11/22 Recap: Elkins, Coppell, HMDC, Summerfield, and Independence Win The Weekend

Big Cat Swing 2024

In finals at the Big Cat Swing, Alief Early HMA debated on the proposition and Elkins JMSP debated on the opposition. The decision was a 3-0 for the opposition.

Top 10 speakers are as follows:

1. Irene John – Elkins JMSP

2. Nans Marvellous – Alief Early HMA

3. Oyindamola Akintola – Alief Early HMA

4. John Patterson – Kinkaid YBPPP

5. Kyle Yang – Kinkaid YBPPP

6. Hidayah Habeeb – Alief Early HMA

7. Daya Mathew – Elkins JMSP

8. Holman Chavez – Alief Early ACCD

9. Deborah Akpeki – Alief Early ACCD

10. Jasmine Diaz Rodriguez – Alief Early ACCD

Full results can be found here.

Creekview Thanksgiving Extravaganza ONLINE

In finals at the Creekview Thanksgiving Extravaganza, Coppell Clubs closed out with Coppell Hearts. The final ranking placed Coppell PVKM in 1st and Coppell HKMKG in 2nd. Congratulations to Maanya Polavarapu, Mahek Verma, Medha Kanamarlapudi, and Aadarsh Menon & Laila Hunter, Shanzay Kashif, Satya Mogili, Aanya Kanakameti, and Sadhana Gangadharan.

Top 10 speakers are as follows:

1. Sadhana Gangadharan – Coppell Hearts

2. Anushka Joshi – Coppell Queens

3. Iniya Nandakumar – Coppell Queens

4. Mahek Verma – Coppell Clubs

5. Pranaesh Muthu – Coppell Queens

6. Medha Kanamarlapudi – Coppell Clubs

7. Aadarsh Menon – Coppell Clubs

8. Varshini Avula – Coppell 9th Cowgirls

9. Jayden Zhang – CMS Southlake Junior TZTV

10. Aanya Kanakameti – Coppell Hearts

Full results can be found here.

Harvard Debate Council International Tournaments November

The finals at the Harvard Debate Council International Tournaments Junior division was closed out by HMDC QRW and HMDC GYW. Congrats to Doris Qu, Rena Ren and Leo Wen & Vivian Guo, Grace Yun, and Shun Zhi Wang! 

The top 10 speakers are as follows:

1. Wendy Wang – SD TLW

2. Alexander Chen – Wit and Wisdom LWC

3. Walter Wu – Wit and Wisdom LWC

4. Grace Yun – HMDC GYW

5. Andrew Tao – Alannah Debates FWTW

6. Wanqing Dai – Lozo DHS

7. Erin Wu – HMDC CWWK

8. Yuchen Wen – NFAC WWH

9. Kayla Lin – Wit and Wisdom LWC

10. Missy Mou – Keyspeak MJL

In finals of the open division, Summerfield School of Fine Arts FKL debated on the proposition and NFAC MQC debated on the opposition. The decision was a 2-1 for the proposition.

The top 10 speakers are as follows:

1. Seunghun Lee – Summerfield School of Fine Arts FKL

2. Ethan Kim – Summerfield School of Fine Arts FKL

3. Jessica Wang – SD CLW

4. Jeannie Kang – Summerfield School of Fine Arts FKL

5. Kaden Wong – Alannah Debates YLWD

6. Yimeng Chen – NFAC MQC

7. Pacey Qi – NFAC MQC

8. Ryan Li – SD CLW

9. Nick Ma – NFAC MQC

10. Zhicheng Liu – Alannah Debates YLWD

Full results can be found here.

John Lewis SVUDL Invitational

The top prelim seed was Independence’s Augustina Apeh, Isabel Reinke, Ruby Xian, Hilda Huynh, Natasha Mirchandani. Congratulations!

Full results can be found here.

WOWI Shoutouts

And as always, congratulations to our alumni:

1. Satya Mogili (‘24 - Creekview Co-Champ)

2. Maanya Polavarapu (‘24 - Creekview Co-Champ) 

3. Mahek Verma (‘23 - Creekview Co-Champ)

4. Aadarsh Menon (‘23 - Creekview Co-Champ)

5. Sidharta De (‘23 - Creekview Semifinals)

6. Pranaesh Muthu (‘23 - Creekview Quarters)

7. Iniya Nandakumar (‘24 - Creekview Quarters)

8. Anushka Joshi (‘24 - Creekview Quarters)

9. Zaw Hlaing (‘24 - Creekview Quarters) 

10. Sanjana Suriaprakashh (‘24 - Creekview Quarters)