National Speech and Debate Tournament 2023
DEBATE ACHIEVEMENTS
Congress
Semis- Sarayu Cheemalapati
Quarters- Shane Wattenmaker
World Schools
46th- Neha Ambati and Rhianna Zhang
SPEECH ACHIEVEMENTS
Prose
22nd- Pinelope Donovan
NCFL Grand Nationals 2023
DEBATE ACHIEVEMENTS
Mock Congress
4th- Sarayu Cheemalapati
23rd- Shane Wattenmaker
SPEECH ACHIEVEMENTS
Oral Interp
Octos – Pinelope Donovan
Octos – Jane Leifer
Duos
Octos – Audrey Chan and Sanika Jain
Valley Forge Districts 2023
DEBATE ACHIEVEMENTS
V Congress
2nd- Sarayu Cheemalapati
3rd- Shane Wattenmaker
6th- Sanika Jain
7th- Krithi Ramnath
9th- Medha Pendota
10th- Andrew Jin
11th- Kathan Desai
V Policy
3rd – Ethan Loh and Naisha Vatsya
V PFD
1st – Kali Morton and Chris Stockburger
4th – Sia Abrol and Shrey Sarangi
6th – Zeynep Tipi and Rhianna Zhang
7th – Aayan Mattoo and Kailyn Smith
V LD
5th – Grace Ye
6th – Nathan Speert
BQ
Quarterfinalist – Xinyi Yue
World Schools
NSDA Qualifiers – Neha Ambati, Kailyn Smith, Rhianna Zhang
SPEECH ACHIEVEMENTS
Extemp Speaking
9th – Katie Cressman
Original Oratory
6th – Audrey Chan
Program Oral Interp
2nd – Kara Grossman
Dramatic Interp
2nd – Sam Howe
NSDA Qualifier – Jane Leifer
7th – August-Grace Young
Duos
1st – Pinelope Donovan and Sam Howe
3rd – Audrey Chan and Sanika Jain
PCFL Districts
DEBATE ACHIEVEMENTS
V Congress
1st- Sarayu Cheemalapati
3rd- Shane Wattenmaker
V Policy
4th – Max Eichholz and Alex Tao
6th – Ethan Loh and Kevin Yuan
V PFD
1st – Kali Morton and Chris Stockburger
2nd – Sasha Iosava and Saanvi Nimma
V LD
2nd – Grace Ye
4th – Kelly Lao
SPEECH ACHIEVEMENTS
Extemp Speaking
5th – Katie Cressman
6th – Josh Meyers
Oral Interp
1st – Pinelope Donovan
2nd – Jane Leifer
Declamation
3rd – Aimee Zhang
6th – Jonathan Grunde-McLaughlin
Dramatic Interp
6th – Sam Howe (tied)
6th – August-Grace Young (tied)
Duos
4th – Audrey Chan and Sanika Jain
La Salle Invitational
DEBATE ACHIEVEMENTS
V Congress
1st- Sarayu Cheemalapati
2nd- Shane Wattenmaker
8th- Angelina Douris
9th- Miah Yamada
JV LD
1st – Joyce Xiao (NMS)
JV PFD
Semifinalists- Justin Peng and Eric Ye (NMS)
JV Congress
3rd – Siddharth Cheemalapati (NMS)
SPEECH ACHIEVEMENTS
Extemp Speech
5th- Kara Grossman
Dramatic Interpretation
2nd- August-Grace Young
Original Oratory
7th – Hannah Knapp
8th – Khushi Upadhyay
Oral Interpretation
2nd – PJ Donovan
JV Oral Interpretation
5th – Jane Leifer
Villiger Invitational
DEBATE ACHIEVEMENTS
V LD
Kelly Lao – Quarterfinals
Grace Ye – Octofinals
V PFD
Morton and Stockburger – Octofinals
SPEECH ACHIEVEMENTS
Oral Interpretation
1st – Penelope Donovan
Original Oratory
Hannah Knapp – Semifinals
Declamation
Aimee Zhang – Semifinals
Dallastown Wildcat Invitational
V LD
3rd – Kelly Lao – Semis
V Congress
5th – Arnav Rajesh
6th – Medha Pendota
Extemp Debate
3rd – Karen Leifer – Semis
JV LD
1st – Joyce Xiao (NMS)
5th – Saanvi Nimma – Quarters
6th – Dari Rozinsky (NMS) – Quarters
JV PFD
1st – Tipi & Zhang
3rd – Peng & Wang – Semis
JV Congress
2nd – Laukik Gullapalli (NMS)
3rd – Siddharth Cheemalapati (NMS)
Poetry
1st – Jane Leifer
8th – AugustGrace – Semis
Prose
1st – AugustGrace Young
Original Oratory
1st – Anna Cheng
5th – Audrey Chan
Impromptu
4th – Anna Cheng
Declamation
6th – Rachel Clements (NMS)
Declamation
6th – Rachel Clements (NMS)
William Tennant Invitational
DEBATE ACHIEVEMENTS
V LD
5th – Kelly Lao – Quarters
7th – Ethan Loh – Quarters
V PFD
1st – Chan & Iosava
2nd – Rasheed & Unger
V Congress
2nd – Shane Wattenmaker
Extemp Debate
2nd – Shrey Sarangi
JV LD
1st – Joyce Xiao (NMS)
4th – Daniel Lao (NMS) – Semis
JV PFD
1st – Tao & Sarangi
2nd – Ambati & Mattoo
3rd – Temmer & Thirukallam – Semis
4th – Tipi & Zhang – Semis
JV Congress
3rd – Siddharth Cheemalapati (NMS)
8th – Laukik Gullapalli
SPEECH ACHIEVEMENTS
Extemp Speech
1st – Kara Grossman
4th – Katie Cressman
6th – Cymberly Tsai
Impromptu
7th – Alyce Zhang (NMS)
SPDL Novice Tournament
