klemp, Tyler Rife, and Michael Tristano 4th Place – Kathleen Benson and Jack Rykert Saint Mary’s Hall, Texas Coached by Joseph Muller 5th Place – Adonai Hill and Casey Buisson Hattiesburg High School, Mississippi Coached by Raphael Scott Waldrop and Reginald Chapman 6th Place – Clare Jordan and Catie Leonard Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, Oklahoma Coached by Brett Young

Program Oral Interpretation

Joe and Pam Wycoff Original Oratory

presented by Quaker Bakery

presented by the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation Auxiliary

presented by Colorado College

Champion – Rashon Leday Comeaux High School, Louisiana Coached by Jacob Simon

Champion – Addison Fulton Albuquerque Academy, New Mexico Coached by Sheridan Johnson and Michael Chavez

Champion – Lillian Rhodes Raytown High School, Missouri Coached by Zachary McGee and Sydney Crank

2nd Place – Presley Nutter

2nd Place – Anna Reis Ladue Horton Watkins High School, Missouri Coached by Molly Beck and Casie Sambo

2nd Place – Cecilia Alali Westmoore High School, Oklahoma Coached by Billy J. Elles, Amber L. Justmann, and Lauren Berry 3rd Place – Ben Lu Woodbury High School, Minnesota Coached by Suzanne and Dillon White 4th Place – Melanie Hsiang Gabrielino High School, California Coached by Derek Yuill, Samira Husein, and Jaycob Wahinehookae

Comeaux High School, Louisiana Coached by Jacob Simon 3rd Place – Kiran Kadiyala Pine View School, Florida Coached by James Froelich 4th Place –Annie Ma Durham Academy, North Carolina Coached by Crawford Leavoy and Kellen Kane 5th Place – Zita Okuwasaba

5th Place – Abigail Canalejo American Heritage School Plantation, Florida Coached by Joele Denis, Ryan Levesque, Joseph Quintana, and Spencer Orlowski

Coached by Sophia Alvarez and Kelly

6th Place – Logan Brown McQuaid Jesuit High School, New York Coached by Raquel Cofield

Coached by Rebecca Meyer-Larson

Tulsa Washington High School, Oklahoma McCracken 6th Place – Grace Halvorson Moorhead High School, Minnesota and Andrew Tichy

Extemporaneous Debate

3rd Place – Emma Patterson Louisville Senior High School, Ohio Coached by Katy Russell, Kayla Hrindak, and Chris Kamp 4th Place – Robert Duncan Louisville Senior High School, Ohio Coached by Katy Russell, Kayla Hrindak, and Chris Kamp 5th Place (tie) – Jessica Parrish Greenwood Laboratory School, Missouri Coached by Heather Walters and Kristen Stout 5th Place (tie) – Ronit Dhulia Syosset High School, New York Coached by Lydia Esslinger

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Poetry Reading

Prose Reading

Brother René Sterner Prepared Commentary

presented by St. John’s College

presented by the NSDA

presented by the NSDA

Champion – Joshua Timmons Greenhill School, Texas Coached by Aaron Timmons and Cindi Timmons 2nd Place – Rhen Thomas Lincoln East High School, Nebraska Coached by Nick Herink and Elle Barts 3rd Place – Sameer Khan St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, Mississippi Coached by Jharick Shields, Darin Maier, and Ruthie Taylor 4th Place – Anthony Louis Democracy Prep Harlem Prep High, New York Coached by Sarah Rosenberg, Luis Cardenas, and Norberto Troncoso 5th Place – Bri’yon Watts Southland College Prep Charter High School, Illinois Coached by Cheryl Frazier 6th Place – Haleema Siddiqui Shrewsbury High School, Massachusetts Coached by Marc Rischitelli 24

Champion – Jayden Roccaforte Cheyenne East High School, Wyoming Coached by Ashley Schulz

