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2020-2021

2020-2021 Results

NSDA Nationals 
13-18 June 2021 
online
Janani Ganesh - Tenth Place Speaker - World Schools Debate
Jasper & Theo Datta - Round 13 - Public Forum Debate (top 32)
Taban Malihi - Double-octafinalist - Big Questions Debate (top 32)
New England Blue - Double-octafinalist - World Schools Debate (incl: Idan Miller & Janani Ganesh) (top 32)

Matan Josephy - Semi-finalist - Senate (top 52)
Shona Goodkin - Octafinalist - Program Oral Interp (top 60)

New England White - Triple-octafinalists - World Schools Debate (incl: Enya Kamadolli) (top 64)
June Kim - Quarter-finalist - House (top 130)

NCFL Nationals 
28-30 May 2021 
online
SEMIFINALS 
Jenny He - Oral Interp of Literature (top 12)

QUARTER FINALISTS 
Phoebe Shin & Gabriella Zaff - Duo Interp (top 24)
Tanay Nisar - Extemporaneous Speaking (top 24)
Idan Miller - Congressional Debate (top 96)

OCTO-FINALISTS
Shona Goodkin & Maya Zeldin - Duo Interp (top 48)
Melinda Yung - Oral Interp of Literature (top 60)
DOUBLE OCTO-FINALISTS
Theo Datta - Lincoln-Douglas Debate (top 32)
Arman Tendulkar & Nolan Anthony - Public Forum Debate (top 32)
Wasan Rafat & Natalie Jones - Public Forum Debate (top 32)

TRIPLE OCTO-FINALISTS
Saakshi Challa & Wendy Li (top 64)

Debate TOC
17-19 April 2021
online
Jasper & Theo Datta
​     Semi-Finalists - Public Forum - Gold Division
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MSDL Speech & Debate States
10-11 April 2021
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Newton South:
  2nd Place Overall - Debate
  4th Place Overall - Speech
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Some of the Seniors "at" States: Adele Fegley, Aseel Rafat, Benjamin Moshes, Maya Zeldin, Stephanie Tian, Shona Goodkin
​FIRST PLACE
Maya Zeldin & Shona Goodkin - DUO Interp
Maya Garg & Enya Kamadolli - Co-Champions Varsity PF Debate
​Nolan Anthony & Arman Tendulkar - Co-Champions Varsity PF Debate
Cat Lu & Joshua Lim - Junior Varsity PF Debate
Janani Ganesh & Dylan Yee - Novice PF Debate
Taban Malihi - Novice PF Debate Speaker
Multiple Reading - Adele Fegley, Shona Goodkin, Benjamin Moshes, Aseel Rafat, Stephanie Tian, Maya Zeldin
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SECOND PLACE
Kate Butts - Dramatic Performance
Enya Kamadolli - Varsity PF Debate Speaker
​Wasan Rafat  - Junior Varsity PF Debate Speaker
​Jenny He - Prose Reading
Preethika Vemula - Informative Speaking

THIRD PLACE
Maya Zeldin - Informative Speaking
Maya Garg - Varsity PF Debate Speaker
Shona Goodkin - Program Oral Interp
Matthew Zeng - Novice PF Debate Speaker

FOURTH PLACE
Jonathan Wei - Novice PF Debate Speaker

FIFTH PLACE
Stephanie Tian - Poetry Reading
​Alyssa Feinberg - Program Oral Interp
Arman Tendulkar - Varsity PF Debate Speaker
Neena Tarafdar - Novice PF Debate Speaker
SIXTH PLACE
Ahona Dam & Arshia Verma - DUO Interp
​Rohit Paradkar - Congressional Debate
Kaveri Krishnamoorthy - Novice PF Debate Speaker

SEVENTH PLACE
Andrew Kupovich - Group Discussion

EIGHTH PLACE
Kassra Ehsan - Novice PF Debate Speaker

TENTH PLACE
Claire Ruan - Novice PF Debate Speaker

SEMI-FINALIST
Gabriella Zaff - Impromptu

QUARTER-FINALISTS
Natalie Jones & Wasan Rafat - JV PF Debate
Taban Malihi & Kaveri Krishnamoorthy - Novice PF Debate
Phoebe Anthony & Clair Ruan - Novice PF Debate
Zeynep Celiktas & Noa Handelsman - Novice PF Debate


