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Jan. 7, 2019
Speech & Debate earns top marks
The Upper St. Clair High School speech and debate team placed first overall and in debate as well as second in speech at the Sterner Steel City Classic on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, at Central Catholic High School. Fifteen high schools from throughout the Pittsburgh region competed in the tournament.
Several individuals and teams eared high honors at the day-long event as follows:Congressional Debate
Caroline Wolfe - 1st place, Outstanding SpeakerImpromptu
Rhea Punjabi, 2nd place
Brandon Walker, 5th placeDuo Interpretation
Amelia White and Ellen Duff, 2nd placeExtemporaneous Speaking
Paarth Shankar, 2nd
Hridhay Reddy, 3rd
Rushi Kulkarni, 6thDramatic Interpretation
Mayka Chaves, 2nd
Bryce Keating, 5thHumorous Interpretation
Riwk Sen, 2nd
Maddie Nolen, 5thProse/Poetry
Risha Mahajan, 1st
Annika Chaves, 4thOriginal Oratory
Neha Patel, 3rdLincoln-Douglas Debate
Claire Chen, 3rd
Sunny Chai, 5thPublic Forum Debate
Mathena Jenka and Anika Sinha, 2nd
Dina Leyzarovich and Meghan Joon, 3rd
Dev Patel and Ashley Eichberg, 5thParliamentary Debate
Arushi Khaitan, Eshita Chhajlani, Mallika Matharu, 1st
Ayush Sharma, Chand Vadalia, Basir Khan, 3rd