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Feb. 1, 2019
Speech & Debate sweeps Mercer Rotary Invitational
Upper St. Clair High School Speech & Debate swept the Mercer Rotary Invitational with first place finishes in speech, debate and overall – marking the third team sweepstakes title so far this season. The event, held Jan. 26, 2019, featured 15 teams from Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Results for the event include:Congress
Second: Caroline Wolfe
Third: Alex Lampe
Seventh: Claire Chen
Public Forum Debate
First: Yash Jajoo and Devan Ekbote
Second: Mathena Jencka and Anika Sinha
Third: Sophia Shi and Reshma Gudla
Fourth: Mallika Matharu and Arushi Khaitan
*All four undefeated in preliminary rounds*
Informative Oratory
Third: Neha Patel
Persuasive Oratory
First: Vivek Babu
Third: Aya Dakroub
Fourth: Shanthi Krishnaswamy
Dramatic Interpretation
First: Mayka Chaves
Second: Hashim Durrani
Fourth: Sammy Levy
Poetry
First: Annika Chaves
International Extemporaneous
Second: Rushikesh Kulkarni
Fourth: Meghan Joon
Fifth: Antara Cletus
Sixth: Atharva Bharve
Domestic Extemporaneous
First: Chand Vadalia
Third: Dev Patel
Fourth: Hridhay Reddy
Fifth: Daniel Paulick