EEC, Solar Prep, and Burbank (Hybrid) Win Big!

Another weekend is in the books! Let’s take a look at this week’s winners.

2024 HARVARD COLLEGE WORLD SCHOOLS INVITATIONAL

Novice

In the final round, EEC Camel on the proposition debated against EEC Azure on the opposition. They debated the motion: THW phase out the use of physical cash. EEC Camel ultimately won the grand final round and were named novice champs! Congratulations to EEC’s Zachary Li, Leo Guo, Susanna Li, Yuheng Yang.

Varsity

In the final round, Team Canada 2 on the proposition debated EEC Blue on the opposition. They debated the motion: THR the popularization of the idea that an individual's identity should determine the credibility of their perspective on social justice issues. Ultimately, EEC Blue claimed victory and secured the championship title. Congratulations to EEC’s Andy Lin, Jerry Zhang, Michael Peng, Kelvin Fan, Angela Qi.

The top 10 speakers were:

1. Cameron Hong - USA

2. Barry Gu - Team Canada Team 1

3. Chelsea Hu - USA

4. Sarah Li - Ethos Turning Red

5. Advika Sadasivan - USA

6. Leo Zhu - Team Canada Team 1

7. Jinjou Wang - Team Canada Team 1

8. Sherry Zhang - USA

9. Alex Lee - USA

10. Yeonwoo Sim - Ethos Turning Red

Full results can be found here.

DUDA MIDDLE SCHOOL TOURNAMENT 5

DUDA held their last regular season tournament. The top seed in advanced World Schools was Solar Prep’s team of  Edith Nkana, Solange Lindsay, and Alana Jimenez. The top seed in the beginner division was Solar Prep’s team of Kristen Roman, Hannah Zegeye, and Elsa Berg.

The top speakers in Advanced were:

1. Grace Sisouthone - Irma Rangel YWLS (Middle School) 

2. Izabella Esparza - Irma Rangel YWLS (Middle School)

3. Gisele Sanchez - E.D. Walker 

4. Liya Zegeye - Solar Preparatory School for Girls 

5. Jasmin Valdez - Irma Rangel YWLS (Middle School) 

6. Mariana Aguilera Ortiz - Irma Rangel YWLS (Middle School) 

7. Yailyn Salmeron - Irma Rangel YWLS (Middle School) 

8. Jayden Sheppard - E.D. Walker 

9. Perla Flores - Irma Rangel YWLS (Middle School) 

10. Alana Jimenez - Solar Preparatory School for Girls

The top speakers in Beginner were:

1. Kristen Roman - Solar Preparatory School for Girls 

2. Elsa Berg - Solar Preparatory School for Girls 

3. Tiana Brown - Solar Preparatory School for Girls 

4. Serenity Coleman - Solar Preparatory School for Girls 

5. Avery Davis - Solar Preparatory School for Girls 

6. Luke Kachiros - Alex Sanger Prep 

7. Sekoia Betters - W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts 

8. Emma Boyle - Solar Preparatory School for Girls 

9. Dominic Esner - Ann Richards STEAM 

10. Everley Ballard -  Irma Rangel YWLS (Middle School) 

Full results can be found here.

WEST LOS ANGELES NSDA WORLD SCHOOLS DEBATE QUALIFIER

In West LA, we saw a WSD qualifier for NSDA! At the tournament, the top team was the Hybrid Burbank entry. Congratulations to Aayushi Garg, Soren Jensen, Vedant Khadiya, James Miller, and Edna Yeghnanyan!

Full results can be found here.