Awards 2020-21
Qualifications
Our students qualified for the following competitions this year:
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California High School Speech Association Championship (CHSSA):
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Keith Maben
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State qualification, National Extemp
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National Speech & Debate Tournament (NSDA):
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Ahmad Ismail
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Confirmed qualification, World Schools Debate
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Keith Maben
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Alternate qualification, US Extemp​
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University of Kentucky Tournament of Champions (UK TOC):
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Keith Maben
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TOC qualification, Extemporaneous speaking
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Quals
Spring Semester
SVUDL (Spring SCU) Invitational:
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Final Places:
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Anmol Gill (Semifinals, Novice LD)
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Fatimah Ismail (Quarters, Novice LD)
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Speaker Awards:
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Novice LD​
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Fatimah Ismail (4th place)
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Prelim Records:
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5-0:
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Anmol Gill (2nd seed, Novice LD)
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Undefeated prelim record
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4-1:
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Fatimah Ismail (9th seed, Novice LD)
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35th Annual Stanford Debate Invitational:
~ Winter Signature Competition Event ~
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Out of 15 student competitors who participated at this tournament, 7 students broke to elimination rounds.
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Final Places:
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Yasmine Siala (Semifinals, Open LD)
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Aanya Virmani (Octafinals, Open LD)
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Ahmad Ismail (Double octafinals, Open LD)
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Fatimah Ismail (Octafinals, JV LD)
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Anika Wahi & Alexandra Rumford (Semifinals, JV Parliamentary)
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Keith Maben (Quarterfinals, Varsity National Extemp)
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Speaker Awards:
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Open LD (out of 82)
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Aanya Virmani (1st place)
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Ahmad Ismail (6th place)
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JV Parliamentary (out of 90)
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Alexandra Rumford (16th place)
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Anika Wahi (17th place)
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Open Public Forum (out of 146)
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Gayathri Srinivasan (21st place)
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Prelim Records:
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5-1:
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Aanya Virmani (2nd seed, Open LD)
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Ahmad Ismail (4th seed, Open LD)
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Fatimah Ismail (9th seed, JV LD)
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4-2:
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Yasmine Siala (Open LD)
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Riya Malik (JV LD)
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Anika Wahi & Alexandra Rumford (JV Parliamentary)
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3-3:​
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Tavisha Patel (JV LD)
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Winter Signature
Columbia University Invitational:
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Shruthi Chandrasekaran & Shreya Singar (Quarterfinals, JV PF)
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Fatimah Ismail (3-3, JV LD)
C​FL Super Debate 3:
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At the third and final league debate event, we had 12 entries, with 18 students competing in total. Three teams had a record of 3 wins and only 1 loss.
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Ahmad Ismail (3-1, Open LD)
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Yasmine Siala (3-1, Open LD)
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Sharvi Agrawal & Lasya Yadlapati (3-1, JV PF)
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Additionally, since the majority of our first year debaters competed in the Open division at this tournament, we wanted to recognize the teams that had a 2-2 record.
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Tavisha Patel (2-2, Open LD)
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Anmol Gill (2-2, Open LD)
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Shruthi Chandrasekaran & Shreya Singar (2-2, Open PF)
Fall Semester
College Prep School Invitational:
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Tavisha Patel (Semifinals, Novice LD)
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Ahmad Ismail (2nd place - Runner up, Open LD)
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Keith Maben (Double octofinals, TOC LD)
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Speaker Awards:
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Tavisha Patel (9th place - Novice LD)​
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Ahmad Ismail (2nd place - Open LD)​
The Princeton Classic:
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This competition was one of Wilcox's first circuit tournaments.
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Final Places:
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Riya Malik (Semifinals, JV LD)
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Keith Maben (Doubles, Varsity LD)
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Prelim Records:
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Tavisha Patel (3-3, JV LD)
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Anmol Gill & Shruthi Chandrasekaran (3-3, JV PF)
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Speaker Awards:
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Tavisha Patel (2nd Place)​
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JV LD (out of 50)
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John Lewis SVUDL Invitational (Fall SCU Dempsey Cronin):
~ Fall Signature Competition Event ~
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Out of 9 debate entries on both divisions, 6 teams broke to elimination rounds.
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Aaditya Avadhani & Sohan Patra (Triple octofinals, Novice PF)
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Anmol Gill & Shruthi Chandrasekaran (Triple octofinals, Novice PF)
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Nathanael Suresh & Aman Bilodi (Triple octofinals, Novice PF)
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Riya Malik (2nd place - Runner up, Novice LD)
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Tavisha Patel (Double octofinals, Novice LD)
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Yasmine Siala (Semifinals, Varsity LD)
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Speaker Awards:
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Novice LD (out of 100)
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Riya Malik (5th place)
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Tavisha Patel (10th place)
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Open Parliamentary (out of 208)
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Tavleen Kaur (13th place)
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Ahmad Ismail (23rd place)
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Novice PF (out of 256)
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Fatimah Ismail (29th place)
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Shruthi Chandrasekaran (37th place)
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Fall Signature
C​FL Super Debate & Speech 2:
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Debate:
​Out of 9 team entries, 2 teams went undefeated with a record of 4-0:
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Riya Malik (4-0, JV LD)
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Anika Wahi & Alexandra Rumford (4-0, JV Parli)
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Speech:
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Keith Maben (4th place, National Extemporaneous)​
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Wildcard to State Qualifiers
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Memorial Spring Woods Swing Tournament:
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Keith Maben (2nd place, Domestic Extemporaneous)​
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TOC bid
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Plano West TFA/TOC Invitational Qualifying Tournament:
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Keith Maben (6th Place, Domestic Extemporaneous)​
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TOC bid
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Semifinals, International Extemporaneous​
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Cal Parli Invitational:
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Ahmad Ismail & Tavleen Kaur (Octofinals, Varsity Parli)​
C​FL Super Debate 1:
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​Out of 9 team entries, 5 teams had a record of 3 wins, and only 1 loss:
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Aanya Virmani (3-1, Varsity LD)
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Tavisha Patel (3-1, JV LD)
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Sharvi Agrawal & Shreya Singar (3-1, JV PF)
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Shruthi Chandrasekaran & Anmol Gill (3-1, JV PF)
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Ahmad Ismail & Tavleen Kaur (3-1, Varsity Parli)
Jack Howe Memorial:
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Keith Maben (4th place, Varsity Extemporaneous)​
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TOC bid
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University of Kentucky Tournament of Champions:
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Keith Maben (Octofinals, Extemp)
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TOC
California High School Speech Association (CHSSA) Championship:
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Keith Maben (Semifinals, National Extemp)
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States