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2021 - SPEECH SCHOOL OF HONOR!!! Year 2 of online tournaments because of Covid. This tournament was supposed to be in DesMoines.  Jenny Zhu (Top 60 in Expository; Double-Octos in OO), Victoria Ren (Semifinalist in OO - 11th place.  Top 30 in Expository), Kathryn Mi (Top 60 in Original Spoken Word Poetry) – Original Oratory. Krishna Naik / Satvik Palagani (Top 120 in Pro Con Challenge) and Kolitha Perera / Liam Mercader – Public Forum Debate. Brayden Yan – Humorous Interpretation of Literature (Double Octos).  Michelle Hwang – Informative Speaking (Double Octos). Karis Lu – International Extemp.  Graham Wolfe (Quarter-finalist (Top 30) in POI. Top 120 in Storytelling) – Programmed Oral Interpretation. Amanda Hulver (Top 60 in Commentary; Top 30 in Prepared Prompt) and Ashna Patel (Top 120 in Commentary) – United States Extemporaneous Speaking. Shuban Tiwari and Nithin Senthur Jeyamurugan  – Policy Debate. Rajat Reddy - World School Debate (Gold team).  Bridget Paytas and Samhita Gudapati - House.  Harshi Chinnam - Senate. Shria Shyam (Top 30 in Pro Con Challenge. Top 120 in Expository) and Hannah Shin (Top 60 in Pro Con Challenge. Top 120 in Expository) - Supplementals.

2020 - The online tournament because of Covid19 that was supposed to be in New Mexico  - Rajat Reddy / Nithin Senthur Jeyamurugan and Akshana Dassanaike / Benjamin Lannis - Cross Examination Debate (Nithin - Round 6 in Extemporaneous Debate).  Seys Walker - Dramatic Interp.  Dev Kartan - Humorous Interp.  Bridget Paytas - House.  Aarushi Jain - Informative. Jenny Zhu and Victoria Ren - Original Oratory (Jenny - Top 60).  Liam Mercader / Zayaan Tirmizi and Milun Jain / Kolitha Perera - Public Forum Debate (Kolitha - Round 7 in Extemporaneous Debate).  Ana Key and Graham Wolfe - Programmed Oral Interp. Ashna Patel - US Extemp (Ashna - Top 60).

2019 - Dallas, TX Nationals - School of Honor in Debate.  Public Forum Debate - Sid Mittal and Arjun Narayan (Round 10 - Top 32), Sanjit Beriwal and Harshal Dahake (Round 9 - Top 60).  Lincoln Douglas - Shudipto Wahed (Round 6 in Extemp Debate). In Policy Debate - Joy Fu and Akshana Dassanaike (Round 8. Top 58) (Akshana - Round 6 in Extemp Debate).  Informative - Victoria Ren.  In Original Oratory - Katherine Gao and Jenny Zhu. In US Extemp - Ashna Patel (Round 8 - Top 60. Round 4 in impromptu - Top 24). In International Extemp - Owen Jin. Representing us in World School Debates -Elijah Duckworth, Rachael Harris, Allie Pultorak.

2018 – Ft. Lauderdale - Public Forum Debate - Sid Mittal and Sid Madala (Round 9 – top 60); Lincoln Douglas Debate – Shudipto Wahed (Round 8 – Top 70. Top 100 in extemporaneous debate) and Joy Fu; Extemp – Mason Blackburn (Top 50 in commentary); United States Extemp – Ashna Patel (Top 14 in impromptu); Original Oratory – Katherine Gao; Informative Speaking – Emily Meinert; Dramatic Interp – Alexandra Flagg; Humorous Interp – Takuma Goto; Duo Interp –Careena El-Khatib and Skylar Davidson; Programmed Oral Interp – Adelle Fernando (Top 50 in Poetry); World School Debate – James Qu  

2017 – Birmingham - PF - Julie Chen and Anmol Anand (Quarterfinalists in International Public Forum – 5^th place), Duo Interp - Skylar Davidson and Careena El-Khatib, United States Extemporaneous Speaking - Brendan Grzyb (Top 30 in Commentary) and Riley Smith (Top 30 in Commentary), International Extemporaneous Speaking - Yara El-Khatib (Round 8), Dramatic Interpretation - Kirthana Kannan and Serena El-Khatib, Informative Speaking - Jess Hood and  Melanie Brkovich, World Debates - Eric Ricci (Round 5 in Ext debate) and Kevin Xu, Big Questions – James Qu, and Congress – Lliz Guo (Top 60 in Commentary)  

