Upper St. Clair School District

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District Highlights

May 30, 2018

Junior places ninth at national forensics tournament

Upper St. Clair High School junior Paarth Shankar placed ninth at the National Catholic Forensic League Grand National Tournament held May 26-27, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Paarth, a national semifinalist, competed in the Extemporaneous Speaking event.

In total, 17 Upper St. Clair students were among the thousands of competitors from throughout the nation. The NCFL sponsors the annual Grand National Tournament on Memorial Day weekend, offering six forensics events and four debate events.

In addition to Paarth, three other Upper St. Clair High School students finished among the top 50 in their respective events. The team of seniors Wyatt Keating and Shebl Rosati placed 37th in Duo Interpretation of Literature and sophomore Shanthi Krishnaswamy placed 44th in Original Oratory.

Also competing at the tournament were seniors Abby Riemer, Amanda Ross, Jacob Lantzman, Steven Cheung, Daniel Speer and Ethan Bowman; juniors Charlize Goff, Anber Bhuiyan and Aya Dakroub; sophomores Yash Jajoo and Devan Ekbote; and freshmen Bryce Keating and Joe Phillips.

Next up for the team is the National Speech & Debate Association National Tournament, which is set for June 17-22, 2018, in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

The Upper St. Clair School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, disability or any other legally protected classification in the employment or in the administration of any of its educational programs and activities. Announcement of this policy is in accordance with state and federal laws including Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act.