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2025 National Speech & Debate Champions

    2025 Circle of Champions

    High School National Champions

    Speech Events

    Claudia Colina from Ransom Everglades School, FL

    Lanny D. and B. J. Naegelin Dramatic Interpretation

    Claudia Colina from Ransom Everglades School, FL
    Dariel Herrera and Claire Lewandowski from Plymouth High School, IN<br />

    Dr. Tommie Lindsey, Jr. Duo Interpretation

    Dariel Herrera and Claire Lewandowski from Plymouth High School, IN
    Allie Skauge from Moorhead High School, MN<br />

    Humorous Interpretation

    Allie Skauge from Moorhead High School, MN
    Ja’Nayah Howard from David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy, LA<br />

    Informative Speaking

    Ja’Nayah Howard from David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy, LA
    Anthony Babu from Concord Carlisle High School, MA<br />

    A. C. Eley International Extemporaneous Speaking

    Anthony Babu from Concord Carlisle High School, MA
    Angad Singh from Bellarmine College Prep, CA<br />

    Pam and Joe Wycoff Original Oratory

    Angad Singh from Bellarmine College Prep, CA
    Aniya Bostick from Apple Valley High School, MN<br />

    Program Oral Interpretation

    Aniya Bostick from Apple Valley High School, MN
    Robert Zhang from Elkins High School, TX<br />

    Carmendale Fernandes United States Extemporaneous Speaking

    Robert Zhang from Elkins High School, TX

    Debate Events

    Jordan Melamed from American Heritage Schools, Palm Beach Campus, FL<br />

    Congressional Debate – House

    Jordan Melamed from American Heritage Schools, Palm Beach Campus, FL
    Garrett Flack from Blue Springs South High School, MO</p> <p>

    Congressional Debate – Senate

    Garrett Flack from Blue Springs South High School, MO

    Elliott Barringer from Bellarmine College Prep, CA</p> <p>

    Lincoln-Douglas Debate

    Elliott Barringer from Bellarmine College Prep, CA

    Jordan Yao and Dylan Liu from Taipei American School, Taiwan<br />

    Richard B. Sodikow Policy Debate

    Jordan Yao and Dylan Liu from Taipei American School, Taiwan
    Jordan Yao and Dylan Liu from Taipei American School, Taiwan<br />

    Public Forum Debate

    Alan Tai and Saanvi Goyal from Monta Vista High School, CA

    Team China Gold<br /> Lucas Chen, Crystal Liao, Bobby Liu, Lawrence Ma, and Benjamin Ye<br /> from China

    World Schools Debate

    Team China Gold
    Lucas Chen, Crystal Liao, Bobby Liu, Lawrence Ma, and Benjamin Ye
    from China
    Caleb Waldron from Loveland High School, CO<br />

    Big Questions Debate

    Caleb Waldron from Loveland High School, CO

    Supplemental Events

    Jonah Downs from Trinity Preparatory School, FL</p> <p>

    ​Brother René Sterner Commentary

    Jonah Downs from Trinity Preparatory School, FL

    Andrew Schulz from Cheyenne East High School, WY</p> <p>

    Expository Speaking

    Andrew Schulz from Cheyenne East High School, WY

    Luke Ryan from The Pembroke Hill School, MO<br />

    Extemporaneous Debate

    Luke Ryan from The Pembroke Hill School, MO
    Ciara Oldham from Cookeville High School, TN<br />

    Impromptu

    Ciara Oldham from Cookeville High School, TN
    Latricia Lamour from John I. Leonard High School, FL<br />

    Original Spoken Word Poetry

    Latricia Lamour from John I. Leonard High School, FL
    Bushra Mohamed from Shakopee High School, MN<br />

    Poetry Reading

    Bushra Mohamed from Shakopee High School, MN
    Henry Godar from Theodore Roosevelt High School, IA<br />

    Prose Reading

    Henry Godar from Theodore Roosevelt High School, IA
    Kelvyn Boddipalli from Mounds Park Academy, MN<br />

    Storytelling

    Kelvyn Boddipalli from Mounds Park Academy, MN

    Middle School National Champions

    Zitian Qiao from The Village Middle School, TX<br />

    Congressional Debate

    Zitian Qiao from The Village Middle School, TX
    Nishan Jacob from Brownell Talbot Middle School, NE<br />

    Declamation

    Nishan Jacob from Brownell Talbot Middle School, NE
    Adrian Nanez Rivera from Vela Middle School, TX<br />

    Dramatic Interpretation

    Adrian Nanez Rivera from Vela Middle School, TX
    Berkley Allen and Ronin Navarrete from Thomas L. Sims Middle School, FL<br />

    Duo Interpretation

    Berkley Allen and Ronin Navarrete from Thomas L. Sims Middle School, FL
    Marvin Polnitz from Trewyn Middle School, IL<br />

    Humorous Interpretation

    Marvin Polnitz from Trewyn Middle School, IL
    Kabir Rai from The Village Middle School, TX<br />

    Impromptu Speaking

    Kabir Rai from The Village Middle School, TX
    Michelle Ding from Flintridge Preparatory School, CA<br />

    Informative Speaking

    Michelle Ding from Flintridge Preparatory School, CA
    Owen Yin from BASIS Ahwatukee Middle School, AZ<br />

    Lincoln-Douglas Debate

    Owen Yin from BASIS Ahwatukee Middle School, AZ
    Owen Yin from BASIS Ahwatukee Middle School, AZ<br />

    Mixed Extemporaneous Speaking

    Kabir Rai from The Village Middle School, TX
    Sabrina Samidon from Parks Junior High School, CA</p> <p>

    Original Oratory

    Sabrina Samidon from Parks Junior High School, CA

    Madeline Zhuravel from American Heritage Broward Middle School, FL</p> <p>

    Original Spoken Word Poetry

    Madeline Zhuravel from American Heritage Broward Middle School, FL

    Bailey Palencia from Cedarlane Academy, CA<br />

    Poetry

    Bailey Palencia from Cedarlane Academy, CA
    Erick Williams and Anedwin Moran from MS 50, NY<br />

    Policy Debate

    Erick Williams and Anedwin Moran from MS 50, NY
    Vesper Garza from Gutierrez Middle School of Arts and Sciences, TX</p> <p>

    Program Oral Interpretation

    Vesper Garza from Gutierrez Middle School of Arts and Sciences, TX

    Charlie Strohmeyer from Gutierrez Middle School of Arts and Sciences, TX<br />

    Prose

    Charlie Strohmeyer from Gutierrez Middle School of Arts and Sciences, TX
    Vishnu Kummariguntla and Milan Thacker from Windemere Ranch ADACC, CA<br />

    Public Forum Debate

    Vishnu Kummariguntla and Milan Thacker from Windemere Ranch ADACC, CA
    Berkley Allen from Thomas L. Sims Middle School, FL<br />

    Storytelling

    Berkley Allen from Thomas L. Sims Middle School, FL
    Team Spain Blue<br /> Santiago Bellver, Júlia Carro, Guillermo Fernández, and Irene Gómez<br /> from Maristas Valencia Middle School, Spain

    World Schools Debate

    Team Spain Blue
    Santiago Bellver, Júlia Carro, Guillermo Fernández, and Irene Gómez
    from Maristas Valencia Middle School, Spain
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