Champion – Ryan Cohen Bolivar High School, Missouri Coached by Ethan Samuel

2nd Place – Neeley Robertson

2nd Place – Carly Dutcher

Laurel Christian School, Mississippi

Valley International Prep, California

Coached by Anita Boyd

Coached by Iain Lampert

3rd Place – Somtoo Nkurumeh

3rd Place – Christopher Wade

Westmoore High School, Oklahoma

St. Andrew’s Episcopal School,

Coached by Billy J. Elles and Lauren

Mississippi

Berry

Coached by Darin Maier, Jharick

4th Place – Marcus Gadsden

Shields, and Ruthie Taylor

Catholic Memorial School,

4th Place – Julia Fenn

Massachusetts

Air Academy High School, Colorado

Coached by Brother Anthony K.

Coached by Renee Motter and

Cavet

Stephanie Botsford

5th Place – Nina Pluviose

5th Place – Adora Snead

St. Joseph’s High School, New York

Willard High School, Missouri

Coached by David Risley

Coached by Kathy Tobin

6th Place – Denzel Rodriguez

6th Place – Dylan Cawley

Democracy Prep Harlem, New York

Delbarton School, New Jersey

Coached by Sarah Rosenberg, Luis

Coached by LaJuan Foust and Mary

Cardenas, and Norberto Troncoso

Gormley

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Expository

Prepared Prompt Speaking

Storytelling

presented by the NSDA

presented by Bob and Salli Stockton

presented by Bob and Salli Stockton

Champion – Sahiba Tandon Gwynedd Mercy Academy, Pennsylvania Coached by Cory Clark Shay

Champion – Sarah George Marquette High School, Missouri Coached by Cate Sanazaro, Ray Holmes, and Jocelyn Nebel Theiss

Champion – Rand Meyer Valley International Prep, California Coached by Iain Lampert

2nd Place – Kathryn Tereshko

2nd Place – Kritika Sethi

2nd Place – Matthew Meyer

Gwynedd Mercy Academy,

Riverside High School, South Carolina

O’Gorman High School, South Dakota

Pennsylvania

Coached by Heather Brown,

Coached by Teresa Fester

Coached by Cory Clark Shay

McGregor Cook, David Dejesa, Jinsoo

3rd Place – Matthew Cole

Kim, and Pete Martin

Newton South High School,

3rd Place – Laurel Holley

Massachusetts

Riverside High School, South Carolina

Coached by Lisa Honeyman

Coached by Heather Brown,

4th Place – Jude Barakat Kent Denver School, Colorado

Coached by Teresa Fester and Chloe Goldade

McGregor Cook, David Dejesa, Jinsoo

4th Place – Robbie Wichterman

Kim, and Pete Martin

Chanhassen High School, Minnesota

Coached by Ian Hopkins, Bailey

4th Place – Deborah Bajomo

Walker, Eddie Young, Bill McDonald,

Trinity School, Texas

and James Davis

Coached by John Klassen

5th Place – Annalee Anderson

5th Place – Shriya Iyer

Richwoods High School, Illinois

Munster High School, Indiana

Coached by Brant Watson, Alyssa

Coached by Don Fortner

Emanuelson, and Hale Conger

3rd Place – Katie Dinsmore O’Gorman High School, South Dakota

6th Place – Caden Denning

Coached by Jim Fedje 5th Place – Aspen McCart Eaglecrest High School, Colorado Coached by Ashley McCulloch and Seonjoon Young 6th Place – Anthony Louis Democracy Prep Harlem Prep High,

Coral Academy Of Science Las Vegas,

New York

Valley International Prep, California

Nevada

Coached by Sarah Rosenberg, Luis

Coached by Iain Lampert

Coached by Amanda Sloan

Cardenas, and Norberto Troncoso

6th Place – Rand Meyer

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World Schools Debate Invitational

World Schools Debate Top Speakers

presented by the NSDA

presented by the NSDA

Champions – Lone Star Green in Texas Caroline Greenstone Jothi Gupta Cameron Kettles Ashley Shan Aimee Stachowiak Coached by Cindi Timmons and Aaron Timmons

