EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS, RESULTS, AND MORE! VOLUME 96 ISSUE AUGUST5 2022 A PUBLICATION OF THE NATIONAL SPEECH & DEBATE ASSOCIATION 2022 COMMEMORATIVE EDITION CHRONICLENATIONALS
WHAT IS BIG QUESTIONS? Big Questions is a debate format designed to open students’ minds and encourage them to engage in life discussion that may not align with their previously held beliefs. Whether or not students change their opinion, the rich experience of this debate event will advance their knowledge, comfort, and interest in learning more about the subject matter based on the intersection of science and philosophy.
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FORMAT AND STRUCTURE Big Questions Debate is a debate format that allows students to debate with a partner or as an individual. Debates may be one-on-one, two-on-two, or two-onone. Topics last all year and concern the intersection of science, philosophy, and religion. Students are assigned a side of the topic before each round and present cases, engage in rebuttal and refutation, and participate in a question period. Often, members of the public are recruited to judge and observe this event.
Inside 2 From the Tournament Director 3 2022 Tournament Sponsors 4 Week in Photos 16 High School Honors and Awards 36 Middle School Honors and Awards 41 Coach Honors and Awards 44 School Awards : VOLUME 96 : ISSUE 5 : NATIONALS CHRONICLE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION 2022 NATIONAL TOURNAMENT Exclusive photos, results, and more! In this Issue Like us on Facebook speechanddebatewww.facebook.com/ Share with us on Instagram @speechanddebate Follow us on Twitter @speechanddebate Follow us on LinkedIn speech-and-debate-associationwww.linkedin.com/company/nationalFollow us on TikTok @nsda.speechanddebate OUR MISSION Rostrum shares best practices, resources, and opportunities that connect, support, and inspire a diverse community of educators committed to empowering students through speech and debate. ROSTRUM | NATIONALS CHRONICLE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION 2022 1
From the Tournament Director
The 2022 National Tournament returned in person for an incredible week of competition and connection in Louisville, Kentucky. This year’s tournament offered more pathways to participation than any prior year. The Last-Chance Qualifier offered students who did not qualify through their district tournament a chance to make it to Nationals in their main event. The Online Supplemental Events National Tournament gave students a chance to be named national champions by competing from home. Additional in-person supplemental entries allowed each school that competed in districts the opportunity to enter up to two students for in-person supplemental competition in Louisville. In total, 6,425 students participated across the National Tournament series. With the ongoing coronavirus, the tournament faced unique challenges like vaccine verification, masking requirements, and increased security. It will be a year that stands out in the history books. Because of the cooperation and commitment of our community, we were able to more safely bring the biggest stage in speech and debate back in person. We extend our sincere gratitude to all attendees who made this possible, but especially the students, coaches, judges, parents, chaperones, and tournament officials who spent the week with us. It was both incredibly powerful and reinvigorating to witness students bravely sharing their stories all week. We watched months and years of hard work culminate in what for many was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The tournament is always a moving reminder of how the skills students learn in speech and debate empower them to be changemakers, advocates, and future leaders of our world. But after two years of online competition, the power of student voices was more evident, and important, than ever. In this special issue of Rostrum, we recap the highlights of the week and celebrate our award winners! The 2023 National Tournament will take us back to Phoenix, Arizona, for the first time since 1996. I hope to see you there!
NationalExecutiveJ.Sincerely,ScottWunnDirectorSpeech& Debate Association Board of Directors ELECTED MEMBERS Pam Cady Wycoff President Minnesota Dr. Tommie Lindsey, Jr. Vice President California Byron R. Arthur Louisiana David Huston Texas Adam J. Jacobi Wisconsin Jennifer M. Jerome Nebraska Renee C. Motter Colorado Jay W. Rye III Alabama APPOINTED MEMBERS Dr. Alan H. Coverstone Washington, D.C. Dr. Mike Edmonds Colorado Sara Gibson Washington, D.C. Anoop Mishra Alabama Holly Williams ToArizonalearn more about the Board and for contact information, please visit meet-the-team.www.speechanddebate.org/ Rostrum A PUBLICATION OF THE NATIONAL SPEECH & DEBATE ASSOCIATION 6600 Westown Parkway Suite 270, West Des Moines, IA 50266 | Phone (920) 748-6206 J. Scott Wunn, Publisher Amy Seidelman, Editor Vicki Joss, Managing Editor Annie Reisener, Associate Editor Emily Bratton, Graphic Designer Rostrum (ISSN 1073-5526), Copyright © 2022 by the National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA), is published five times per year (Sept., Nov., Feb., Apr., and Aug.) by the NSDA, 6600 Westown Parkway Ste 270, West Des Moines, IA 50266. Business and Editorial Offices: NSDA, 6600 Westown Parkway Ste 270, West Des Moines, IA 50266. Accounting and Circulation Offices: NSDA, 6600 Westown Parkway Ste 270, West Des Moines, IA 50266. Call (920) 748-6206 to subscribe. Periodicals postage is paid at Des Moines, IA 50318, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to Rostrum, c/o NSDA, 6600 Westown Parkway Ste 270, West Des Moines, IA 50266. Rostrum provides a forum for the speech and debate community. The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and not necessarily the opinions of the NSDA, its officers, or its members. The National Speech & Debate Association does not guarantee advertised products and services unless sold directly by the NSDA. 2 ROSTRUM | NATIONALS CHRONICLE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION 2022
Our generous sponsors make the National Tournament possible! Thank you for showing your commitment to fostering excellence in young people through speech and debate activities. THANK YOU TO PLATINUM LEVEL SILVER LEVEL RUBY SAPPHIRELEVELLEVELEMERALDLEVEL OUR SPONSORS Creative Solutions for Societal Issues Arthur N. Rupe f o u n dat i onNARF A. C. ELEY FUND CARMENDALE FERNANDES FUND THE JEPSVICTORFOUNDATIONJIH ADAM AND ASHLEY JOHNSON HAROLD C. KELLER FUND MCCARTHEY FAMILY FOUNDATION HARLAND B. MITCHELL FUND LANNY D. AND B. J. NAEGELIN FUND DONUS AND LOVILA ROBERTS SANDRA SILVERS FUND RICHARD B. SODIKOW FUND BOB AND SALLI STOCKTON WILLIAM WOODS TATE, JR., FUND TINA WANG FUND RICHARD BITNER JAMES M. COPELAND TOM AND VICKI ROLLINS JOE AND PAM WYCOFF ROSTRUM | NATIONALS CHRONICLE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION 2022 3
The 2022 Online Middle School National Tournament, presented by Summit Debate, was held online June 7-9. Students chose from live debate (Congressional Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Public Forum Debate, and World Schools Debate), live speech (Dramatic Interp, Duo Interp, Humorous Interp, Mixed Extemp, Original Oratory, Informative Speaking, and Impromptu), and asynchronous speech (Declamation, Prose, Poetry, Program Oral Interp, Pro Con Challenge, Original Spoken Word Poetry, and Storytelling.) After three days of competition, we named our 2022 middle school national champions! ONLINE 2022 Online Middle School National Tournament
Kenneth Zapata, Middle School Administrator of the Year
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2022 National Tournament Online Supplemental Events
For the first time, we offered an online supplemental events portion of the National Tournament. In light of the lingering impact of the coronavirus pandemic, any student who qualified for the National Tournament in a main event but declined their spot was eligible to enter online supplemental events. Plus, each school also had the opportunity to enter up to two students who competed at districts but did not qualify to attend the National Tournament into online supplemental events. Students chose from live debate events (Congressional Debate and Extemp Debate) and asynchronous speech events (Prose, Poetry, Storytelling, Prepared Prompt, Expository, Prepared Commentary, Pro Con Challenge, and Original Spoken Word Poetry.) Competition was held online June 2-4 and we honored our online supplemental event champions with a virtual awards ceremony on Saturday evening.
