1/17 Recap: Southlake, Burbank, Ransom, Stockdale, Plano East, Mount Vernon, and Cypress Ranch Dominate the Weekend

2025 Plano East TFA TOC

In finals at the Plano East TFA TOC, Rock Hill SGP debated on the proposition and Plano East AGGB debated on the opposition. The motion was: "This House believes that social media activism has done more harm than good to the feminist movement." The decision was a 3-0 for the opposition. Congratulations to Aakash Arulkumaran, Pranav Gorty, Arya Gurumukhi, and Advait Boyanapalli!

Full results can be found here.

Harvard Westlake Debates

In finals at the Harvard Westlake Debates, Sage Hill MTT debated on the proposition and Stockdale PKBBD debated on the opposition. The decision was a 2-1 for the opposition. Congratulations to Colin Park, Kai Kim, Sofia Bye, Gurvin Basra, and Tanav Doddapuneni!

Full results can be found here.

Southlake Carroll TFA Dragon Faire

In finals at the Southlake Carroll TFA Dragon Faire, Hockaday Daisy debated on the proposition and Southlake Carroll debated on the opposition. The decision was a 2-1 for the opposition. Congratulations to Ryan Kollar, Rohan Bindlish, Gabriella Drake, and Rohan Sanghavi! 

The top 10 speakers were as follows:

1. Sidharta De – Coppell 9th

2. Rohan Jain – Coppell 9th

3. Sherry Zhang – Greenhill Gold

4. Saida Bidiwala – Greenhill Gold

5. Aditi Vikram – Greenhill Gold

6. Marilyn Paul – Hockaday Daisy

7. Riya Sangapu – Hockaday White

8. Aravind Dasu – Tompkins KDRWV

9. Hannah Ibrahim – Tompkins SIOFN

10. Ananya Nair – Coppell KHMKG

Full results can be found here.

Cavalier Invitational at Durham Academy

In finals at the Cavalier Invitational at Durham Academy, Myers Park Green debated on the proposition and Ransom Sky Blue debated on the opposition. The motion was: "This House would require individuals to pass a political general knowledge test in order to vote." The decision was a 3-0 for the opposition. Congratulations to Mia Bouyoucef, Nora Brue, and Todd Malone!

Full results can be found here.

Tomball Memorial TFA Speech and Debate Tournament

In finals at the Tomball Memorial TFA Speech and Debate Tournament, Cypress Ranch Barger & Abdullah & Payne & Xydas debated on the proposition and Cy-Fair McSwain & Burke & Herrmann & Kazmi & Vasquez debated on the opposition. The decision was a 3-0 for the proposition. Congratulations to Henry Barger, Munira Abdullah, Hunter Payne, and Nicholas Xydas!

Full results can be found here.

TCFL Spring Open Debate

At the TCFL Spring Open Debate, Burbank’s Olivia Cha, Nancy Javkhlan, James Miller, Lincoln Reyes, and Edna Yeghnanyan emerged as the top team with the highest preliminary scores. Congrats!

Full results can be found here.

MOUNT VERNON Invitational NIETOC TOC BIDS

At the Mount Vernon Invitational, Mount Vernon’s Dawn Rosas, Taite Kirkpatrick, Amanat Narwal, and Jahaira Romo-Perez were named champions, finishing first in the Worlds category. 

Full results can be found here.

WOWI Shoutouts

1. Rohan Sanghavi (‘24 - Southlake Champ)

2. Jonaki Bose (‘24 - Southlake Semis)

3. Pranaesh Muthu (‘23 - Plano East Semis)

4. Iniya Nandakumar (‘24 - Plano East Semis)

5. Niyathi Yamunan (‘23 - Plano East Semis)

6. Pranav Raju (‘24 - Plano East Semis)

7. Dhanushi Raval (‘24 - Plano East Semis)

8. Bhargav Narayanan (‘24 - Southlake Quarters) 

9. Safiya Azam (‘23 & ‘24 - Southlake Quarters) 

10. Siddharth Boinapalli (‘24 - Southlake Quarters) 

11. Justin Murdock (‘23 & ‘24 - Southlake Quarters)

12. Anjana Boppana (‘23 - Southlake Quarters)

13. Sidharta De (‘23 - Southlake Top Speaker)

14. Ananya Nair (‘23 - Southlake 10th Speaker)