Robert Shrum Award Winner 1st Place – Rafael Foncillas New York City Red Coached by Eric DiMichele

2nd Place – Shreyas Iyer Carolina West Gold, North Carolina

2nd Place – North Coast Blue in Ohio Liberty Oliver Ria Raj Cayla See Zayne El-Kaissi Coached by Devon Snook and Stephanie Kahn

Coached by Megan Butt, Bilal Butt, and Katie Dunn 3rd Place – Grace Kim Florida Sunshine Red Coached by Jym Froelich and Donna Gray

Semifinal – Florida Oceanfront Blue Nirmit Chandan Miles Wang Guyberson Pierre Michael Evrard-Vescio Coached by Paul Gaba, Angela Anyzeski, Martha Warwick, and Jackie Evrard-Vescio Semifinal – San Fran Bay Brown in California Michael Finnessey Arya Goel Chilsea Wang Riya Bindlish Mishka Narasimhan Coached by Aleisha Readye 26

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4th Place – Emily Ni FDT Academy Red, British Columbia Coached by Tonya Cena and Frankie Cena 5th Place – Casey Ringer Colorado Grande Blue Coached by Bill Brown and Renee Motter 6th Place – Praveen Gunendran Capitol Valley Yellow, California Coached by Joshua Stinson

President’s Bowls

presented by Mr. and Mrs. Donus and Lovila Roberts

The President’s Bowls recognize the students who, according to the judges, won the final round of competition.

President’s Bowl Informative Speaking Lilli Morrish

Ashland High School, OR Coached by Eliza Haas and Mat Marr

President’s Bowl United States Extemp James Gao

Ridge High School, NJ Coached by David Yastremski and Daniel Norris

President’s Bowl International Extemp Angela Wang

Plano West Sr. High School, TX Coached by Kattie Leito and Robey Holland

President’s Bowl Original Oratory Addison Fulton

Albuquerque Academy, NM Coached by Sheridan Johnson and Michael Chavez

Interp Bowls The Interp Bowls recognize the students who, according to the judges, won the final round of competition.

Interp Bowl Program Oral Interp Rashon Leday

Comeaux High School, LA Coached by Jacob Simon

Interp Bowl Humorous Interp Jaylon Muchison

Interp Bowl Dramatic Interp Semaj Lee

Belleville West High School, IL Apple Valley High School, MN Coached by Adam Jenkins, Russ Reidelberger, Coached by Daniel Hodges Leigh Reidelberger, Julie Schloesser, and Anna Kurtz

Interp Bowl Duo Interp Jessica Connors and Jonah Johnson

Apple Valley High School, MN Coached by Daniel Hodges

Karl Mundt Trophy Presented annually to the school that has accumulated the most Congressional Debate participation points

Riverside High School, South Carolina Coached by Heather Brown, Lorenzo Barberis Canonico, McGregor Cook, David Dejesa, Jinsoo Kim, and Pete Martin Congressional Debate Students: Jay Bhatia, Grace Holland, Emily Rafka, Joa Sanchez, and Derek Xie

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Middle school students across the country recorded entries for the 2020 Middle School Speech Challenge, presented by Summit Debate. Students chose one or more events from a list of 13 options, including Declamation, Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Informative Speaking, Original Oratory, Poetry, Program Oral Interpretation, Storytelling, Prose, Prepared Mixed Extemporaneous Speaking, and Prepared Prompt Speaking, as well as two new events created specially for this format. In the Pro Con Challenge, students wrote and delivered a 3-5 minute affirmative case and a 3-5 minute negative case on the National Tournament topic for Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum, or Policy.

In the Congressional Debate Authorship Challenge, competitors selected two pieces of legislation from the High School National Docket and constructed two authorship speeches 3-5 minutes in length. Rounds were judged asynchronously in early June and top students were featured in a special showcase on our website!