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Chair of the Year Holly Custer Eastern Ohio District
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Martha Benham Colorado District Arkansas District District
Best CommunicationsChairEricGamble
Tournament Registration and Expo Teams from around the world converged at the Kentucky Expo Center to register for the tournament, check out the National Tournament Expo, and pick up speech and debate gear from the NSDA Store. We also facilitated conversations about issues of inclusion in the speech and debate community at the African American/ Black, Hispanic/Latine, LGBTQ+, Indigenous Persons, Womxn, Persons with Disabilities, and Asian American Coaches’ Caucuses. 6 ROSTRUM NATIONALS CHRONICLE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION 2022
Best New Chair Ameena Amdahl-Mason North Oregon
Ralph E. Carey Award
Pam Cady Wycoff, NSDA Board President
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District Leadership Reception and Awards Ceremony At the 2022 District Leadership Reception and Awards Ceremony, Martha Benham from Colorado received the Ralph E. Carey Award for Distinguished Career Service. Holly Custer of the Eastern Ohio District received the Chair of the Year award. Eric Gamble from Arkansas was recognized for Best Chair Communications. Ameena Amdahl-Mason from North Oregon was named Best New Chair. Other district chairs from across the country received Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards for their outstanding leadership.
Hall of Fame Event We held a special gathering for Hall of Fame members Sunday evening at Churchill Downs. This year, the NSDA proudly inducted Jennifer Jerome of Nebraska, Sheryl Kaczmarek of Massachusetts, Michael Patterson of Oklahoma, Josette Surratt of Louisiana, and Karen Wilbanks of Texas. For more photos and bios of Hall of Fame members, hall-of-fame.www.speechanddebate.org/visit: Jennifer Jerome Sheryl Kaczmarek MichaelKarenJosettePattersonSurrattWilbanks 8 ROSTRUM | NATIONALS CHRONICLE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION 2022
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More than 4,700 high school students kicked off preliminary rounds of competition in 15 events: Policy Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Public Forum Debate, Big Questions Debate, World Schools Debate, Congressional Debate–House, Congressional Debate–Senate, Original Oratory, United States Extemp, International Extemp, Informative Speaking, Humorous Interp, Dramatic Interp, Duo Interp, and Program Oral Interp. Day of Competition
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First Breaks and Supplemental Only Schools TUESDAY For the first time at an in-person Nationals, each school that competed at districts was able to enter up to two students to compete in supplemental events in person at Nationals. Schools competing in just supplemental events registered throughout the day on Tuesday. Tuesday afternoon we learned which students would advance to the first outrounds, and in the evening we announced the semifinalists in the Senate, quarterfinalists in the House, and competitors headed to round 9 in the other main events. 10 ROSTRUM | NATIONALS CHRONICLE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION 2022
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High School Main Event Late Eliminations and Supplemental Events
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Main debate competition continued throughout the day. Meanwhile, many students began supplemental events: Commentary, Expository, Extemporaneous Debate, Impromptu, Original Spoken Word Poetry, Poetry Reading, Prose Reading, and Storytelling. By the end of Wednesday, the finalists in main speech events, World Schools, and the Senate were gearing up for the ultimate challenge: owning the room to be named national champion at the largest academic competition in the world!
K.M. DiColandrea, Brother René Sterner Lifetime Service AwardLeonidas Patterson, High School Administrator of the Year
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Outrounds of supplemental events began. Main debate rounds continued. Following the Speech Finalists’ Light and Sound Check in the morning, thousands of spectators headed to Freedom Hall at the Kentucky Expo Center to watch the final rounds of World Schools Debate and interpretation events Thursday afternoon and evening. Competition paused for the Donus D. Roberts Diamond Assembly, presented by Colorado College, as the NSDA celebrated coaches and educators for their dedication to speech and debate activities. Jesse Meyer from the New York City Urban Debate League received the Frank Sferra Director’s Commendation. We honored the James M. Copeland High School Coach of the Year J. Patrick Moss and High School Administrator of the Year Leonidas Patterson. The recipient of the 2022 Brother René Sterner Lifetime Achievement Award was K.M. DiColandrea, founder of the Brooklyn Urban Debate League. Final Rounds Begin, Supplemental Competition Continues 2022 NSDA Hall of Fame Inductees
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FRIDAY For additional tournament results, visit www.speechanddebate.org/nationals-history. Final Rounds and National Awards Assembly Orators, extempers, informative speakers, and debaters took the main stage on Friday to wrap up the last day of competition. Meanwhile, the National Congress held the House final session, and final rounds of supplemental events occurred throughout the day as students competed for awards and scholarships. The National Awards Assembly marked the end of a terrific week of tough competition and incredible devotion to speech and debate activities! 14 ROSTRUM | NATIONALS CHRONICLE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION 2022
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Carolyn Benn Thornton Riverton High School, WY Emma Bingham Sky View High School, UT
Matthew Pecasting La Cueva High School, NM
Yash Wadwekar Phoenix Country Day School, AZ
Shekhar Gugnani Fort Scott High School, KS
Donna Jalosjos Washburn Rural High School, KS
Suraj Parikh Granite Bay High School, CA
Charles Mason Munster High School, IN
William Aepli Jackson Hole High School, WY Connor Allen Rocky Mountain High School, ID
Miles Barth Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, IN
Daniel Kind Lake Highland Preparatory School, FL
Isaac Kan Desert Vista High School, AZ
Avanti Ramraj Granite Bay High School, CA
Raymond Spors West Bend West High School, WI
Olivia Wang Fossil Ridge High School, CO
Jonathan Wolf Marianas High School, MP
Joy Lee Pittsburg High School, KS
Tiburon Batriedo Granite Bay High School, CA
Jackeline Zapata Tuloso Midway High School, TX (updated August 2022)
Hezekiah Bryant Cumberland Polytechnic High School, NC
Kendall Carll Lovejoy High School, TX
Gabriel Frank-McPheter Gabrielino High School, CA
Benjamin Trevino Harlingen High School, TX
Arjun Gramopadhye Riverside High School, SC
Sammie Armatas George Washington High School, CO
Charles Hou Jasper High School, TX
Alexandra Henriquez Ransom Everglades School, FL
William Lovin Riverside High School, SC
Leah Tan Carmel High School, IN
Robert Bartz Richardton-Taylor High School, ND
Jacob Mathew Pittsburg High School, KS
Seth Carter Salina South High School, KS
Schylar Smith Timberline High School, ID Emma Spencer Rigby High School, ID
Sonya Doubledee Washburn Rural High School, KS
Madi Klabo Valley City High School, ND
Hans Elasri Oak Grove High School, MS
Melanie Hsiang Gabrielino High School, CA
Sarah Picciola Charlotte Latin School, NC
Avery DeWitt St. Croix Preparatory Academy, MN
Shaanti Dasgupta All Saints Episcopal School, TX
Juan Angel Valdosta High School, GA
Neil Gugnani Fort Scott High School, KS
Krish Kumar Booker T. Washington High School, OK
Taylor Rafferty Jenks High School, OK
Victor Tong Phillips Academy - Andover, MA
Jack Burton Milton Academy, MA
Colin Ng Flintridge Preparatory School, CA Lillian Nguyen Trinity Preparatory School, FL
Ananth Veluvali Edina High School, MN
Oliver Laczko American Heritage School - Broward, FL
Sofie Myers Poland Seminary High School, OH
Neel Sadda Flintridge Preparatory School, CA
Sowmya Chundi Carmel High School, IN Connelly Cowan Mount Pleasant High School, TX
Jason Hu Strath Haven High School, PA
Jiyoon Park Washburn Rural High School, KS
2022 Four-Time Qualifiers (listed in alphabetical order by last name)
Gabrielle McGarvey Fargo South High School, ND
Sam Delong Manhattan High School, KS
Anika Arifin Fargo North High School, ND
Katy Lin Carroll High School - Southlake, TX
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Sabrina Richard Westfield High School, IN J. Riggins Lawrence High School, KS
Addison Fulton Albuquerque Academy, NM
Lori Jang Flintridge Preparatory School, CA
Olivia Wetzel Whitmer High School, OH Noah Williamson Oak Grove High School, MS
Olivia Yee John F. Kennedy High School, IA
Noah Kopecki James Enochs High School, CA
Hagen McClelland Cathedral High School - Indianapolis, IN
Hayley Ortwein Jenks High School, OK
Six finalists participated in an interview process with the national panel of judges who selected the 2022 William Woods Tate, Jr., National Student of the Year (SOY), one of the most honorable and renowned student awards presented by the National Speech & Debate Association. Arjun Banerjee representing the Chesapeake District was named the Williams Wood Tate, Jr., National Student of the Year and was awarded a $3,500 scholarship from Richard Bitner in honor of Bob Stockton. Arjun will represent the Association in various public capacities throughout the 2022-2023 academic year. The first and second runners-up were Jordan Phillips representing the Northern South Dakota District and Sidd Satish representing the New Jersey District receiving $2,000 to $1,500 scholarships, respectively. The third-runners up, each receiving a $1,000 scholarship, include Loc Nguyen representing the Nebraska District, Sinan Kassim representing the Florida Manatee District, and Anneteke Adoga representing the Central Minnesota District.