2016 Salt Lake City – PF - Sid Narayan and Nony Anand (Round 9), Duo Interp - Serena El-Khatib and Nandita Kannapadi, International - Yara El-Khatib, Oratory - Grace Jin, Informative - Jasmine Mahajan, Lincoln Douglas - Nila Suresh (Round 6 in extemp debate)

2015 – Dallas – Drew Bjorklund in LD (Round 11 – top 29), Apoorv (Nony) Anand and Siddarth Narayan in PF (Round 11 – top 30), Jason Hu in the house (Top 42 in Storytelling), Grace Jin in OO (Quarters / Top 30), and Mike Tai in World Debate (Member of the Pittsburgh team – Top 32 in the nation).  

2014 – Kansas City - Catherine Zhang and Elly Silberstein (top 30 in duo). Sheel Kundu in International, Dom Moore in US, and Kyle Silberstein in the house.  

2013 – Birmingham - School of Honor in Speech.  Katherine Zhou and Lily Zhang (auto-qualified in duo) – (2^nd Place Overall), Catherine Zhang in HI, Twesha Mitra in DI, Priya Tumuluru in OO, Connor Phillips in International, Sheel Kundu in United States, Stephanie Metzger and Jenna Marinstein in Public Forum (advanced to round 10), and Morgan Lennon in Lincoln Douglas.  Kayla Badamo and Maria LaBella in Congress.  (Maria LaBella placed 8^th in Supplemental Debate)   

2012 – Indianapolis with Lily Zhang and Katherine Zhou in duo (2^nd Place Overall; 1^st Place in Final Round), Abhi Mehra in US, and Connor Phillips in International.  Anis Adnani in congress.  

2011 – Dallas with Richard Bochicchio and Akshaya Arjunan in PF, Marina Fang in congress and Katherine Zhou and Lily Zhang in Duo. 

2010 – Kansas City with Eliana Rabinowitz in LD, Richard Gayler in LD, Katie Owsiany in OO, Kyle Zhu and Richard Bochicchio in PF 

2009 – Birmingham with Stacey Chen in international (National Champion; First place in final round), Doug Kulchar and Nate Keen in Public Forum (Round 9), Eliana Rabinowitz in LD (Rd 3 in prose), and Jess Schwab in Congress.  

2008 – Vegas with Jack Grennan (Round 12) and Naz El-Khatib in US, Stacey Chen in International (round 10), Vicky Lopez and Nick Vukmer in PF, Hadley Guiler in LD (round 10), Nate Keen and Doug Kulchar in Student congress.  

2007 – Wichita with Greg Vose and Brenna Thorpe (Round 9 in pf), Jack Grennan (Quarter is ex), Stacey Chen (House; quarters in commentary), Karl Friethaler (Round 9 in LD), Gwyn Agnew (Octos in HI), Yilu Zhang. 

2006 – Dallas with Omar Ayyash (7^th in International Extemp) and Matt Gill (House)                             

2005 – Philadelphia with Omar Ayyash (Quarter finalist in international) 

2004 – Salt Lake City with Dan Boada (Third in LD), Julie Baker (Round 8 in DX), and Kathy Ouyang (House)

2002 - Anna Rich (Drama), Michael Vater (US Extemp), Connor Mayo-Wilson (Lincoln Douglas Debate)

2001 – Norman, OK with Mike Vater (US extemp)  

2000 – Portland with Ben Edwards (DI) and Greg Benevent (HI)

1999 - Greg Benevant (HI), Evan Mayp-Wilson (Round 10 in US Extemp), Loren Filson (Oratory.  4th in Impromptu)

1998 - Evan Mayo-Wilson (US Extemp) and Loren Filson (Oratory)

1992 - Brigit Connelly (Oratory) and Jay Evans (Senate)

1991 - Mita Ghosal (Drama) and Craig Abbs (International Extemp)

1989 - Cathleen Horner (US Extemp) and Todd Shafritz (US Extemp)

1988 - Todd Shafritz (US Congress)

1985 - Scott Feira (Lincoln Douglas)