OCTO-FINALISTS
Pearl Berzin & Lily Smith - JV PF Debate
Abigail Shin & Mia Dror - Novice PF Debate
Isabella Fankhauser & Ben Perman - Novice PF Debate
Neena Tarafdar & Kassra Ehsan - Novice PF Debate


CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE SUPER SESSION
Matan Josephy
June Kim
Rose Plottel
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Spring Fling
13 March 2021
FIRST PLACE
Malihi & Krishnamoorthy - Novice PF Debate
Rafat & Lim - Varsity PF Debate
Wasan Rafat - Speaker Award - Varsity PF Debate
Maya Zeldin - Informative Speaking

SECOND PLACE 
Ehsan & Tarafdar - Novice PF Debate

THIRD PLACE
Natalie Jones - Speaker Award - Varsity PF Debate
Rose Plottel - Congressional Debate
Melinda Yung - Poetry Reading

FOURTH PLACE
Argov & Jones - Varsity PF Debate
Kouspakian & Gu - Novice PF Debate
Claire Ruan - Speaker Award - Novice PF Debate

FIFTH PLACE
Chang & Rotberg - Novice PF Debate
Andrew Kupovich - Group Discussion
Idan Miller - Congressional Debate


SIXTH PLACE
Ahona Dam - Prose Reading
​Lock & Zhang - Varsity PF Debate

SEVENTH PLACE
Noa Levy - Prose Reading
Ruan & Anthony - Novice PF Debate
Kaveri Krishnamoorthy - Speaker Award - Novice PF Debate
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EIGHTH PLACE
Ganesh & Yee - Novice PF Debate

​NINTH PLACE
Shin & Dror - Novice PF Debate

TENTH PLACE
Janani Ganesh - Speaker Award - Novice PF Debate
​Josh Lim - Speaker Award - Varsity PF Debate

HONORABLE MENTION

Frank Liu - VX

NSDA National Qualifiers
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Congressional Debate - House       
  June Kim

Informative Speaking
  Preethika Vemula
​  Maya Zeldin

Big Questions Debate
  Taban Malihi
Public Forum Debate
  Jasper & Theo Datta
  Aeden Kamadolli & Kenji Walker

Program Oral Interp
  Shona Goodkin

U.S. Extemp
  Tanay Nisar

​MSDL Polar Bear Tournament
27 February 2021
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FIRST PLACE
Dylan Yee and Taban Malihi - Novice PF Debate 
Alyssa Feinberg - Novice Oral Interpretation

FINALISTS

Samuel Zarr - Student Congress
Yarden Shestopal - Student Congress

SECOND PLACE
​Dylan Yee - Novice PF Debate Speaker Award
Talia Argov & Neena Tarafdar - Novice PF Debate
Joshua Lim & Kaveri Krishnamoorthy - Varsity PF Debate
"Selfie" - Fegley, Goodkin, Rafat, Rotberg, Tian, Zeldin - Multiple Reading

​THIRD PLACE
Taban Malihi - Novice PF Debate Speaker Award
Abby Shin & Mia Dror - Novice PF Debate
Jenny He - Poetry Reading

FOURTH PLACE
Kassra Ehsan - Novice PF Debate Speaker Award
Matthew Zeng & Jonathan Wei - Novice PF Debate
Emma Zhang - Children’s Literature
Preethika Vemula - Informative Speaking
FIFTH PLACE
Michael Chang & Kassra Ehsan - Novice PF Debate
Adele Fegley - Poetry Reading
Jenny He - Prose Reading

SIXTH PLACE
Abby Zheng - Declamation 
Ahona Dam - Poetry Reading
Matan Josephy - Congressional Debate

SEVENTH PLACE
Ethan Chang - Novice PF Debate Speaker Award
Emma Zhang - Declamation
Alyssa Feinberg - Program Oral Interpretation

EIGHTH PLACE
Noa Handelsman & Phoebe Anthony - Novice PF Debate
Janani Ganesh & Jane Shen - Varsity PF Debate

TENTH PLACE
Jonathan Wei - Novice PF Debate Speaker Award

TOP NOVICE
Alyssa Feinberg - Poetry Reading
Alyssa Feinberg - Program Oral Interpretation

Milo Cup at Millard North
19-20 February 2021

9th Speaker PFD: Jasper Datta
Octafinalists PFD: Theo & Jasper Datta
​Double Octafinalists PFD: Arman Tendulkar & Nolan Anthony

