• Feb. 8, 2019

    USC takes top honor at Hampton speech tournament

    Speech & Debate team The Upper St. Clair Speech & Debate team took top honors in the Hampton Talbot Speech & Debate Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 2. USC finished first in sweepstakes among 20 competing schools from throughout the region.

    Upper St. Clair’s results are provided below: 

    Extemporaneous Speaking
    Third:  Patrick Joyce
    Fifth: Antara Cleetus 

    Humorous Interpretation
    Second:  Riwk Sen 

    Original Oratory
    Fifth: Vivek Babu 

    Poetry
    First:  Annika Chaves
    Second:  Anoushka Sinha 

    Congress
    Outstanding Speaker - Caroline Wolfe 

    Lincoln-Douglas Debate
    Third:  Sunny Chai
    Fifth:  Matt Hornak
    Sixth:  Eshita Chhajlani 

    Parliamentary Debate
    First: Ayush Sharma, Basir Khan, Chand Vadalia
    Third: Dev Patel, Rushi Kulkarni, Andrew Rosello
    Fourth: Lucas Manalo, Raam Diora, Atharva Bharve 

    Public Forum Debate
    Second: Ashley Eichberg and Shreya Golakiya, undefeated 
    Fifth: Arushi Khaitan and Mallika Matharu
    Sixth: Devan Ekbote and Anika Sinha