Ì ANNETEKE ADOGA: 2022 INF Champion (2021: INF Champ) Ì ALEK ZABEL ARAGUZ: 2022 HI 3rd Place (2021: STO 6th) Ì ABIGAIL CANALEJO: 2022 POI 2nd Place (2021: POI 2nd) Ì WILLIAM CHIEN: 2022 USX 6th Place (2021: USX 3rd) Ì GABRIELLA EGOZI: 2022 HI 6th Place (2021: HI 6th) Ì LOGAN GREEN: 2022 DI Champion (2021: SW Champ, PRO 4th) Ì CHARLES GU: 2022 SEN 2nd Place (2021: SEN 6th) Ì LANDON HUDSON: 2022 PRO 6th Place, SW 2nd Place (2021: SW 2nd) Ì VEER JUNEJA: 2022 SEN 3rd Place (2021: SEN 2nd) Ì NIMI NAIR: 2022 INF 2nd Place (2021: INF 6th) Ì MCKINLEY PALTZIK: 2022 IX Champion (2021: IX 4th) Ì JORDAN PHILLIPS: 2022 COM Champion (2021: EXP 4th) Ì ANANTH VELUVALI: 2022 USX 3rd Place (2021: USX 4th) Ì CAITLIN WILLIAMS: 2022 SW Champion, EXP 2nd Place (2021: SW 3rd) Ì ALEX ZHANG: 2022 SEN Champion (2021: SEN 3rd)
STELLAR SCHOOL! SOY finalist Jordan Phillips was the second finalist from her school in three years.
POWERFUL PERFORMANCES
BACK-TO-BACK FINALISTS!
Throughout this issue, Executive Director Scott Wunn has scattered facts about this year’s impressive finalists. We applaud all the historic achievements made this year!
WILLIAM WOODS TATE, JR., National Student of the Year (below, left to right in alphabetical order) Anneteke Adoga, Sinan Kassim, Loc Nguyen, Jordan Phillips, and Sidd Satish
These 15 exceptional performers are marked with a star (Ì) on the following pages. Arjun Banerjee Chesapeake District 2022 William Woods Tate, Jr., National Student of the Year
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2nd Place – Ram Gorthi and Akhil Iyengar Bellarmine College Preparatory, California Coached by Aaron Langerman, Tyler Vergho, Surya Midha, and Adarsh Hiremath
3rd Place – Eric Li and Archan Sen Eagan High School, Minnesota Coached by Chris McDonald, Robert Groven, and Josh Groven
6th Place – Aarthi Toniappa and Selin Ulusarac Blue Valley North High School, Kansas Coached by Brian Box
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PublicDebateForum presented by the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation
The national champion Policy Debate team also receives the Harland B. Mitchell Trophy, named after the Association’s legendary debate coach.
6th Place – Anbu Subramanian and Bailey Koh Southlake Carroll, Texas Coached by Anthony Brown
4th Place – Satvik Mahendra and Brady Zeng Plano West Sr. High School, Texas Coached by Robey Holland
Champions – Amanda Frank and Maria Riofrio NSU University School, Florida Coached by Aly Fiebrantz Awsare, Jacob Bosley, Matthew Norman, and Sharan Sawlani Champions – Jiyoon Park and Zach Willingham Washburn Rural High School, Kansas Coached by Tim Ellis and Sean Duff
5th Place – Sonya Doubledee and Donna Jalosjos Washburn Rural High School, Kansas Coached by Tim Ellis and Sean Duff
2nd Place – Arjun Surya and Justin Zhang Seven Lakes High School, Texas Coached by Bryce Piotrowski, Calen Cabler, and Lillian Adeyemi
RICHARD B. SODIKOW Policy Debate presented by Titanium Wireless
4th Place – Owen Williams and Ayden Smith Truman High School, Missouri Coached by Jeri Willard and Parker Hopkins
SUPER SCHOOL! NSU University School’s team won PF and had back-to-back SOY finalists.
3rd Place – Daniel Zhao and Sienna Vaughn Flintridge Preparatory School, California Coached by Isaac Gutierrez
STAR SIBLINGS! Jiyoon Park is the younger sibling of 2019 Policy champion Jimin Park.
5th Place – William Hong and Sully Mrkva Brentwood High School, Tennessee Coached by Harriet Medlin
Policy Debate Top Speakers presented by Titanium Wireless Harland B. TrophyMitchell Phyllis Flory Barton Trophy 1st Place – Ram Gorthi Bellarmine College Preparatory, California Coached by Aaron Langerman, Tyler Vergho, Surya Midha, and Adarsh Hiremath 2nd Place – Akhil Iyengar Bellarmine College Preparatory, California Coached by Aaron Langerman, Tyler Vergho, Surya Midha, and Adarsh Hiremath 3rd Place – Brooklynn Hato Shawnee Mission South High School, Kansas Coached by Carolyn Cook, Azja Butler, and Jackson Hoffmann 4th Place – Jared Shirts Gunn Sr. High School, California Coached by Will Halverson 5th Place – Sonya Doubledee Washburn Rural High School, Kansas Coached by Tim Ellis and Sean Duff 6th Place – Jiyoon Park Washburn Rural High School, Kansas Coached by Tim Ellis and Sean Duff
presented by Western Kentucky University Dale Lauder McCall Trophy 1st Place – Easton Logback Olathe East High School, Kansas Coached by Stacy Goddard and Kevin Krouse 2nd Place – Owen Tilman Colorado Academy, Colorado Coached by Randall Martinez and Jon Vogels 3rd Place – Nichole Poltinnikov Shady Side Academy, Pennsylvania Coached by Mary Krauland 4th Place – Leila Hamdan Jackson High School, Ohio Coached by Katy Morgan 5th Place – Samuel Johnson-Saeger Fairview High School, Colorado Coached by Kristina Getty, Jake Keuhlen, and Dot Kellner 6th Place – Sophia Avery Chagrin Falls High School, Ohio Coached by Ken Kasee and Corinne Lashley Champion – Hannah Owens Pierre Edina High School, Minnesota Coached by Mark Kivimaki and Joe Schmitt
Lincoln-DouglasDebate presented by Western Kentucky University
2nd Place – Easton Logback Olathe East High School, Kansas Coached by Stacy Goddard and Kevin Krouse
3rd Place – Paxton Sheppard Rigby High School, Idaho Coached by Brock Sondrup 4th Place – Leila Hamdan Jackson High School, Ohio Coached by Katy Morgan 5th Place – Tuqa Alibadi Norman North High School, Oklahoma Coached by Morgan Russell and Lori Crawford 6th Place – Nichole Poltinnikov Shady Side Academy, Pennsylvania Coached by Mary Krauland 2nd Place – Henry Johnston Highland High School, Idaho Coached by Jett Smith, Abbey Vaughn, and Robin Christiansen Semifinalist – Avi Agarwal
Lincoln-DouglasTopSpeakers
BASIS Peoria High School, Arizona Coached by Nick Leonardi Semifinalist – Sam Bowen Hawken School, Ohio Coached by Eva Lamberson and Robert Shurtz
Champion – Ethan Boneh Palo Alto High School, California Coached by Sarah Youngquist, Sarah Simon, Kyle Hietala, and Jennie Savage
Relive every moment of Nationals with the livestream archive! Visit www.speechanddebate.org/ nationals-2022-livestream-archive Available through September 30
Big DebateQuestions presented by the John FoundationTempleton
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Lincoln-Douglas Debate scholarships presented by Victor Jih Lincoln-Douglas Debate top speaker scholarships presented by the Tina Wang Memorial Foundation
2nd Place – Hans Elasri Oak Grove High School, Mississippi Coached by Shane Cole 3rd Place – Kiera Dixon Round Rock Christian Academy, Texas Coached by Cathleen Ferose 4th Place – Camila Alatorre Seven Lakes High School, Texas Coached by Bryce Piotrowski, Calen Cabler, and Lillian Adeyemi
DebateCongressional–House presented by the NSDA Champion – Parker De Deker Neenah High School, Wisconsin Coached by Andie Peterson-Longmore
5th Place – Michel Kaiser American Heritage Palm Beach High School, Florida Coached by PJ Samorian and Bo Lint
Top Presiding Officer (House) Top Presiding Officer (Senate) Daniel Gardiner W. B. Ray High School, Texas Coached by David Gardiner Leadership Bowl (House) Leadership Bowl (Senate) Parker De Deker Neenah High School, Wisconsin Coached by Andie Peterson-Longmore Raghav Ramki Plano East Sr. High, Texas Coached by Madi Gackenbach and Eric Tuzin
DebateCongressional–Senate presented by the NSDA Champion – Alex Zhang Ì Stratford High School, Texas Coached by Carlos Diaz
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6th Place – Fadhil Lawal Seven Lakes High School, Texas Coached by Bryce Piotrowski, Calen Cabler, and Lillian Adeyemi
2nd Place – Charles Gu Ì Monte Vista High School, California Coached by David Matley 3rd Place – Veer Juneja Ì Bellarmine College Preparatory, California Coached by DeeDee Sullivan 4th Place – Isaac Kan Desert Vista High School, Arizona Coached by Brittany Stanchik 5th Place – Samantha Watrin Mountain Crest High School, Utah Coached by Karlie Jordan 6th Place – Tyler Luu James Logan High School, California Coached by Quest Sandel and Jesse Garrett
CARMENDALE FERNANDES United
BACK-TO-BACK! Anneteke is a back-to-back Info champion and a Student of the Year finalist.
