Thanksgiving Break Results: Flower Mound, Alief Elsik, and Wimberley Win Big!

Over the Thanksgiving break, students still put in work (particularly on the weekend of the Nov 18th). They deserve their flowers too so we wanted to highlight some successes!

BIG CAT SWING AT CY FAIR HIGH SCHOOL

At the Big Cat Swing, we have two sets of the champions. On the Cy Fair side of the swing, Kinkaid on the prop faced off against Flower Mound on the opp in the final round. The impromptu motion was: This House would grant an additional vote to families with children for national elections. On a 2-1 decision, Flower Mound emerged victorious. Congratulations to Aditi Singh, Poorvi Kumar, Arjun Patil and Jessica John!

The top 10 speakers were:

1. Trang Au - Alief Elsik

2. Nhung Huynh - Alief Elsik 

3. Arshi Maniar - LV Hightower

4. Princess Tanyi - Irma Rangel

5. Leah Chik - Irma Rangel

6. Gaurav Verghese - LV Hightower

7. Vedant Iyengar - Sam Sajo

8. Kaveen Shah - Kinkaid

9. Rishi Suri - Southlake Carroll 

10. Srujan Kotha - Elkins

On the Creek side of the swing, Kinkaid on the proposition debated against Alief Elsik on the opposition. The motion was This House supports the use of AI in national elections. On a 3-0 decision, Alief Elsik emerged victorious. Congratulations to Edgar Euceda, Nhung Huynh, and Luana Peceros Vento!

The top 10 speakers were:

1. Charlize Lopez - Elkins JLSC

2. Sam Sajo - Elkins JLSC

3. Kelsey Mosely - Alief Early AAMMH

4. Minh-Minh Nguyen - Alief Early TNNCC

5. Oyindamola Akintola - Alief Early AAMMH

6. Luana Peceros Vento - Alief Elsik EHP

7. Irene John - Elkins JLSC

8. Nans Marvellous - Alief Early AAMMH

9. Sunny Chandrasekhar - Elkins JLSC

10. Kaveen Shah - Kinkaid SLMP

Full results for the tournament can be found here.

TFA OCONNOR OCLASSIC

At the OConnor Classic, the final round consisted of Wimberly on the Prop and Dripping Springs on the Opp. They debated the motion: This House regrets the existence of the annual Black Friday shopping event. On a 2-1 decision, Wimberly took the win. Congratulations to Josh Bober, Kathryn McKinney, Kathryn Kinser, and Sophia Vitela!

The top 10 speakers were:

1. Kathryn McKinney - Wimberley 

2. Aaniya Khan - Dripping Springs 

3. Josh Bober - Wimberley 

4. Sreenitya Ponipireddy - Dripping Springs

5. Zoey Parks - Dripping Springs

6. Jenifer Galindo Rios - Dripping Springs

7. Sophia Vitela - Wimberley 

8. Abir Kulkarni - Dripping Springs 

9. Christy Friedland - Dripping Springs 

10. Colton De Los Santos - Dripping Springs 

Full results can be found here.

WOWI Shoutouts

Shout out to the following WOWI Alum!

1. Poorvi Kumar (Cy Fair Finals)

2. Rishi Suri (Cy Fair Semis)

3. Anya Reddy (Cy Fair Quarters)