2021 Middle School Speech Challenge Showcase Finalists
Congressional Debate Authorship Challenge
Sophie Chia
Westridge School, CA
Emma Delgado
American Heritage Broward Middle School, FL
Shirley Doan
Albright Middle School, TX
Ashrith Kasinadhuni
Ernest Lawrence Middle School, CA
Enan Khan
Bak Middle School of the Arts, FL
Nicholas Ostheimer
A. D. Henderson University Middle School, FL
Jiya Patel
Gaspar de Portola Middle School, CA
Matthew Rovere
The Village Middle School, TX
Prahi Shah
Gaspar de Portola Middle School, CA
Emily Wang
Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate, CA
Jake Zeng
American Heritage Broward Middle School, FL
Kristen Zhou
George V. Leyva Intermediate, CA
Declamation
Leo Billante
Almaden Country Day School, CA
Aashna Dialani
Parks Junior High, CA
Allison Ellis
Almaden Country Day School, CA
Hannah Greene
Almaden Country Day School, CA
Cat-Tam Huynh
Valley Preparatory School, CA
Catherine Ma
The Pike School, MA
Zindagi Malhotra
The Village Middle School, TX
Lesslie Manzo Moreno
MS Advanced Learning Academy, CA
Jiya Mutyala
Phoenix Country Day School, AZ
Shruthi Nagulapalli
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Sophia Nelson
Saint Mary’s Hall Middle School, TX
Sahiti Rayaprolu
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Owen Sun
Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart, NJ
Evelyn Tsoi
Dana Middle School, CA
Emily Wang
Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate, CA
Dramatic Interpretation
Nicole Blanco
The Village Middle School, TX
Catalina Cabello-Corona
Gutierrez Middle School of Arts and Sciences, TX
Britani Casanova
Sierra Preparatory Academy, CA
Gabe Grinsteinner
Beechwood Middle School, KY
Juliana Ibarra
Beechwood Middle School, CA
S. J. Jangam
Carroll Middle School, TX
Jane Leifer
Newtown Middle School, PA
Timothy Leung
Redwood Middle School, CA
Laura Morejon
Westpine Middle School, FL
Bianca Rios
Gutierrez Middle School of Arts and Sciences, TX
Adrianna Rodriguez
Gutierrez Middle School of Arts and Sciences, TX
Humorous Interpretation
Adam Alvarez
Tuloso-Midway Middle School, TX
Nicole Blanco
The Village Middle School, TX
Mia Carver
Rowan County Middle School, KY
Callum Hegarty
Milton Academy Middle, MA
Cat-Tam Huynh
Valley Preparatory School, CA
Zachary Kopelman
NSU University School Middle, FL
Adelaide Mosher
Marian Hope Academy Middle School, MO
Hannah Peters
Almaden Country Day School, CA
Bianca Rios
Gutierrez Middle School of Arts and Sciences, TX
Adrianna Rodriguez
Gutierrez Middle School of Arts and Sciences, TX
Kai Scharlin
Almaden Country Day School, CA
Rosa Troncoso
Democracy Prep Bronx Prep Middle School, NY
Informative Speaking
Brandon Chang
Walter Reed Middle, CA
Molly Cooper
Ladera Vista Junior High, CA
Samara Cuaresma
Alice Deal Middle School, DC
Michelle Fan
First Avenue Middle School, CA
Amal Israilova
American Heritage Broward Middle School, FL
Hillary Kowitt
American Heritage Broward Middle School, FL
Ryan Rhee
Cope Middle School, CA
Prisha Singh
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Adam Stone
Charlotte Latin School, NC
Shirley Wu
Oak Avenue Intermediate, CA
Original Oratory
Michelle Fan
First Avenue Middle School, CA
Emerson Forester
Westridge School, CA
Rusham Goyal
Saint Mary’s Hall Middle School, TX
Sreekarthikeya Kankala
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Timothy Leung
Redwood Middle School, CA
Lauren Low
Mesa Robels School, CA
Noemi Maciel
Beechwood Middle School, CA
Arav Santhanam
Charles E. Brown Middle, MA
Alyssa Spalek
Tuloso-Midway Middle School, TX
Aaryan Wadwekar
Phoenix Country Day School, AZ
Emily Wang
Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate, CA
Shirley Wu
Oak Avenue Intermediate, CA
Haotong Xue
Beijing Harrow International School, China
Kristen Zhou
George V. Leyva Intermediate, CA
Original Spoken Word Poetry
Viviana Barajas
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Nicole Blanco
The Village Middle School, TX
Piya Gaonkar
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Vaani Gupta
The Village Middle School, TX
Cat-Tam Huynh
Valley Preparatory School, CA
Sophia Nelson
Saint Mary’s Hall Middle School, TX
Evelyn Tsoi
Dana Middle School, CA
Anoushka Vijay
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Emily Wang
Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate, CA
Shirley Wu
Oak Avenue Intermediate, CA
Poetry
Samya Arora
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Viviana Barajas
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Catalina Cabello-Corona
Gutierrez Middle School of Arts and Sciences, TX
Emma Durham
Cabot Junior High South, AR
Adele Fuzaylov
Oak Middle School, MA
Tara Ghafouri
Phoenix Country Day School, AZ
Sophia Nelson
Saint Mary’s Hall Middle School, TX
Roger Shen
The Village Middle School, TX