3rd Place – Ananth Veluvali Ì Edina High School, Minnesota Coached by Joe Schmitt, Tanner Jones, Mark Kivimaki, and Anoova Guthikova 4th Place – Kyle Letterer Plano West Sr. High School, Texas Coached by Robey Holland 5th Place – Dev Ahuja Solon High School, Ohio Coached by Dan Ceci 6th Place – William Chien Ì The Harker School, California Coached by Scott Odekirk, Jenny Achten, and Greg Achten
Champion – McKinley Paltzik Ì Phoenix Country Day School, Arizona Coached by Nick Klemp 2nd Place – Daniel Kind Lake Highland Preparatory School, Florida Coached by Nathan Johnston and Bradley Wascher 3rd Place – Majid Shabbeer Bellarmine College Preparatory, California Coached by DeeDee Sullivan 4th Place – Ajay Gupta Hinsdale Central High School, Illinois Coached by Paul Woods 5th Place – Jack Ververis Trinity Preparatory School, Florida Coached by Benjamin Gaddis and Cadi Kadlecek 6th Place – Gabriel Bo Plano West Sr. High School, Texas Coached by Robey Holland
Champion – Anneteke Adoga Ì Woodbury High School, Minnesota Coached by Suzanne White, Dillon White, and Suha Musa
Champion – Peter Alisky Smoky Hill High School, Colorado Coached by Tom Tafoya, Carrie Faust, Joe Colacioppo, and Jessica Prinsen
2nd Place – Kush Narang Bellarmine College Preparatory, California Coached by DeeDee Sullivan
2nd Place – Nimi Nair Ì Notre Dame San Jose, California Coached by Bob Ickes, Divya Nair, and Mariel Cruz
4th Place – Tess Segal Cypress Bay High School, Florida Coached by Rachel West and Nick Montecalvo
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5th Place – Ingrid Rygg Moorhead High School, Minnesota Coached by Rebecca Meyer-Larson and Andrew Tichy
3rd Place – Matt Hecker Summit High School, New Jersey Coached by Anne Poyner
ExtemporaneousInternationalSpeaking
6th Place – Kailey Sieja George Washington High School, Colorado Coached by Maryrose Kohan, Miles Owens, and Devin Sarno A. C. ELEY presented by the Council on Foreign Relations ExtemporaneousStatesSpeaking presented by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute InformativeSpeaking presented by Truman State University
2022 CIRCLE OF CHAMPIONS View additional photos from the 2022 National Speech & Debate Tournament at: tinyurl.com/2s3p6kvc #NATS22 PHOTOS 22 ROSTRUM NATIONALS CHRONICLE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION 2022
Each year, thousands of high school students compete in a week-long competition to determine the most prestigious title in high school academics: national champion.
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The National Speech & Debate Tournament marks the capstone of speech and debate activities for more than 140,000 members across the country. To attend, students must qualify in a main event at one of the Association’s 112 district tournaments, through one of our eight international qualifying programs, or be selected by their school to compete in supplemental events. The National Debate & Speech Tournament has been held across the country since 1931, and today is the largest academic competition in the world.
“Every year, our national champions prove that students who participate in speech and debate have a superpower that they can use to change the world,” said Executive Director J. Scott Wunn. “We can’t wait to learn what comes next for these future leaders.”
THE CIRCLE OF CHAMPIONS REPRESENTS THE BEST OF THE BEST IN OUR ACTIVITY. Congratulations to our 2022 National Champions!
2nd Place – Kama Wyatt and Somtoo Nkurumeh Westmoore High School, Oklahoma Coached by Billy J. Elles, Amber L. Justmann, and Cecilia I. Alali
BACK-TO-BACK! Logan was the Original Spoken Word Poetry champion last year!
2nd Place – James Eiden Eagan High School, Minnesota Coached by Kristi Anderson 3rd Place – Alek Zabel Araguz Ì Harlingen High School South, Texas Coached by John Harper Reynolds and Edelmiro Cavazos 4th Place – Sammie Armatas George Washington High School, Colorado Coached by Maryrose Kohan, Miles Owens, and Devin Sarno 5th Place – Armaan Rajwany Stoneman Douglas High School, Florida Coached by Jacob Abraham and Chelsea Briggs 6th Place – Gabriella Egozi Ì NSU University School, Florida Coached by Aly Fiebrantz Awsare, Jacob Bosley, Danny Swerdlow, Kevin Ahern, Jayley Halpern-Drock, and Jenee Cidel LANNY D. AND B. J. NAEGELIN InterpretationDramatic presented by Simpson College Champion – Logan Green Ì Hattiesburg High School, Mississippi Coached by Scott Waldrop and Reginald Chapman
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2nd Place – Peyton Poole Comeaux High School, Louisiana Coached by Jacob Simon 3rd Place – Kylan Williams Comeaux High School, Louisiana Coached by Jacob Simon 4th Place – Audrey Schwartz Eagan High School, Minnesota Coached by Maria Ferreira Wagner 5th Place – Sai Vadnerkar Phoenix Country Day School, Arizona Coached by Nick Klemp and Sophia Corridan 6th Place – Ashley Wood Westmoore High School, Oklahoma Coached by Billy J. Elles, Amber L. Justmann, and Cecilia I. Alali
InterpretationHumorous presented by Western Kentucky University Champion – Mfaz Mohamed Ali Apple Valley High School, Minnesota Coached by Dan Hodges
InterpretationDuo presented by Colorado College Champions – Christopher Heiskell and Adrianna Rodriguez Harlingen High School South, Texas Coached by John Harper Reynolds and Edelmiro Cavazos
5th Place – Finn Larson and Charlie Maki Moorhead High School, Minnesota Coached by Rebecca Meyer-Larson, Laramie Jackson, and Izzie Larson 6th Place – Elias Goss and Elijah Goss Denver East High School, Colorado Coached by Noah Kaplan and Katie Hellrung DR. TOMMIE LINDSEY, JR.
