Debate Sweeps Lee's Summit Tournaments
Members of varsity and novice debate teams, as well as the speech team, earned recognition in multiple tournaments in Lee’s Summit, Mo. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6 and 7. Middle school debate also won several awards at their tournament on Thursday, Nov. 12.
Upper school award winners are listed below:
Varsity Debate
Rex Parker and Charlotte Turner, seniors: first, champion policy debate
Miya Parker and Gui Tabuchi, sophomores: third, champion policy debate
Jasper Saper, junior: fourth, regular Lincoln-Douglas
Novice Debate
Adam Hammoud and Jack Rider, freshmen: third, policy debate
Speech
Leo Karaichev and Roland Kaufman: semifinalists, duo interpretation
Middle school debate also had a successful week, competing at the Arrowhead Middle School Debate Tournament on Thursday, Nov. 12 in Kansas City, Kan. Award winners are listed below:
Chamber 1
Vivaan Bhatt, grade 8: second
Cervente Sudduth, grade 8: fourth
Carson Rea, grade 7: seventh
Chamber 2
Calvin He, grade 7: second
Grant Dutton, grade 8: eighth
Chamber 3
Vennela Goineni, grade 8: third
Yatika Jain, grade 7: seventh
Miriam Mirza, grade 7: eighth