Laird Stearns
Saint James Episcopal School, TX
Kaden Stone
Bardstown Middle School, KY
Prepared Mixed Extemporaneous Speaking
Safya Biswal
Alice Deal Middle School, DC
Natalie Chen
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Michelle Fan
First Avenue Middle School, CA
Bhuvi Irigi
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Sreekarthikeya Kankala
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Michael Park
Valley Preparatory School, CA
Tej Patel
Gaspar de Portola Middle School, CA
Ellie Sohn
Flintridge Preparatory School, CA
Jake Zeng
American Heritage Broward Middle School, FL
Kristen Zhou
George V. Leyva Intermediate, CA
Prepared Prompt Speaking
Sohan Bhakta
Saint Mary’s Hall Middle School, TX
Brandon Chang
Walter Reed Middle, CA
Natalie Chen
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Helen Fang
Kraemer Middle School, CA
Cat-Tam Huynh
Valley Preparatory School, CA
Bhuvi Irigi
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Kanon Iwata
Westridge School, CA
Pavitra Kasthuri
The Harker Middle School, CA
Genesis Mendez
Santiago K-8 School, CA
Audrey Messer
Heartland Charter School, CA
Tej Patel
Gaspar de Portola Middle School, CA
Reva Sobti
Robert C. Fisler Middle School, CA
Adam Stone
Charlotte Latin School, NC
Evelyn Tsoi
Dana Middle School, CA
Emily Wang
Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate, CA
Chloe Zhong
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Pro Con Challenge
Zoe Becker
Alice Deal Middle School, DC
Eleanor Brosowsky
Alice Deal Middle School, DC
Natalie Chen
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Lucy Chong
Trinity Preparatory Middle School, FL
Miria Chung
Taipei American School, Taiwan
Samara Cuaresma
Alice Deal Middle School, DC
Sreekarthikeya Kankala
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Clementine Kovacs
Alice Deal Middle School, DC
Catherine Ma
The Pike School, MA
Tara Malhotra
Brentwood School Middle Division, CA
Pranya Nagpal
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Shruthi Nagulapalli
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Michael Park
Valley Preparatory School, CA
William Pfaffenroth
Alice Deal Middle School, DC
Pasha Raoufi
Cope Middle School, CA
Sahiti Rayaprolu
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Soumya Sobti
Robert C. Fisler Middle School, CA
Churchill Tatton
Alice Deal Middle School, DC
Anoushka Vijay
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Grace Wu
Vancouver Debate Academy, BC
Program Oral Interpretation
Viviana Barajas
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Celeste Carmona
MacArthur Fundamental, CA
Natalie Chen
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Hikari Dao
Nicolas Junior High, CA
Daisy Guzman
Sierra Preparatory Academy, CA
Yahan Lin
Orange County School of the Arts, CA
Adrianna Rodriguez
Gutierrez Middle School of Arts and Sciences, TX
Ellie Sohn
Flintridge Preparatory School, CA
Adam Stone
Charlotte Latin School, NC
Emily Wang
Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate, CA
Prose
Nicole Blanco
The Village Middle School, TX
Camilla Butler
Milton Academy Middle, MA
Molly Cooper
Ladera Vista Junior High, CA
Andres Fernandez
Saint Mary’s Hall Middle School, TX
Adele Fuzaylov
Oak Middle School, MA
Cat-Tam Huynh
Valley Preparatory School, CA
Riya Jampana
Saint Mary’s Hall Middle School, TX
Mia Magana
Columbus Tustin, CA
Maria Lorraine Mercurio
Ladera Vista Junior High, CA
Amruta Patel
Saint Mary’s Hall Middle School, TX
Roger Shen
The Village Middle School, TX
Aaliah Velasquez
Willard Intermediate School, CA
Mikaela Wong
Tuloso-Midway Middle School, TX
Storytelling
Maria Antunes
The Village Middle School, TX
Caroline Blake
Milton Academy Middle, MA
Caroline Carlisle
Rowan County Middle School, KY
Helen Fang
Kraemer Middle School, CA
Cat-Tam Huynh
Valley Preparatory School, CA
Chloe Kim
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Audrey Messer
Heartland Charter School, CA
Sahiti Rayaprolu
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Roger Shen
The Village Middle School, TX
Eliana Wyche
Saint Mary’s Hall Middle School, TX
School of Excellence Awards
Alice Deal Middle School, DC
Almaden Country Day School, CA
American Heritage Broward Middle School, FL
Chaboya Middle School, CA
Gaspar de Portola Middle School, CA
George V. Levya Intermediate, CA
Gutierrez Middle School of Arts and Sciences, TX
Milton Academy Middle, MA
Parks Junior High, CA
Phoenix Country Day School, AZ
The Pike School, MA
Redwood Middle School, CA
Robert C. Fisler Middle School, CA
Rowan County Middle School, KY
Saint Mary’s Hall Middle School, TX
Sierra Preparatory Academy, CA
The Village Middle School, TX
Tuloso-Midway Middle School, TX
Valley Preparatory School, CA
Westridge School, CA
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