3rd Place – Charlotte Hughes and Benjamin Trevino Harlingen High School, Texas Coached by Christopher Esparza, Geraldine Rasmussen, and Joel Hinojosa 4th Place – Olivia Dahlberg and Greta Homuth Moorhead High School, Minnesota Coached by Rebecca Meyer-Larson and Abby Dahlberg
presented by Quaker Bakery Champion – Jarkeylon Ismail Comeaux High School, Louisiana Coached by Jacob Simon 2nd Place – Abigail Canalejo Ì
JOE AND PAM WYCOFF Original Oratory presented by the Red Hill Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation Auxiliary Champion – Esther Oyetunji American Heritage Broward HS, Florida Coached by Ryan Levesque, Joele Denis, and Spencer Orlowski
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Program InterpretationOral
2nd Place – Ariv Gupta James Logan High School, California Coached by Justin Kurup and Dr. Tommie Lindsey, Jr. 3rd Place – Elise Gadson Prospect High School, Illinois Coached by Michael Piccoli and Heidi Graham 4th Place – Solemei Scamaroni The Village High School, Texas Coached by Heather Huffman 5th Place – Priestley Ayumba Elk River Sr. High School, Minnesota Coached by Allison Harmer 6th Place – Tamyia Bender Bellevue West High School, Nebraska Coached by Becca Hier and Dan Christie Expository presented by Simpson College Champion – Amani Al-Hamedi Lincoln Southwest High School, Nebraska Coached by Matt Heimes 2nd Place – Caitlin Williams Ì Everglades High School, Florida Coached by Jason AlFord 3rd Place – Anya Pinto American Heritage Broward High School, Florida Coached by Ryan Levesque, Joele Denis, and Spencer Orlowski 4th Place – Emily Reed Blue Springs High School, Missouri Coached by Lisa Lowman 5th Place – Isabelle Plaisance Isidore Newman School, Louisiana Coached by Christopher Vincent and Lynn Beeson 6th Place – Gionna Weber George W. Norris High School, Nebraska Coached by Matt Rosenau and Liz Ogg
American Heritage Broward HS, Florida Coached by Joele Denis, Ryan Levesque, and Spencer Orlowski 3rd Place – Carly Gelles Scarsdale High School, New York Coached by Joe Vaughan 4th Place – Emily Melville Apple Valley High School, Minnesota Coached by Dan Hodges 5th Place – Oluwadara Adebanjo Alief Elsik High School, Texas Coached by Heath Martin and Ashely Freeman 6th Place – Robyn Boyland Bellevue West High School, Nebraska Coached by Becca Hier and Dan Christie
World Schools Debate Invitational presented by Simpson College Champions – West Los Angeles Violet in California Katie Babb, Nadia Chung, Alex Lee, Bodhi Silberling, and Sungjoo Yoon Coached by Brandon Batham 2nd Place –Western Ohio Blue Olivia BhuvanStephenDeclercqFrankMerugaKunalPonksheNikithVangala Coached by Bill Prater, Delores Muller, and Marie Wetzel Semifinalists – Rocky Mountain-South Violet in Colorado Sophie Azam CarolineJacoboColclasureGraciaAshleyRamosWillRyan Coached by Maryrose Kohan, Tammie Peters, Adriana Garcia, and Grant Thomas Semifinalists – New Jersey Indigo Raina Batra Justin Black DanielleSiddharthDavenportSatishVivianZhu Coached by Mary Gormley, Katie Burke, Lauri Schmid, and Emily Carter World TopDebateSchoolsSpeakers presented by Simpson College Robert Shrum Award 1st Place – Siddharth Satish New Jersey Indigo Coached by Indrani Chatterjee 2nd Place – Daniel Hearne Heart Of Texas White Coached by Davy Holmes and John Mast 3rd Place – Janise Chiang Taiwan Red Coached by Chase Williams 4th Place – Brett Banks Heart Of Texas White Coached by Davy Holmes and John Mast 5th Place – Carlos Estimbo Space City Purple, Texas Coached by Derek Davis 6th Place – Diego Castillo Space City Violet, Texas Coached by Heath Martin For tournamentadditionalresults,visit: speechanddebate. org/nationals-history 26 ROSTRUM | NATIONALS CHRONICLE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION 2022 2022 HONORS & AWARDS
2nd Place – Chloe Hansen San Angelo Central, Texas Coached by Coby Evers
2nd Place – Siri Ural Shrewsbury High School, Massachusetts Coached by Marc Rischitelli, Gabriel Hopkins, Craig Powers, and Vivian Powers 3rd Place – Ensara Sejko Downers Grove South High School, Illinois Coached by Tessa Lawler, Sean Liston, and Justin Matkovich 4th Place – Tyler Crivella Seven Lakes High School, Texas Coached by Bryce Piotrowski, Calen Cabler, and Lillian Adeyemi 5th Place – John Cooper Tuloso Midway High School, Texas Coached by Cassy De La Vina and Lyn Esquivel 6th Place – Cayden Keltgen Morristown West High School, Tennessee Coached by Suzanne Terry Storytelling presented by Bob and Salli Stockton Impromptu presented by Bob and Salli Stockton Champion – Douglas Chaiken Round Rock Christian Academy, Texas Coached by Cathleen Ferose Champion – Chloe Yang Ridge High School, New Jersey Coached by David Yastremski and Natasha Doski
2nd Place – Isaiah Liggins Spring Woods High School, Texas Coached by Victoria Beard 3rd Place – Jenny Jiang Sunset High School, Oregon Coached by Macie Mackey and Reese Johnson 4th Place – John McBeth III Thornton Fractional North High School, Illinois Coached by Sade’ May and Shaun Posley 5th Place – Wendy Kanmogne Millard North High School, Nebraska Coached by Sabrina Denney Bull and Jackson Gzehoviak 6th Place – Ava Autrey Truman High School, Missouri Coached by Jeri Willard and Jaggard Williams Poetry Reading presented by Simpson College Champion – Sydney Kwasa Millard North High School, Nebraska Coached by Sabrina Denney Bull and Jackson Gzehoviak
3rd Place – Isabella Royer San Angelo Central, Texas Coached by Coby Evers 4th Place – Emery McEvoy Willard High School, Missouri Coached by Kathy Tobin and Ethan Gambriel 5th Place – Andrew Smith Blue Springs High School, Missouri Coached by Lisa Lowman 6th Place – Aiden Geiver O’Gorman High School, South Dakota Coached by Teresa Fester
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6th Place – Landon Hudson Ì Blue Springs High School, Missouri Coached by Lisa Lowman
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2nd Place – Paige Gonzales Truman High School, Missouri Coached by Jeri Willard 3rd Place – Scout McMahon Flathead High School, Montana Coached by Sean O’Donnell 4th Place – Chloe Yang Ridge High School, New Jersey Coached by David Yastremski and Dan Norris 5th Place – Grace Fyfe Spring Woods High School, Texas Coached by Victoria Beard 6th Place – Seth Carter Salina South High School, Kansas Coached by Megan Hagaman Champion – Rachel Laws Lincoln East High School, Nebraska Coached by Nick Herink and Elle Barts
2nd Place – Anna Dewey Choctaw Sr. High School, Oklahoma Coached by Maryjane Burton and Alyx Sabina 3rd Place – Patrick Blomberg Catholic Memorial School, Massachusetts Coached by Brother Anthony K. Cavet 4th Place – James Garcia Tuloso Midway High School, Texas Coached by Cassy De La Vina and Lyn Esquivel 5th Place – Almia Valentine Madison Central High School, Mississippi Coached by Rachel Clapper
Prose Reading presented by Lafayette College BROTHER RENÉ STERNER Commentary presented by Bob and Salli Stockton Champion – Jordan Phillips Ì Aberdeen Central High School, South Dakota Coached by Kerry Konda
Original Spoken Word Poetry presented by The Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men Champion – Caitlin Williams Ì Everglades High School, Florida Coached by Jason AlFord 2nd Place – Landon Hudson Ì Blue Springs High School, Missouri Coached by Lisa Lowman 3rd Place – Keana Hokama Minarets High School, California Coached by Mikendra McCoy 4th Place – Isabella Royer San Angelo Central, Texas Coached by Coby Evers 5th Place – Myanne Zachary Munster High School, Indiana Coached by Katie Boyle 6th Place – Elinor Dow Liberty Sr. High School, Missouri Coached by Mick Turpin
Champion – Jordan Schwartz Alliance High School, Ohio Coached by Bob Duncan, Chris Kamp, and Robert Duncan ExtemporaneousDebate presented by Colorado College 2nd Place – Sam Friedman Collegiate School, New York Coached by Callie Ham 3rd Place – Afsaneh Masoumi Hendrickson High School, Texas Coached by Kirsten Nash and Aly Mithani 4th Place – Iris Cheng Seven Lakes High School, Texas Coached by Bryce Piotrowski, Calen Cabler, and Lillian Adeyemi 5th Place – Noah Abji Natick High School, Massachusetts Coached by Sarah Donnelly, Amanda Parker, and Joyce Albert 6th Place – Mariam Khan Ridge High School, New Jersey Coached by David Yastremski and Daniel Norris CongressionalDebate presented by the NSDA SUPPLEMENTALONLINE EVENTS 2nd Place – Justin Zhu Plano West Sr High School Texas 3rd Place – Julia Duan Plano West Sr. High School Texas 4th Place – Nicholas Ostheimer FAU High School Florida 5th Place – Isaac Lief Pelham Memorial High School New York 6th Place – Prisha Vithalani Jasper High School Texas Champion – Giavanna Chopra Oak Ridge High School California Expository presented by Simpson College Champion – Nitiya Arun Shakopee High School Minnesota SUPPLEMENTALONLINE EVENTS 2nd Place – Emma Bottomley University High School Illinois 3rd Place – Jenna Bryant George Washington High School Colorado 4th Place – Elizabeth Vassantachart Cleveland High School California 5th Place – Kate Parsons George Washington High School Colorado 6th Place – Keerthi Nalabotu Amador Valley High School California ROSTRUM | NATIONALS CHRONICLE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION 2022 29