MIDDLE SCHOOL

School Awards

MIDDLE SCHOOL S H OW C A S E F I N A L I ST S

Overall Schools of Excellence in Speech and Debate

Congressional Debate Authorship Challenge

presented by Summit Debate

presented by Summit Debate

Advanced Learning Academy

Olutobi Adeyeri T. H. Rogers School Texas

California Emerson Community Charter California Flintridge Preparatory School California Oak Avenue Intermediate California Parks Junior High California

Alisha Hassanali Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle California Arik Karim Bak Middle School of the Arts Florida Katelyn Ma Oak Avenue Intermediate California Sarah Abi Saab Albright Middle School Texas Isaiah Sohn Moore Middle School California

View showcase results online! www.speechanddebate.org /2020-middle-schoolshowcase-finalists

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Adrian Baek Valley Preparatory School California

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Declamation Abdiel Ramirez

Elizabeth Vassantachart Ernest Lawrence Middle School California Maddie White Almaden Country Day California Shirley Wu Oak Avenue Intermediate California

Dramatic Interpretation Ashritha Chiguluri

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MIDDLE SCHOOL S H OW C A S E F I N A L I ST S

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MIDDLE SCHOOL S H OW C A S E F I N A L I ST S

Declamation

Dramatic Interpretation

Prepared Mixed Extemporaneous Speaking

presented by Summit Debate

presented by Summit Debate

presented by Summit Debate

presented by Summit Debate

Alisha Hassanali Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle California

Ashley Andrade Advanced Learning Academy California

Adrian Baek Valley Preparatory School California

Aidan Armena Marvin Baker Middle School Texas

Ellie Lau Taylor Middle California

Ashritha Chiguluri Kiewit Middle School Nebraska

Lakshya Chaudhry Vancouver Debate Academy Canada

Catherine Ma The Pike School Massachusetts

Cameron Combs Hindman Elementary School Kentucky

Anna Chen Oak Avenue Intermediate California

Hikari Dao Nicolas Junior High California

Khanh Dang Albright Middle School Texas

Aashna Dialani Parks Junior High California

Michelle Fan First Avenue Middle School California

Nathan Parera Parks Junior High California Ruby Perez Nicolas Junior High California Abdiel Ramirez Advanced Learning Academy California Tiffany Ruvalcaba Advanced Learning Academy California

Sydney Doak Woodland Middle School Tennessee Kennedy Hack-Juman American Heritage Plantation Middle School Florida

Irene Sheen Parks Junior High California

Samara Oregon Advanced Learning Academy California

Isaiah Sohn Moore Middle School California

Adrianna Rodriguez Vela Middle School Texas

Elizabeth Vassantachart Ernest Lawrence Middle School California

Tiffany Ruvalcaba Advanced Learning Academy California

Prepared Mixed Extemporaneous Speaking Alex Lee

Elizabeth Forster The Potomac School Virginia Alex Lee Walter Reed Middle California

Humorous Interpretation Ayur Vallecha

Humorous Interpretation

Robert Grigsby Hindman Elementary School Kentucky George Gutierrez Vela Middle School Texas Evan Guyer Flintridge Preparatory School California Cat-Tam Huynh Valley Preparatory School California Isabel Kim Flintridge Preparatory School California Noemi Maciel Beechwood Middle School California

Sawyer Noe Hindman Elementary School Kentucky

Kathryn Porter Woodland Middle School Tennessee

Abigail Redfearn Valley City Junior High North Dakota

Ayur Vallecha The Pike School Massachusetts

Devan Tatlow Alice Deal Middle School Dist. of Columbia

Maeve Watercutter Centerville Middle School Ohio

Informative Speaking Olivia Carter

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MIDDLE SCHOOL S H OW C A S E F I N A L I ST S