Harvard Invitational
13-15 February 2021

QUARTER-FINALISTS
Taban Malihi & Kaveri Krishnamoorthy - JV PF Debate

DOUBLE OCTOFINALISTS
Dana Silvian & Sam Jones - Varsity PF Debate
Enya Kamadolli & Maya Garg - Varsity PF Debate
Aeden Kamadolli & Kenji Walker - Varsity PF Debate
Jasper Datta & Theo Datta - Varsity PF Debate
Nolan Anthony & Arman Tendulkar - Varsity PF Debate
Kassra Ehsan & Abby Shin - JV PF Debate



​TRIPLE OCTOFINALISTS

Maya Makarovsky & Anais Mobarak - Varsity PF Debate
Wasan Rafat & Natalie Jones - Varsity PF Debate
Neil Chavan & Benjamin Moshes  - Varsity PF Debate
Akshay Ramana & Akhil Ibrahim  - Varsity PF Debate
Noya Stessel & Amanda Fu  - Varsity PF Debate
Wendy Li & Saakshi Challa - Varsity PF Debate
Phoebe Anthony & Marcus Ye - JV PF Debate

UPenn Invitational Tournament
13-14 February 2021
FINALISTS
Shona Goodkin - Program Oral Interpretation (3rd Place)
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Maya Zeldin - Informative Speaking (3rd Place)​

SEMI-FINALISTS
Shona Goodkin & Maya Zeldin - DUO Interpretation
Preethika Vemula - Informative Speaking

QUARTER-FINALISTS
Kate Butts - Dramatic Interpretation
Mohan Ram - Original Oratory
Melinda Yung - Oral Interpretation

MSDL "Sweetheart" Speech & Congress Tournament
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13 February 2021
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​FIRST PLACE
Matan Josephy - Student Congress

THIRD PLACE
Rose Plottel 
- Student Congress
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FOURTH PLACE
Yarden Shestopal - Novice Extemporaneous Speaking
Laila Polk - Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking
FIFTH PLACE
Gun-Woo Park - Novice Oral Interpretation
June Kim - Student Congress

SIXTH PLACE
Emma Zhang - Children’s Literature

SEVENTH PLACE
Zach Schwartz - Student Congress
Stefan Lachenmann - Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking

NCFL National Qualifiers
6 February 2021
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QUALIFIED for Nationals!

In Congressional Debate
Matan Josephy 
​Idan Miller

Rohit Paradkar 

In Declamation
Emma Zhang
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In Dramatic Performance
Kate Butts 

In DUO Interpretation
Gabriella Zaff & Phoebe Shin 
Shona Goodkin & Maya Zeldin  


​In Extemporaneous Speaking
Tanay Nisar

In Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Theo Datta 

​In Original Oratory
Aseel Rafat
Arshia Verma

In Public Forum Debate
Arman Tendulkar & Nolan Anthony
Saakshi Challa & Wendy Li 
Wasan Rafat & Natalie Jones 


In Oral Interpretation
Adele Fegley
Ahona Dam
Jenny He
Melinda Yung

FIRST ALTERNATE
Stephanie Tain - Oral Interpretation
Susan Hong - Declamation
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SECOND ALTERNATE
Jasper Datta - Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Columbia National (Varsity Public Forum Debate) Tournament 
29-31 January 2021
This is the fourth time that Newton South has CLOSED OUT FINALS in Varsity PF at the Columbia tournament!!!
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CO-CHAMPIONS
Jasper & Theo Datta 
Natalie Jones & Wasan Rafat 

OCTOFINALISTS
Nolan Anthony & Arman Tendulkar

DOUBLE OCTOFINALISTS
Saakshi Challa & Wendy Li
TRIPLE OCTOFINALISTS
​Josh Lim & Cat Lu
Maya Garg & Enya Kamadolli

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SPEAKER AWARDS
8th Place Speaker - Cat Lu
9th Place Speaker - Wendy Li
10th Place Speaker - Saakshi Challa
11th Place Speaker - Theo Datta​

Malcolm A. Bump Memorial (Debate) Tournament 
23 January 2021 (online)
THIRD PLACE
Joshua Lim - JV Public Forum Debate Speaker Award
Marcus Ye & Jonathan We - JV Public Forum Debate