2nd Place – Shanik Miedreich Riverside High School South Carolina 3rd Place – Michelle Qiao Leland High School California 4th Place – Carlos Rodriguez Dwight D. Eisenhower High School Illinois 5th Place – Hannah Pitney Flintridge Preparatory School California 6th Place – Danica Lewis Charles M. Russell High School Montana 2nd Place – Meghan Chen Fishers High School Indiana 3rd Place – Dana Ko Pine Creek High School Colorado 4th Place – Kana Park Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy California 5th Place – Elizabeth Vassantachart Cleveland High School California 6th Place – Amanda Liu Valencia High School California Storytelling presented by Bob and Salli Stockton PreparedSpeakingPrompt presented by Bob and Salli Stockton Champion – Lauren Garfield Stow-Munroe Falls High School Ohio Champion – Kate Bingham Lincoln High School Oregon SUPPLEMENTALONLINE EVENTS SUPPLEMENTALONLINE EVENTS 2nd Place – Alysia Moore Petal High School Mississippi 3rd Place – Milo Eakins David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy Louisiana 4th Place – Delaney Turner Downers Grove South High School Illinois 5th Place – Nico Jenkins Fair Grove High School Missouri 6th Place – Sam Perry La Salle College High School Pennsylvania Poetry Reading presented by Simpson College Champion – Celeste Cruz Rivera Lincoln East High School Nebraska SUPPLEMENTALONLINE EVENTS 30 ROSTRUM | NATIONALS CHRONICLE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION 2022 2022 HONORS & AWARDS
2nd Place – Ava Wells Canton McKinley High School Ohio 3rd Place – Catherine Hewawissa Downers Grove South High School Illinois 4th Place – Sam Perry La Salle College High School Pennsylvania 5th Place – Summer Sweet Fresta Valley Christian School Virginia 6th Place – Rithika Yalla West High School California 2nd Place – Amanda Liu Valencia High School California 3rd Place – Grace Wang Valley Christian High School California 4th Place – Kate Parsons George Washington High School Colorado 5th Place – Ashvika Singhal Sunset High School Oregon 6th Place – Lauren VelasquezGalvez Pearl Communications Magnet California Champion – Emma Bottomley University High School Illinois Prose Reading presented by Lafayette College BROTHER RENÉ STERNER Prepared Commentary presented by Bob and Salli Stockton Champion –Elizabeth Vassantachart Cleveland High School California SUPPLEMENTALONLINE EVENTS SUPPLEMENTALONLINE EVENTS Pro Con Challenge presented by the International Public Policy Forum Champion – Kate Bingham Lincoln High School Oregon 2nd Place – Sofia Moeinvaziri Hillcrest High School Utah 3rd Place – Kianna Gray Air Academy High School Colorado 4th Place – Amanda Liu Valencia High School California 5th Place – Prisha Vithalani Jasper High School Texas 6th Place – Karishma Santebennur Brookfield East High SchoolSUPPLEMENTALONLINEWisconsin EVENTS ROSTRUM | NATIONALS CHRONICLE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION 2022 31
Original Spoken Word Poetry presented by The Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men Champion – Michelle Qiao Leland High School California 2nd Place – Sam Deuel MacArthur High School Oklahoma 3rd Place – Ashvika Singhal Sunset High School Oregon 4th Place – Audrey Marcel University High School Washington 5th Place – Taycia Linford Perez Cottonwood High School Utah 6th Place – Hope Bowen McCutcheon High School Indiana Champion – Shivani Shrotri Speech and Debate India Mumbai ExtemporaneousDebate presented by Colorado College 2nd Place – Jasmine Shone Hawken School Ohio 3rd Place – Mark Bishop Clear Lake High School Texas 4th Place – Tim Toliver Hawken School Ohio 5th Place – Kylie Heaton University High School Washington 5th Place – Ethan Jacobs Myers Park High School North Carolina SUPPLEMENTALONLINE EVENTS SUPPLEMENTALONLINE EVENTS Experience #Nats22 through our daily Instagram recaps: www.instagram.com/ speechanddebate 32 ROSTRUM NATIONALS CHRONICLE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION 2022 2022 HONORS & AWARDS
Evelyn Ding Jasper High School, TX
Brianna Askew Kimberly High School, ID
Alexander Caldwell Wimberley High School, TX
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Lee Hollands Sedro Woolley High School, WA
Santiago Malpica Calleja Vista Ridge High School, TX
Kianna Gray Air Academy High School, CO Shekhar Gugnani Fort Scott High School, KS
Iris Cheng Seven Lakes High School, TX
Tara Subramaniam Lincoln High School, OR
Jakob Zertuche Jack C. Hays High School, TX
Kenneth Chen East Ridge High School, MN
Mary Paydock Northwest High School - Canal Fulton, OH
NEW IN 2022! high school and middle school NSDA member students were invited to submit legislation to be considered for the 2022 National Tournament docket.
Alec Sheres Francis Parker High School, CA
Roberto Quesada Brooklyn Technical High School, NY
Alexander Ilacqua The Village School, TX
Kenith Taukolo Illinois Math And Science Academy, IL
Pranav Battu Clark High School, TX
William Aepli Jackson Hole High School, WY
Brooke Watley Canon City High School, CO
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Nathan Marotta Stow-Munroe Falls High School, OH
Charlotte Delany McNeil High School, TX
Angela Vu Westmoore High School, OK
Tyler Crivella Seven Lakes High School, TX
Kelly Tanaka Palo Alto High School, CA
Congressional Legislation Recognition
These students authored the 2022 National Congress Legislation.
Sarayu Cheemalapati CR North High School, PA
Christopher Gagliardi Natick High School, MA
Alexander Nanda Columbus Academy, OH Isaac Nuttall Timpanogos High School, UT
James Patrick Brecksville Broadview Heights High School, OH
Mateo Rey Florida Atlantic University High School, FL
Keshav Verma Scottsdale Preparatory Academy, AZ
Daniel Wolff Pocatello High School, ID Rosa Wu American Heritage School - Broward, FL
Katherine Langford Avon High School, IN
Christopher Heiskell and Adrianna Rodriguez Harlingen High School South, TX Coached by John Harper Reynolds and Edelmiro Cavazos
Interp Bowls
2021–2022 USA Debate Team (left to right) Jane Grey Battle of Mountain Brook High School, AL; Kate Drum of Polytechnic School, CA; Hannah Heeger of Millennium High School, NY; Cameron Kettles of Greenhill School, TX; Jennifer Lin of Richard Montgomery High School, MD; Vinayak Menon of Lambert High School, GA; Ashley Shan of Greenhill School, TX; Victor Tong of Phillips Academy, MA; Miles Wang of Dreyfoos School of the Arts, FL; Abbey Xu of St. Paul’s School, NH
Abigail Canalejo American Heritage Broward HS, FL Coached by Joele Denis, Ryan Levesque, and Spencer Orlowski Peter Alisky Smoky Hill High School, CO Coached by Tom Tafoya, Carrie Faust, Joe Colacioppo, and Jessica Prinsen Mfaz Mohamed Ali Apple Valley High School, MN Coached by Dan Hodges
President’s Bowl OriginalInterpOratoryBowlDuoInterp
President’s Bowl Informative Speaking Interp Bowl Program Oral Interp President’s Bowl United States Extemp Interp HumorousBowlInterp
President’s Bowl International Extemp Interp DramaticBowlInterp
President’s Bowls presented by Mr. and Mrs. Donus and Lovila Roberts
McKinley Paltzik Phoenix Country Day School, AZ Coached by Nick Klemp Logan Green Hattiesburg High School, MS Coached by Scott Waldrop and Reginald Chapman Esther Oyetunji American Heritage Broward HS, FL Coached by Ryan Levesque, Joele Denis, and Spencer Orlowski
Nimi Nair Notre Dame San Jose, CA Coached by Bob Ickes, Divya Nair, and Mariel Cruz
Awarded to the students who, according to the judges, won the final round of competition
Awarded to the students who, according to the judges, won the final round of competition
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Ted W. Belch Award Presented to the advisor of the champion Policy Debate Team Tim Ellis
The Unger Cup
Jesse David Garrett
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Washburn Rural High School Kansas Coached by Tim Ellis and Sean Duff
Awarded to the Policy Debate program that has placed the highest cumulatively at five great national debate tournaments
Senator Karl E. Mundt Congress Sweepstakes Trophy
Presented annually to the school that has accumulated the most Congressional Debate participation points
James Logan High School California Coached by Jesse David Garrett and Justin Kurup Albert S. Odom Commendation Presented to the current advisor on record of the school receiving the Bruno E. Jacob / Pi Kappa Delta Trophy
Students: Akilan Dorairaj, Aswin Surya, Veer Juneja, and Varun Vemulapalli
Bellarmine College Preparatory, California Coached by SullivanDeeDee
Bruno E. Jacob Pi Kappa Delta Trophy
Bruno E. Jacob Commendation Presented to any coach of record who has coached more than 50% of the points at the time of winning the Bruno E. Jacob Trophy Dr. Tommie Lindsey, Jr.
