Team Texas, WAIS, Dripping Springs, and James Bowie Are This Weekend’s Champs!

Greenhill

At the Greenhill Fall Classic, Team Texas took the TOP THREE SPOTS! 

Despite it being a closeout, the tournament did still have Texas Stars debate Texas Mavericks for an exhibition round. Ultimately, this debate ended in a 3-0 decision for Texas Mavericks! Congratulations to all of the Team Texas crew on this AMAZING accomplishment:

• Poorvi Kumar, Srishthi Das, Julia Mickiewicz, Edgar Euceda and Varun Mukund (Mavericks)

• Dithyae Devesh, Jackson Lawrence, Leah Ghebrelul, Natalie Mathews, and Sivaank Pothukoochi (Stars)

• Arjun Patil, Tej Aliota, Avery Mcswain, Wilhem Reichmeider, Sophie Zhou (Gold)

The top 10 speakers were:

1. Julia Mickiewicz - Texas Mavericks

2. Srishthi Das - Texas Mavericks

3. Cailyn Min - USA Gold

4. Chuka Okwumabua - USA Gold

5. Poorvi Kumar - Texas Mavericks

6. Sherry Zhang - USA Gold

7. Aimee Hsu - Hockaday Talladega

8. Arrman Kapoor - USA Blue

9. Valerie Gu - USA Red

10. Saida Bidiwala - Greenhill Gold

Full results can be found here.

Seven Lakes Spartan Symposium TFA

In the final round, Tompkins RDWK on the proposition faced off against Westchester Academy For International Studies DHAAH on the opposition, debating the motion: “This House believes that the environmental rights of future generations supersede the economic interests of current generations”. On a 2-1 decision, WAIS came out on top! Congratulations to Evan Danek, Preston Hershkwoitz, Taha Asghar-Ali, Piet Hein Athmer and Irath Habani!

The top 10 speakers are as follows:

1. Irath Habani - Westchester Academy For International Studies

2. Janaki Sankar - Tompkins

3. Aravind Dasu - Tompkins

4. Grace Ding - Tompkins

5. Evan Danek - Westchester Academy For International Studies

6. Preston Hershkowitz - Westchester Academy For International Studies

7. Zahraa Fatehi - Tompkins

8. Taha Asghar-Ali - Westchester Academy For International Studies

9. Ved Ranade - Tompkins

10. Piet Hein Athmer - Westchester Academy For International Studies

Full results can be found here.

Bowie Lampasas Swing

At JBHS part of the swing, Dripping Springs on the proposition debated Stephen F Austin on the opposition. On a 2-1 decision, Dripping Springs emerged victorious. Congrats to Zoey Parks, Liam Ianiro, Will McAdams, and Caitlyn Dorsey!

At the LHS part of the swing, James Bowie BBLW debated LC Anderson LDLB on the opposition. On a 2-1 decision, James Bowie claimed victory. Congrats to Killian Basore, Larkin Bock, Julia Low, and Reed Watts!

Full results can be found here.

Special WOWI Shoutouts

1. Poorvi Kumar (‘23 - Greenhill Co-Champ)

2. Srishthi Das (‘23 - Greenhill Co-Champ)

3. Sivaank Pothukoochi (‘23 - Greenhill Co-Champ)

4. Jonaki Bose (‘24 - Greenhill Quarters)

5. Alana Rosado (‘24 - Bowie Lampasas LHS Semis)