MIDDLE SCHOOL S H OW C A S E F I N A L I ST S

Informative Speaking

Original Oratory

presented by Summit Debate

Poetry

Program Oral Interpretation

presented by Summit Debate

presented by Summit Debate

presented by Summit Debate

Aedan Benavides Advanced Learning Academy California

Dongni Cao Renmin University Middle School (RDFZ) China

Ashley Andrade Advanced Learning Academy California

Anna Feng Mariners Christian School California

Jade Capella American Heritage Plantation Middle School Florida

Michelle Fan First Avenue Middle School California

Olivia Carter Emerson Community Charter California

Olivia Carter Emerson Community Charter California

Omar Hamoda Milton Academy Massachusetts

George Gutierrez Vela Middle School Texas

Nana Kyei Revere Middle School Ohio

Daisy Guzman Sierra Preparatory Academy California

Brandon Chang Walter Reed Middle California Anna Chen Oak Avenue Intermediate California Ashritha Chiguluri Kiewit Middle School Nebraska Kevin Hurr Parks Junior High California

Alex Lee Walter Reed Middle California Keila Lopez Advanced Learning Academy California

Adam Stone Charlotte Latin School North Carolina

Julia Perju Kiewit Middle School Nebraska

Grace Tinajero Advanced Learning Academy California

Hayden Watkins Rowan County Middle School Kentucky

Forrest Zeng Westpark Elementary School California

Keila Lopez Advanced Learning Academy California

Ashley Lee Heritage Oak California

Ruby Perez Nicolas Junior High California Tiffany Ruvalcaba Advanced Learning Academy California Kiahra Simmons Advanced Learning Academy California

Samara Oregon Advanced Learning Academy California Kathryn Porter Woodland Middle School Tennessee

Ellie Sohn Flintridge Preparatory School California

Adrianna Rodriguez Vela Middle School Texas

Adam Stone Charlotte Latin School North Carolina

Tiffany Ruvalcaba Advanced Learning Academy California

Grace Tinajero Advanced Learning Academy California

Poetry Ashley Andrade

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Owen Grossman New West Charter School California

Keila Lopez Advanced Learning Academy California

Yahan Lin Canyon Hills Junior High California

Samara Oregon Advanced Learning Academy California

Andy Pan High Point Academy California

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MIDDLE SCHOOL S H OW C A S E F I N A L I ST S

Program Oral Interpretation Adam Stone

MIDDLE SCHOOL S H OW C A S E F I N A L I ST S

MIDDLE SCHOOL S H OW C A S E F I N A L I ST S

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Prose

Storytelling

Prepared Prompt Speaking

presented by Summit Debate

presented by Summit Debate

presented by Summit Debate

presented by Summit Debate

Isai Alamilla Advanced Learning Academy California

Olivia Carter Emerson Community Charter California

Helen Fang Golden Elementary California

Parker Bettinson Eastmont Middle School Utah

George Gutierrez Vela Middle School Texas

Soraya Darvish Milton Academy Massachusetts

Cat-Tam Huynh Valley Preparatory School California

Kyle Davis Jackson Creek Middle School Indiana

Cat-Tam Huynh Valley Preparatory School California

Costa Gomez-Bueno Ladera Vista Junior High School California

Sadie Jensen Vela Middle School Texas Kayla Kim Oak Hill Middle School Massachusetts Keila Lopez Advanced Learning Academy California Samara Oregon Advanced Learning Academy California

Prose Isai Alamilla

Amanda Hsieh Emerson Community Charter California Amanda Liu Kraemer Middle School California Kathryn Porter Woodland Middle School Tennessee Suri Reyn Parks Junior High California

Pavitra Kasthuri Harker Middle School California

Ezekiel Ehrenberg Delbarton School New Jersey

Amanda Liu Kraemer Middle School California

Dhriti Gupta T. H. Rogers School Texas

Mia Moore Blue Ridge Academy California

Alisha Hassanali Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle California

Irene Sheen Parks Junior High California Isaiah Sohn Moore Middle School California Elizabeth Vassantachart Ernest Lawrence Middle School California

