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Yet Another Successful Weekend for Westwood Debate

Devika Patel, Heritage Portraits & Ads Editor
September 29, 2015
Courtesy of Mr. Ruishi Wang
               Courtesy of Mr. Ruishi Wang

This past weekend, the Westwood Speech and Debate Team competed in tournament at Anderson High School. 64 students were sent to compete, many of whom returned home with success.

 

Anderson High School Tournament

3rd Place Overall Sweepstakes

 

Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking

4th Place: Jackson Freeman (Qualified for State!)

Semi-finalist: Sonali Mitra

 

Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking

Semi-finalists:

Ethan Brown

Rasik Jankay

Sindhura Sridhar

 

Novice Extemporaneous Speaking

4th Place: Ryan Sze

 

Varsity Cross Examination (Policy) Debate

Semi-finalists:

Anthony Nguyen & Ritik Goyal

Quarter-finalists (Top 8):

Andrew Lu & Jitendra Gudlavalleti

 

Varsity Lincoln Douglas (LD) Debate

Semi-finalist: Nisha Rajasekar

Quarter-finalist:

Joel Abraham

Rohith Mandavalli

Dhruva Mambapoor

 

2nd Place Speaker Award: Rohith Mandavalli

3rd Place Speaker Award: Nisha Rajasekar

4th Place Speaker Award: Joel Abraham

 

Novice Lincoln Douglas (LD) Debate

2nd Place: Harsha Jandhyala

Semi-finalist: Yashvi Reddy

Quarter-finalist (Top 8): Amogh Dambal

 

Varsity Public Forum (PF) Debate

2nd Place: Krithika Shamanna & Krishna Vaidyanathan

Semi-finalists:

Dustin Chang & Sharon Li

Quarter-finalists (Top 8):

Maanasa Nathan & Seema Iyengar

Neeharika Bandlapalli & Ananthi Jayasundera

Soman Khan & Sudeep Narala

 

1st Place Speaker Award: Sharon Li

3rd Place Speaker Award: Seema Iyengar

4th Place Speaker Award: Maanasa Nathan

 

Novice Public Forum (PF) Debate

Semi-finalist:

Emily Gao & Riya Kumar

Felipe Centeno & Ridha Mirza

Quarter-finalists (Top 8):

Vineeth Bandi & Richard Lai

 

 

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Devika Patel
Devika Patel, Heritage Portraits & Ads Editor
Hi! My name is Devika Patel and I am the Academics Editor of the Horizon. To tell you a little about myself, in my free time I enjoy attempting to bake with my best friend Khira Patel. My hobbies include sleeping, eating and watching Dancing With the Stars. You can find me eating bean burritos all day, everyday. When I’m not doing homework, you can find me hanging out with my friends and family. Some of my favorite movies are Love Rosie and anything Disney, and I am obsessed with elephants.