Stuyvesant Speech and Debate has rocked the past few weeks of competition. At the 79th Chaminade Invitational, the team took home many state qualifications, awards, and ballots. The team placed first, marking a successful showing at the largest NYC tournament of the year.
This past weekend, the team traveled to the University of Pennsylvania for the Liberty Bell Classic. Debaters sparred with national competition online while speakers braved the cold in-person. Through dedicated practice, the team had many finalists, runners-up, and champions. Most importantly, this weekend showed our camaraderie and team spirit, only successful due to the constant support of Ms. Sheinman, coach Sasan, Mr. Hannon, the administration and parents.
Here are the results from UPenn:
Congressional Debate:
Louis Oh-Aronson (‘26) - 3rd*
Lyla Storm (‘27) - 9th
Ellis Thompson (‘26) - 11th
Declamation
Sasha Gogolin (‘28) - Semifinalist
Dramatic Interpretation
Ada Gordon (‘26) - Semifinalist*
Duo Interpretation
Mariya Markova (‘27) and Micah Beirne (‘27) - Champions*
Amanda Greenberg (‘26) and Sofia Lawrence (‘26) - 6th*
Ada Gordon (‘26) and Audrey Hilger (‘26) - Semifinalists
Extemporaneous Speaking
Myles Vuong (‘26) - 5th*
Elina Siu (‘27) - 7th*
Melanie Xie (‘27) - Quarterfinalist
Caitlyn Chan (‘27) - Quarterfinalist
Sam Bokor (‘28) - Quarterfinalist
Caitlyn Lee (‘28) - Quarterfinalist
Humorous Interpretation
Jaydon Mei (‘27) - 2nd*
Sofia Lawrence (‘26) - 5th
Oral Interpretation
Jaydon Mei (‘27) - Semifinalist*
Anna Schaible (‘28) - Quarterfinalist
Original Oratory
Amanda Greenberg (‘26) - Semifinalist*
Program Oral Interpretation
Olivia Cisse (‘26) - 2nd*
Milan Gittens - Semifinalist
JV Lincoln Douglas Debate
Chloe Wang (‘27) - Semifinalist
Austin Guo (‘28) - Semifinalist
Policy Debate
Manya Gautam (‘28) and Olivia Gao (‘28) - 2nd
Novice Public Forum Debate
Karthik Chanda (‘29) and Becker Chan (‘29) - Champions
Arab Advani (‘28) and Sohaib Shahbaz (‘28) - Semifinalists
Winter Constanzo (‘28) and Avril Wei (‘28) - Semifinalists
Ariya Jain (‘28) and Grant Liu (‘28) - Octofinalists
JV Public Forum Debate
Calista Harrington (‘28) and Arya Rajda (‘28) - Champions
Varsity Public Forum Debate
Lander Bovenzi (‘27) and Adrien Devery-Michaelson (‘27) - Double Octofinalists**
* Indicates a bid to the Tournament of Champions
** Indicates a silver bid
