US Speech And Debate Team Wins State; Holds Annual Awards Program
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US Speech And Debate Team Wins State; Holds Annual Awards Program
US Speech And Debate Team Wins State; Holds Annual Awards Program
US Speech And Debate Team Wins State; Holds Annual Awards Program
Andrew Mouzin
US Speech And Debate Team Wins State; Holds Annual Awards Program
US Speech And Debate Team Wins State; Holds Annual Awards Program

The upper school speech and debate team won its first ever Missouri state debate sweepstakes championship last weekend at Missouri State University in Springfield!

Individual Results

  • Cathy Martin and Mason Pluard - second place in Policy Debate
  • Jimmy O'Connell and Selina Tahirkheli - third place in Policy Debate
  • Sophia Ramos - fourth place in Dramatic Interpretation
  • Selina Tahirkheli - fifth place in Oratory and seventh place in Prose
  • Graham Henry - seventh place in Informative Speaking
  • Johnny Honnold - 11th place in Lincoln Douglas Debate and 16th place in United States Extemporaneous Speaking 

Also, the squad held its annual speech and debate awards on Tuesday, April 25. Congratulations to the honorees:
 

Heart of the Team Award

  • Selina Tahirkheli

Dedication Award

  • Truman Connor

Varsity All-Around

  • Maya Burton

Varsity Interper

  • Sophia Ramos

Varsity Oratory

  • Jayden Ghuman

Varsity Informative

  • Graham Henry

Varsity Foreign Extemper

  • Wazi Asjad

Varsity Congress

  • Ellie Lin

Varsity Public Forum

  • Addison Funk

Varsity Policy Debater

  • Armaan Yarlagadda

Varsity Lincoln Douglas

  • Milly Bertsch

Novice All-Around

  • Hudson Boyle

Novice Speaker

  • Mahad Amin

Novice Interper

  • Hunain Malik

Novice Extemper

  • Jack Passan

Novice Public Forum

  • Siraj Singh

Novice Lincoln Douglas

  • Pierce Ankrum

Novice Policy Debater

  • Cindy Jiang

Varsity US Extemper

  • Jiya Singh

Rising Sophomore

  • Johnny Honnold