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Jan. 18, 2019
Speech & debate finishes second at NA Invitational
The Upper St. Clair High School forensics team had another successful tournament at the North Allegheny Invitational on Jan. 12, 2019. The team finished second overall – garnering first place in debate and second place in speech. Twenty-five high schools from through Pennsylvania and West Virginia competed in the day-long event.
“A long stressful tournament day led to a great performance by the team,” senior Paarth Shankar, speech and debate team treasurer, said.
Other results from the day include:
Public Forum
Third Place: Yash Jajoo and Devan Ekbote
Fourth Place: Meghan Joon and Dina Leyzarovich
Parliamentary
Third Place: Ayush Sharma, Basir Khan, Chand Vadalia
Fourth Place: Rushikesh Kulkarni, Andrew Rosello, Dev K. Patel
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Third Place: Eshita Chhajlani
International Extemporaneous Speaking
Fifth Place: Antara Cleetus
Sixth Place: Hridhay Reddy
U.S. Extemporaneous Speaking
First Place: Paarth Shankar
Informative Speaking
Second Place: Neha Patel
Persuasive
First Place: Aya Dakroub
Poetry & Prose
First Place: Anikka Chaves
Dramatic Interpretation
Second Place: Mayka Chaves
Third Place: Hashim Durrani
Fourth Place: Samuel levy
Humorous Interpretation
Sixth Place: Maddie Nolen
Duo Interpretation
Sixth Place: Ellen Duff and Amelia White