Abdiel Ramirez Advanced Learning Academy California

Kelsey Stuback Emerson Community Charter California

Adrianna Rodriguez Vela Middle School Texas

Sammy Venezuela-Perez Parks Junior High California

Emily Wang Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate California

Hannah Valdivia Advanced Learning Academy California

Emily Wang Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate California

Jessica Yang El Rancho Charter California

Storytelling Soraya Darvish

Pro Con Challenge

Prepared Prompt Speaking Mia Moore

Alex Lee Walter Reed Middle California Mia Moore Blue Ridge Academy California Natalie Stachowiak Greenhill School Texas Elizabeth Vassantachart Ernest Lawrence Middle School California Grace Wu Vancouver Debate Academy Canada

Pro Con Challenge Natalie Stachowiak

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The Senior Open was added to the National Tournament series in 2020 to provide seniors across the country who missed out on their final tournament experience one more chance to compete online in live competition in Mixed Extemporaneous Speaking, Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglas, and Congressional Debate, as well as in recorded speech events Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Program Oral Interpretation, Original Oratory, and Informative Speaking. The tournament began with online registration for coaches and a special Opening Ceremony on Friday, May 29 and competition took place May 30-31.

S E N I O R S H OW C A S E F I N A L I ST S Congressional Debate

Mixed Extemporaneous Speaking

Informative Speaking

Original Oratory

Lake Dodson St. Joseph Catholic School, MS

Daniel Archer Derby High School, KS

Jayda Dickson Walker High School, MN

Aileen Chang President William McKinley High School, HI

Nathaniel Fair Monarch High School, CO

Shreya Avilala Shakopee Sr. High School, MN

Chirayu Gupta H. D Jacobs High School, IL Madison Pitts Coram Deo Academy, TX

Mia Todd Murray High School, KY

Julia Pollard Bostin Latin School, MA

Brandon Wu Klein High School, TX

Christian Spencer Summit Christian Academy – Yorktown, VA Jack Trent Blue Springs South High School, MO Izzy Zhang The Potomac High School, VA

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Catherine Gomez-Thompson American Heritage School – Plantation, FL

Jana Kelly American Heritage School – Plantation, FL

Abby Peterson Elk River Sr. High School, MN

Gautham Nair Shakopee Sr. High School, MN Aarohi Shah Wayzata High School, MN

Karisa Wilson Apple Valley High School, MN

Annie Stein Needham High School, MA

Dramatic Interpretation

Humorous Interpretation

Program Oral Interpretation

Reagan Cisar Lincoln Southwest High School, NE

Joe Adams Harlingen High School, TX

Trinity Anderson Wayzata High School, MN

Makenna Edwards Sylvania Southview High School, OH

Mike Gonzales La Vernia High School, TX

Veronica Colmenarez St. Thomas More High School – Lafayette, LA Gabriella Garza Harlingen High School, TX

Rewatch your favorite Senior Open performances online!

Katlyn Clarke Danville Area High School, PA

Hamsa Shanmugam Ursuline Academy – Dedham, MA

Mateo Portelli Bishop Gorman High School, NV Patrick Snider Bishop Moore Catholic High School, FL

Grace Elkhal La Salle Catholic College Preparatory, OR

Emma Linderman Stuyvesant High School, NY Chayla Velander Eagan High School, MN Caitlin Waugh Milton Academy, MA

Kat Jenkins Murray High School, KY

Megan Hogan Mercer Area High School, PA

Madison Myers Harlingen High School, TX

Anna Langert Yukon High School, OK

Natalie Parkhurst Littleton High School, CO

Lauren Lewis Jonesboro High School, AR

Seth Royston University Laboratory School, HI

Alexis Sampson Gahanna-Lincoln High School, OH

View Senior Open results online: www.speechanddebate.org/2020-senior-open-showcase-finalists

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Nationals District Participation Awards

