Debate Competes at Hockaday School Tournament

Shawkin Kabir, Dreamcatcher Poetry & Prose Editor| November 17, 2019

  • Mika Freund ’21, Nathan Fang ’22, Rohan Bajpai ’22, Sophia Wang ’21, and Sidh Pandit ’21 take a picture together.

    Photo Courtesy of Sruthi Ramaswamy '20
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  • Pranav Kulkarni ’20 and Anand Singh ’21 pose for a picture.

    Photo Courtesy of Sruthi Ramaswamy '20
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Debaters participated in the national Hockaday School tournament in Dallas, Texas from Friday, Nov. 8 to Saturday, Nov. 9. Being a national tournament, debaters vied for bids for the chance to compete in the national Tournament of Champions (TOC). This also meant that Hockaday was a very unique opportunity for the students who attended it and introduced some debaters to a new experience.

“For me, it was special because it was my first national tournament,” Nathan Fang ‘22 said. “[National tournaments are important] to first test yourself against the national circuit, as well as hitting harder competition and improving yourself.”

The results for the tournament can be found below.

Varsity Public Forum (PF) Debate
2nd Place: Anand Singh – Pranav Kulkarni
Octo-Finalists:

Sidh Pandit – Sruthi Ramaswamy
Jeff Freeman – Arnav Gunwani