SEVENTH PLACE
Adam Rotberg & Joshua Lim - JV Public Forum Debate

EIGHTH PLACE
Jonathan Wei - JV Public Forum Debate Speaker Award

MSDL "Snowball" (Speech) Tournament
23 January 2021 (online)
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FIRST PLACE
Preethika Vemula - Informative Speaking
Emma Zhang - Novice Oral Interpretation
Alyssa Feinberg - Program Oral Interp

SECOND PLACE
Rohit Paradkar - Congressional Debate
"Selfie" - Fegley, Goodkin, A. Rafat, Rotberg, Tian, Zeldin - Multiple
Maya Zeldin - Informative Speaking

THIRD PLACE
Alyssa Feinberg - Novice Oral Interpretation
Shona Goodkin - Program Oral Interp
FOURTH PLACE
Shona Goodkin and Maya Zeldin - DUO Interpretation

SIXTH PLACE
Melinda Yung - Poetry Reading

CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE SUPERSESSION 
Zavian Irfan

​TOP NOVICE

Alyssa Feinberg - Program Oral Interp

HONORABLE MENTION
Emma Zheng - Children’s Literature
Susan Hong - Declamation

Big Lex Debate Tournament
15 January 2021
SEMI-FINALISTS
Sam Jones & Dana Silvian - Varsity PF Debate
Janani Ganesh & Dylan Yee - Novice PF Debate

QUARTER-FINALISTS
Josh Lim & Cat Lu - Varsity PF Debate
Caitlin Ang & Stephanie Saloum - JV PF Debate
Kaveri Krishnamoorthy & Abby Shin - Novice PF Debate

OCTOFINALISTS
Zey Celiktas & Neena Tarafdar - Novice PF Debate
Ben Perman & Jonathan Wei - Novice PF Debate
Kassra Ehsan & Taban Malihi - Novice PF Debate

DOUBLE-OCTOFINALISTS
Nolan Anthony & Arman Tendulkar - Varsity PF Debate
TRIPLE-OCTOFINALISTS
Maya Makarovsky & Anais Mobarak - Varsity PF Debate
Jasper Datta & Theo Datta - Varsity PF Debate
Akhil Ibrahim & Akshay Ramana - Varsity PF Debate
SPEAKER AWARDS
2nd Place Speaker - Arman Tendulkar - Varsity PF Debate
3rd Place Speaker - 
Nolan Anthony - Varsity PF Debate
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10th Place Speaker - Akhil Ibrahim - Varsity PF Debate

2nd Place Speaker - 
Yi Lin Yang - JV PF Debate
12th Place Speaker - Saakshi Challa - JV PF Debate

7th Place Speaker - 
Dylan Yee - Novice PF Debate
11th Place Speaker - Kaveri Krishnamoorthy - Novice PF Debate

MSDL New Year Tournament
9 January 2021
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FIRST PLACE
Frank Liu - Original Literature
Shona Goodkin - Program Oral Interp


SECOND PLACE
Alyssa Feinberg - Poetry Reading
Theo Datta - Varsity PF Debate
Maya Zeldin - Informative Speaking
Theo Datta - Varsity PF Debate Speaker Award
Taban Malihi - Novice PF Debate Speaker Award


THIRD PLACE
Phoebe Shin & Gabriella Zaff - DUO Interp
​"Selfie" - Fegley, Goodkin, A. Rafat, Rotberg, Tian, Zeldin - Multiple
Alyssa Feinberg - 
Program Oral Interp
​Melinda Yung - Poetry Reading
​Taban Malihi & Dylan Yee - Novice PF Debate
Jenny He - Prose Reading


FOURTH PLACE
Maya Zeldin & Shona Goodkin - DUO Interp
Andrea Tang - Original Literature
Aseel Rafat - Original Oratory
Kaveri Krishnamoorthy & Neena Tarafdar - Novice PF Debate
Jenny He - Poetry Reading

Matan Josephy - Congressional Debate
FIFTH PLACE
Ahona Dam & Arshia Verma - DUO Interp
Noa Handelsman & Zey Celiktas​ - Novice PF Debate

Akshay Ramana - Varsity PF Debate Speaker Award
Idan Miller - Congressional Debate


SIXTH PLACE
​Tanay Nisar - Extemporaneous Speaking
Kaveri Krishnamoorthy - Novice PF Debate Speaker Award

​Rohit Paradkar - Congressional Debate
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SEVENTH PLACE
Stephanie Tian - Poetry Reading
​​Kassra Ehsan & Bella Fankhauser - Novice PF Debate