Highest Percentage of Schools Attending – 83% Three Trails District (KS) Chair: Richard Belske

Most Schools in Attendance – 21 Schools (tie)

Most Schools in Attendance – 21 Schools (tie)

Arizona District Chair: Meg Howell-Haymaker

West Los Angeles District Chair: Iain Lampert

2020 USA Debate Team (left to right) Arham Habib of Monte Vista High School, CA; Abbey Xu of St. Paul’s School, NH; Anh Cao of Bentonville High School, AR; Jack Johnson of The Blake School, MN; Elyse Dewbre of Northland Christian School, TX; Miles Wang of A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, FL; Liana Schmitter-Emerson of Campbell Hall, CA; Rohit Jhawar of John F. Kennedy High School, CA; Roopa Irakam of Watchung Hills Regional High School, NJ; Cassandra Berlin of Hawken Upper School, OH; James Hu of Mira Loma High School, CA; and Genevieve Cox of W.B. Ray High School, TX.

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

Albert S. Odom Commendation

Ted W. Belch Award

Chris McDonald Eagan High School, Minnesota

W. Bryan Gaston Heritage Hall School, Oklahoma

Presented to the current advisor on record of the school receiving the Bruno E. Jacob / Pi Kappa Delta Trophy

Presented to the advisor of the Champion Policy Debate Team

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Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award

Communicator of the Year

National Educator of the Year

Josh Gad Actor, Comedian, and Singer NSDA Alum of University School Florida

Glenn Singleton Pacific Educational Group California

Christy Briggs Reno High School Nevada

Brother René Sterner Lifetime Service Award

Pelham Commendation

Frank Sferra Director’s Commendation

Jackie Oakes National Speech & Debate Association Wisconsin

Jane Boyd Grapevine High School Texas

Renea Moss Miramar High School Florida

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James M. Copeland Coach of the Year Irene Gardea Americas High School Texas

Middle School Coach of the Year Shawna Christenson The Weiss School Florida

New Coach of the Year Zachary Bolen Grant County High School Kentucky

Eighth Diamond Award Paul Gieringer Marshall High School, MO

High School Assistant Coach of the Year

High School Administrator of the Year

Scott Voss Apple Valley High School Minnesota

Bethany Bohall Saint Mary’s Hall Texas

Seventh Diamond Award Darrel Harbaugh Field Kindley Memorial High School, KS

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Milestone School Attendance Awards

70 Years at Nationals Wooster High School Ohio

Bellarmine College Preparatory California

60 Years at Nationals

50 Years at Nationals

50 Years at Nationals

Muscatine High School Iowa

Shrewsbury High School Massachusetts

50 Years at Nationals

50 Years at Nationals

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Cheyenne East High School Wyoming

HIGH SCHOOL

School Awards 2020 Schools of Outstanding Distinction American Heritage School - Plantation, FL Archbishop Mitty High School, CA Bellarmine College Preparatory, CA Cypress Bay High School, FL Durham Academy, NC

Eastview High School, MN Monte Vista High School, CA Moorhead High School, MN Plano West Sr. High School, TX Saint Mary’s Hall, TX