Presented annually to the school that has accumulated the greatest number of main event rounds at the National Tournament
Champions – Sophia Gong Isabella ChaewonHuangJoungHaesolPark China MIDDLE SCHOOL WorldDebateSchools presented by Summit Debate 2nd –Sophie NethikaEuniceChiuHoElianaKoRajapakseBo-NingWangi International Bilingual School of South Tainan Taiwan Semifinalists –Keyri AlejandraGabrielaBeltranCarrilloDeLosReyes Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School Texas Semifinalists –NathanAdamChaseDylanArmstrongCoxGwynneStanisor Cabot Junior High South Arkansas Champion –Celine Chang Sierra Vista Middle California MIDDLE SCHOOL CongressionalDebate presented by Summit Debate 2nd – Nina Bhattacharjee Shattuck Middle School Wisconsin 3rd – Aadi Bhensdadia Pine View School Florida 4th – Uzair Jinnah The Village Middle School Texas 5th – Sijin Qu Suzanne Middle School California 6th – Austin Koepke Trinity Preparatory Middle School Florida The 2022 Online Middle School National Tournament, presented by Summit Debate, was held online June 7-9. Live debate, live speech, and asynchronous speech events were held. All middle school NSDA members were welcomed to the open tournament to compete for a chance to be named a middle school national champion! 2022 Online Middle SchoolTournamentNational MIDDLE NATIONALSSCHOOLYOUTUBEPLAYLIST tinyurl.com/43xyhknh Final Round Top Presiding Officer – Asher Licata A. D. Henderson University Middle School Florida 36 ROSTRUM NATIONALS CHRONICLE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION 2022 2022 HONORS & AWARDS
2nd – Ava Cai and Joseph Tsang Redwood Middle School California Semifinalists –Kaitlyn Lavichant and Emma Xu Flintridge Preparatory School California Semifinalists –Richard Shan and Nicholas Reid Willett Charlotte Latin Middle School North Carolina MIDDLE SCHOOL PublicDebateForum presented by Summit Debate Champions – Sarina Virmani and Helena Zhai Nysmith School Virginia Champion –Ananya Pradhan The Harker Middle School California MIDDLE SCHOOL Lincoln-DouglasDebate presented by Summit Debate 2nd – Will Nichols Alice Deal Middle School Washington, D.C. Semifinalist –Nikhil Daniel Trinity Preparatory Middle School Florida Semifinalist – Zoe Becker Alice Deal Middle School Washington, D.C. Champion –Emily Bleker Parks Junior High California MIDDLE SCHOOL Pro ChallengeCon presented by Summit Debate 2nd – Anya Rong Quimby Oak Middle School California 3rd – Wayne Lu The King’s Academy Middle School California 4th Place (tie) Sreekarthikeya–Kankanala Chaboya Middle School California 4th Place (tie) –Veda Bharath Quimby Oak Middle School California 6th – Sophia Gentile Robert C. Fisler Middle School California 3rd – Shruthi Nagulapalli Chaboya Middle School California 4th – Pranya Nagpal Chaboya Middle School California 5th – Madison Royalty John F. Kennedy Catholic School Ohio 6th – Luna Bouhairi Jeffrey Trail Middle School California Co-Champion –Nicole Blanco The Village Middle School Texas Co-Champion –Saketh Madhusudhan Oak Middle School Massachusetts MIDDLE SCHOOL Declamation presented by Summit Debate ROSTRUM NATIONALS CHRONICLE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION 2022 37
2nd – Evan Wang Bowditch Middle School California 3rd – Krishna Mano Grand Rapids City Middle Michigan 4th – Wayne Lu The King’s Academy Middle School California 5th – Angel Song Walter Reed Middle California 6th – Rishi Raichur Lake Middle School Minnesota MIDDLE SCHOOL ExtemporaneousMixedSpeaking presented by Summit Debate Champion –Anuraa Venkat Lake Middle School Minnesota Champion –Pavitra Kasthuri The Harker Middle School California Champion –Luna Bouhairi Jeffrey Trail Middle School California MIDDLE SCHOOL ImpromptuSpeaking presented by Summit Debate MIDDLE SCHOOL OriginalOratory presented by Summit Debate 2nd – Ahaana Baheti Chaboya Middle School California 3rd – Kaitlyn Horng Valley Christian Junior High California 4th – Samuel Ma The King’s Academy Middle School California 5th – Aaryan Wadwekar Phoenix Country Day School Arizona 6th – Bowen Duan The King’s Academy Middle School California 2nd – Audrey Ma Polytechnic School California 3rd – Yena Oh Parks Junior High California 4th – Emma Andrews Beresford Middle School South Dakota 5th – Sohan Bhakta Saint Mary’s Hall Middle School Texas 6th – Anya Rong Quimby Oak Middle School California Champion –Nicole Blanco The Village Middle School Texas MIDDLE SCHOOL Original Spoken Word Poetry presented by Summit Debate 2nd – Sophia Gentile Robert C. Fisler Middle School California 3rd – Tristan Mai The Village Middle School Texas 4th – Samya Arora Chaboya Middle School California 5th – Pranya Nagpal Chaboya Middle School California 6th – Anoushka Vijay Chaboya Middle School California 38 ROSTRUM | NATIONALS CHRONICLE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION 2022 2022 HONORS & AWARDS
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School Texas MIDDLE SCHOOL InterpretationDuo presented by Summit Debate
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Ajith Episcopal School of Dallas Texas 5th
Rivera Parks Junior High California Champion
Chaboya Middle School California 4th
Amal Israilova American Heritage Broward Middle School Florida 4th
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Reif Brandon Valley Middle School South Dakota 2nd
Bailey South Range Middle School Ohio
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Middle School California MIDDLE SCHOOL InterpretationDramatic presented by Summit Debate MIDDLE SCHOOL InterpretationHumorous presented by Summit Debate 2nd
Texas 3rd – Roger Shen and Jaidan Doshi Village Middle – Mia Hartley Emaline Van Duyne Junior High – Aida Higginbotham and Lauren Barnette Cabot Junior High – Jessica Luo and Emma Kay Village Middle
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Champions – Vaani Gupta and Aierkana Ainiwaer –Cabello-CoronaCatalina Champion – Helen Fang Kraemer ––– Arya –– Bella –– Shruthi Nagulapalli – Ella Kim C. Fisler Middle 5th – Quincy 6th – Aimee – Anna Feng Legacy – Piya Gaonkar 3rd – McKenna Monger Orono Middle – Mahathi Prabhu – Alamilla 6th – Samya Arora Chaboya
Advanced Learning Academy California
Magnet Academy California MIDDLE SCHOOL Program InterpretationOral presented by Summit Debate 2nd
Emily Blackburn Hindman Elementary School Kentucky 3rd
Bianca Rios Gutierrez Middle School of Arts and Sciences Texas 6th
Vela Middle School Texas