EIGHTH PLACE
Janani Ganesh & Franklin Gu - Novice PF Debate

CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE SUPERSESSION 
Rose Plottel

TOP NOVICE
Alyssa Feinberg - Program Oral Interp
Alyssa Feinberg - Poetry Reading


MSDL "Gingerbread"
19 December 2020
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FIRST PLACE
"Selfie" - Fegley, Goodkin, A. Rafat, Rotberg, Tian, Zeldin - Multiple
Shona Goodkin - Program Oral Interp

SECOND PLACE
Maya Zeldin & Shona Goodkin - DUO Interp
Andrew Kupovich - Group Discussion
Stefan Lachenmann - Impromptu Sales Pitch
Maya Zeldin - Informative Speaking
​Idan Miller - Novice Extemp

THIRD PLACE
Alyssa Feinberg - Poetry Reading

FOURTH PLACE
Phoebe Shin & Gabriella Zaff - DUO Interp
​Andrea Tang - Original Literature
​Jenny He - Prose Reading

​FIFTH PLACE
​Frank Liu - Impromptu Sales Pitch
Ellen Yang - Congressional Debate
TV Broadcasting - K. Krishnamoorthy, N. Jones, B. Moshes, & W. Rafat 
SIXTH PLACE
Adele Fegley - Poetry Reading
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SEVENTH PLACE
Ahona Dam & Arshia Verma - DUO Interp
Yarden Shestopal - Impromptu Sales Pitch
Stephanie Tian - Poetry Reading
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CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE - SUPER SESSION
Rohit Paradkar
Laila Polk
Yarden Shestopal
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TOP NOVICE
Alyssa Feinberg - Poetry Reading

HONORABLE MENTION
​Gabriella Zaff - Impromptu

MSDL First Frost 
​7 December 2020
CO-CHAMPIONS
Kassra Ehsan & Jonathan Wei - Novice PF Debate
Kaveri Krishnamoorthy & Adam Rotberg - Novice PF Debate

SECOND PLACE
Maya Zeldin - Informative Speaking
​Cat Lu - Varsity PF Debate Speaker Award

THIRD PLACE
​Kate Butts - Dramatic Performance

FOURTH PLACE
Yarden Shestopal - Novice Extemp
Matan Josephy - Congressional Debate
Noa Handelsman - ​Novice PF Debate Speaker Award

​FIFTH PLACE
Idan Miller - Novice Extemp
Stephanie Tian - Poetry Reading

SIXTH PLACE
Amy Cheu - Prose Reading
​Rose Plottel - Congressional Debate
​Donny Tou - Varsity PF Debate Speaker Award
Kaveri Krishnamoorthy - Novice PFD Speaker Award
SEVENTH PLACE
​Gabriella Zaff - Impromptu Speaking
Adele Fegley - Prose Reading

EIGHTH PLACE
​Theo Datta - Varsity PF Debate Speaker Award

NINTH PLACE
Kassra Ehsan - Novice PF Debate Speaker Award

TENTH PLACE
Julian Fefer - Varsity PF Debate Speaker Award


SUPER SESSION - CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE
Rohit Paradkar
Olivia Kaplan
Sam Zarr
June Kim

PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE - 4-1 RECORD
Phoebe Anthony & Taban Malihi - Novice PF Debate
Talia Argov & Cat Lu - Varsity PF Debate
Andrew Li & Dylan Yee - Varsity PF Debate
Franklin Gu & Shiv Sawhney - Varsity PF Debate

The Princeton Classic
December 3-5, 2020

Double-Octafinalists: Varsity PF Debate
Wasan Rafat & Natalie Jones
Arman Tendulkar & Nolan Anthony
Maya Makarovsky & Anais Mobarak​
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Octafinalists: Varsity PF Debate
Maya Garg & Enya Kamadolli

Quarterfinalists: Varsity PF Debate
Akhil Ibrahim & Akshay Ramana



Double-Octafinalists: JV PF Debate
Stephanie Saloum & Caitlin Ang

​Octafinalists: JV PF Debate
Pearl Berzin & Lily Smith
​Wendy Li & Saakshi Challa



Little Lexington - Debate
21 November 2020

SECOND PLACE
Krishmanoorthi & Jones - JV PF Debate
Wei & Wu - Novice PF Debate

FOURTH PLACE
Dror & Lu - JV PF Debate

FIFTH PLACE
Malihi & Kamadolli - Varsity PF Debate


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SIXTH PLACE
Celiktas & Rafat - JV PF Debate
Shin & Ganesh - Novice PF Debate