Schools of Excellence in Debate

Schools of Excellence in Speech

Acton-Boxborough Regional HS, MA

Lincoln East High School, NE

Albuquerque Academy, NM

O’Gorman High School, SD

Ardrey Kell High School, NC

Mira Loma High School, IN

Apple Valley High School, MN

Phoenix Country Day School, AZ

Bellaire High School, TX

Munster High School, IN

Belleville West High School, IL

Plano Senior High School, TX

Carmel High School, IN

Palos Verdes Penisula High School, CA

Choctaw Sr. High School, OK

Syosset High School , NY

Dougherty Valley High School, CA

Taipei American School, Taiwan

Comeaux High School, LA

The Potomac School, VA

Eagan High School, MN

The Harker School, CA

Gabrielino High School, CA

Trinity Preparatory School, FL

Gunn Sr. High School, CA

Thomas Jefferson HSST, VA

Grapevine High School, TX

Tulsa Washington, OK

Hawken School, OH

Unionville High School, PA

James Logan High School, CA

University High School, IL

Jenks High School, OK

University School, OH

Jasper High School, TX

Westmoore High School, OK

John F. Kennedy High School, CA

Washburn Rural High School, KS

Millard North High School, NE

Woodbury High School, MN

Schools of Honor in Debate

Schools of Honor in Speech

Aberdeen Central High School, SD

Little Rock Central High School, AR

Battle Ground Academy, TN

George Washington High School, CO

Blue Valley Northwest High School, KS

Maize High School, KS

Chanhassen High School, MN

Hawken School, OH

Bonita Vista High School, CA

Memorial High School - Houston, TX

Chesterton High School, IN

Jackson High School, OH

Brentwood High School, TN

Northview High School, GA

Cheyenne East High School, WY

Lakeville North High School, MN

Campbell Hall High School, CA

Park Hill High School, MO

Claremont High School, CA

Mission San Jose High School, CA

Cary Academy, NC

Ransom Everglades, FL

Desert Vista High School, AZ

Munster High School, IN

East Ridge High School, MN

Riverside High School, SC

Downers Grove South High School, IL

Raymore-Peculiar High School, MO

George Washington High School, CO

St. Michael Albertville High School, MN

Dreyfoos School of the Arts, FL

Ridge High School, NJ

Hamilton High School, AZ

St. Paul Academy & Summit School, MN

East Ridge High School, MN

Shrewsbury High School, MA

Henry Clay High School, KY

Stuyvesant High School, NY

Elk River Sr. High School, MN

Sioux City East High School, IA

Highland High School, ID

Tulsa Washington High School, OK

Isidore Newman School, LA

Valley International Prep, CA

L. C. Anderson High School, TX

West Des Moines Valley High School, IA

Lawrence Free State High School, KS

West Lafayette High School, IN

Lincoln Southwest High School, NE

Wichita East High School, KS

Note: A correction in computer calculations of the debate portion of the school awards has resulted in a change in the official school awards for the National Tournament. The computer system designed to calculate the school awards mistakenly counted "round zero" of LD, PF, and CX as round one, which negatively affected the calculations. The correct list appears here.

All schools recognized during the awards ceremony who had any eligible debate points are still being honored with a school award.

The organization believes that no eligible school should lose recognition, but that the organization should, to the best of its ability, recognize school achievement at an appropriate level that reflects the adjustments that were made. The National Speech & Debate Association takes pride in honoring students, coaches, and schools at the highest level. We sincerely apologize for the error.

For additional tournament results, visit www.speechanddebate.org/nationals-history.

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LET’S EVOLVE. IT’S BEEN WAY TOO LONG IN THIS COUNTRY THAT WE HAVE PRACTICED SKILLS OF DENIAL AND DELUSION AROUND RACE. RACE MATTERS. RACE MATTERS EVERY DAY, ALL THE TIME, FROM THE VERY FIRST MOMENT WHEN WE BREATHE AIR INTO THE SOCIETY, WE ARE BREATHING RACIALIZED AIR. AND THIS AIR WILL NOT CHANGE BY US ACTING LIKE IT DOES NOT EXIST. THIS AIR WILL NOT CHANGE BY US FIGHTING ONE ANOTHER, DENYING THE REALITY OF RACISM IN OUR SOCIETY. AND SO IF I CAN URGE US TO DO ONE THING, THAT IS DISCOVER HOW RACE PLAYS OUT IN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR LIVES. AND IN DOING SO WE WILL ENTER INTO THAT NEW REALITY. WE CAN’T ERADICATE RACISM WITHOUT DEALING WITH RACE.

GLENN SINGLETON

President and Founder of Pacific Educational Group Creator of Courageous Conversation™ and Beyond Diversity™ Recipient of the 2020 Communicator of the Year Award

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