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2nd – Erika Chen Chaparral Middle California 3rd – Yash Vallecha The Pike School Massachusetts 4th – Emma Andrews Beresford Middle School South Dakota 5th – Lauren Reilly Cabot Junior High North Arkansas 6th – Jane Kwak Parks Junior High California MIDDLE SCHOOL Storytelling presented by Summit Debate Champion –Maya Haugen Orono Middle School Minnesota Champion –Marlee Garza Vela Middle School Texas MIDDLE SCHOOL InterpretationPoetry presented by Summit Debate MIDDLE SCHOOL InterpretationProse presented by Summit Debate 2nd – Samya Arora Chaboya Middle School California 3rd – GeorgeGutierrezMatthew Gutierrez Middle School of Arts and Sciences Texas 4th – Annette Lee Parks Junior High California 5th – Pranya Nagpal Chaboya Middle School California 6th – Ava Salgado Vela Middle School Texas Champion – Jade Capella American Heritage Broward Middle School Florida MIDDLE SCHOOL InformativeSpeaking presented by Summit Debate 2nd – Chloe Durandis American Heritage Broward Middle School Florida 3rd – Isai Alamilla Advanced Learning Academy California 4th – Sritha Gaddam Shakopee Junior High East Minnesota 5th – Jennifer Wu Mesa Robles School California 6th – Emerson Forester Westridge School California 3rd (tie) –Churchill Tatton Alice Deal Middle School Washington, D.C. 3rd (tie) – Hannah Oh Parks Junior High California 5th – Natalie Hong Parks Junior High California 6th – Lilyanna Hoffman Ladera Vista Junior High California Co-Champion –Nicole Blanco The Village Middle School Texas Co-Champion –Roger Shen The Village Middle School Texas 40 ROSTRUM NATIONALS CHRONICLE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION 2022 2022 HONORS & AWARDS
Sixth Diamond Coaches Joni Anker Eagan High School, MN James Rye The Montgomery Academy, AL Seventh Diamond Coaches Timothy Averill Waring School, MA Cynthia Burgett Washburn Rural HS, KS Eighth Diamond Coaches Gay Brasher Leland High School, CA Steven Wood Camdenton High School, MO Manhattan High School Kansas Regis High School New York Louisville Senior High School Ohio Memorial High School Texas Milestone School Attendance Awards 2022 Tournament Officials Diamond Coach Awards Jonathan Alston KimberlySarahJamelleKevinBayan-BerlatBerlatBillBrownBrownHanhDoDonnelly Matt ChrisShuntáGoodJordanKimLengerGregMalisMcDonaldSteveMeadowsGailNicholas Alma MichaelNicholsonPattersonMarcRischitelliJulieRoosJeffStutzmanTonyUgalde National Tournament Event Chairs Chair – Rachel Page Katy Cecil Neomia Hagans Flores Steve MichaelMeadowsRobinsonWoodyZornAmyZuccaro SteeringTournamentCommittee SixthChuckDiamondNicholas Bob Jones Academy South Carolina SixthGayDiamondJanis GilmourOhioAcademy Seventh Diamond Jay Stubbs Bellaire High School Texas EighthPamDiamondWycoff Apple Valley High School Minnesota 50 Years atROSTRUMNationalsNATIONALS CHRONICLE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION 2022 41
Jesse Meyer New York City Urban Debate League New York Frank Sferra Director’s Commendation Pam Cady Wycoff Apple Valley High School Minnesota K.M. DiColandrea Achievement First Brooklyn HighNewSchoolYork Chuck Nicholas Bob Jones Academy South Carolina Sandra Berkowitz Minnesota Don DistinguishedCrabtreeService Award 20th Honors Don DistinguishedCrabtreeService Award 10th Honors Brother René Sterner Lifetime Service Award CommendationPelham Honors and Awards RELIVE MOMENTEVERY with our livestream archive! speechanddebate.org/ nationals-2022livestream-archive Available through September 30 42 ROSTRUM NATIONALS CHRONICLE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION 2022 2022 HONORS & AWARDS
J. Patrick Moss Chase High School and East Rutherford High School North Carolina Elizabeth Wood-Weas Mountain Brook Junior High Alabama James M. Copeland Coach of the Year Middle School Coach of the Year Jesse Nguyen Lincoln East High School Nebraska Leonidas Patterson Dallas Independent School District Texas Kenneth Zapata IS 75 Frank D. Paulo New York High School Assistant Coach of the Year Emily Crawford Katy HighTexasSchool High School New Coach of the Year High AdministratorSchoolofthe Year Middle AdministratorSchoolofthe Year ROSTRUM | NATIONALS CHRONICLE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION 2022 43
China Middle, China Flintridge Preparatory School, CA Nysmith School, VA Trinity Preparatory Middle School, FL Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School, TX
Tempe Preparatory Academy, AZ The Harker School, CA Vancouver Debate Academy, Canada W. B. Ray High School, TX Alief Elsik High School, TX AZ College Prep, AZ BASIS Peoria High School, AZ Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, OK Bozeman High School, MT Flintridge Preparatory School, CA Grapevine High School, TX Hoover High School, OH Lake Highland Preparatory School, FL Lakeville North High School, MN Lincoln Southwest High School, NE NSU University School, FL Oak Grove High School, MS Perry High School, OH Prospect High School, IL Scarsdale High School, NY Shrewsbury High School, MA Stillwater Area High School, MN Stoneman Douglas High School, FL The Village High School, TX
American Heritage Palm Beach HS, FL Bozeman High School, MT Brentwood High School, TN Chagrin Falls High School, OH Durham Academy, NC Edina High School, MN Flintridge Preparatory School, CA Hawken School, OH Jackson High School, OH Leland High School, CA Lovejoy High School, TX Norman North High School, OK NSU University School, FL Olathe East High School, KS Ransom Everglades, FL Ridge High School, NJ Rigby High School, ID Shady Side Academy, PA Southlake Carroll High School, TX Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, TX Truman High School, MO Washburn Rural High School, KS Advanced Technologies, NV Arizona College Prep, AZ Blue Valley North High Schoo, KS Calvert Hall College High School, MD Cardinal Gibbons High School, FL Central High School Springfield, MO Desert Vista High School, AZ Dulles High School, TX Eagle Valley High School, CO East Ridge High School, MN Fairview High School, CO Minnetonka High School, MN Monte Vista High School, CA Neenah High School, WI Shawnee Mission South High School, KS Taipei American School, Taiwan
HIGH SCHOOL – SCHOOL AWARDS MIDDLE SCHOOL – SCHOOL AWARDS
Quimby Oak Middle School, California
Alice Deal Middle School, Washington, D.C.
Archbishop Mitty High School, CA Bellevue West High School, NE Comeaux High School, LA Denver East High School, CO Eastview High School, MN Gabrielino High School, CA Harlingen High School, TX Harlingen High School South, TX Lincoln East High School, NE Millard North High School, NE Moorhead High School, MN Munster High School, IN O’Gorman High School, SD
Tulsa Washington High School, OK
2022 Schools of Outstanding Distinction
American Heritage Broward High School, Florida Apple Valley High School, Minnesota Bellarmine College Preparatory, California Eagan High School, Minnesota George Washington High School, Colorado James Logan High School, California Plano West Sr. High School, Texas Seven Lakes High School, Texas Solon High School, Ohio Westmoore High School, Oklahoma
The Village Middle School, Texas
Schools of Excellence in Debate Schools of Excellence in Speech
Overall Schools of Excellence in Speech and Debate
44 ROSTRUM NATIONALS CHRONICLE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION 2022 2022 HONORS & AWARDS
Phoenix Country Day School, AZ Saint Mary’s Hall, TX Santa Ana High School, CA Summit High School, NJ Trinity Preparatory School, FL Western High School, FL Woodbury High School, MN
Schools of Excellence in Debate Schools of Excellence in Speech
Schools of Honor in Debate Schools of Honor in Speech
American Heritage Broward MS, FL Chaboya Middle School, CA Parks Junior High, CA Shakopee Junior High East, MN Gutierrez Middle School of Arts & Sciences, TX
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