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SPEAKER AWARDS
1st Place Speaker - Dana Silvian - Varsity PF Debate
2nd Place Speaker - Abigail Shin - Novice PF Debate
5th Place Speaker - Enya Kamadolli - Varsity PF Debate
6th Place Speaker - Maya Makarovsky - Varsity PF Debate
10th Place Speaker - Janani Ganesh - Novice PF Debate

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Extra Gravy Invitational
17-21 November 2020

1st Place - Maya Zeldin - Informative Speaking
1st Place - Shona Goodkin - Program Oral Interp 
4th Place - Shona Goodkin & Maya Zeldin - DUO Interp
​5th Place - Ahona Dam - Poetry Reading 

MSDL Cranberry Tournament
14 November 2020
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FIRST PLACE
Goodkin, Shona & Zeldin, Maya - DUO Interp
​Zeldin, Maya - Informative Speaking
Kassra, Ehsan & Tarafdar, Neena - Public Forum Debate
Malihi, Taban - PF Debate Speaker Award
​Rafat, Aseel - Original Oratory

SECOND PLACE
Goodkin, Shona - Program Oral Interp
Yang, Ellen - Congressional Debate

THIRD PLACE
Dam, Ahona & Verma, Arshia - DUO Interp
Ganesh, Janani & Yee, Dylan - Public Forum Debate

​FOURTH PLACE
Malihi, Taban & Ruan, Claire - Public Forum Debate
Feinberg, Alyssa - Poetry Reading
Racin, Noa - Prose Reading
FIFTH PLACE
Hong, Susan - Declamation
Butts, Kate - Dramatic Performance
Tarafdar, Neena - PF Debate Speaker Award

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SIXTH PLACE
Shin, Phoebe & Zaff, Gabriella - DUO Interp

FINALIST - CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE
Josephy, Matan
​Kim, June
Miller, Idan
Paradkar, Rohit
Plottel, Rose
Zarr, Samuel
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TOP NOVICE
Feinberg, Alyssa - Poetry Reading
Kim, June - Congressional Debate

Manchester-Essex Averill Debate
30-31 October 2020

​Varsity Public Forum Debate
Co-Champions: Enya Kamadolli & Maya Garg
                            Natalie Jones & Wasan Rafat
Quarter finalists: Arman Tendulkar & Nolan Anthony
Octo finalists: Kenji Walker & Aeden Kamadolli 
                         Theo Datta & Jasper Datta 



Speaker Awards
2nd Speaker VPF - Wasan Rafat
5th Speaker VPF - Andrew Kupovich
​10th Speaker VPF - Enya Kamadolli

Novice Tournament
24 October 2020

2nd place Speaker Award: Janani Ganesh
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​​New York City Invitational
17-18 October 2020
NSHS - 3RD PLACE OVERALL
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FINALISTS
5th: Maya Zeldin - Informative Speaking
5th: Stephanie Tian - Oral Interpretation
6th: Jenny He - Oral Interpretation

SEMI-FINALISTS
Shona Goodkin - Program Oral Interpretation 
Laila Polk - Congressional Debate
Melinda Yung - Oral Interpretation
Ahona Dam - Oral Interpretation
Preethika Vemula - Original Oratory


QUARTER-FINALISTS
Aseel Rafat - Original Oratory

OCTO-FINALISTS
Wasan Rafat & Natalie Jones - JV PF Debate

SEXTO-FINALISTS
Lisa Jiang & Abigail Rosen - Varsity PF Debate

SPEAKER AWARDS
1st Place - Enya Kamadolli - Varsity PF Debate
2nd Place - Maya Garg - Varsity PF Debate
12th Place: Wasan Rafat - JV Pf Debate
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Byram Hills Invitational
10-11 October 2020

PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE
​FINALISTS
Arman Tendulkar & Nolan Anthony

SEMI-FINALISTS
Robby Zhang & Shiv Sawhney
Maya Garg & Enya Kamadolli







​QUARTER-FINALISTS
Neil Chavan & Akhil Ibrahim
Josh Lim & Evan Zhu
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OCTO-FINALISTS
Andrew Kupovich & Jane Shen
Caitlin Ang & Stephanie Saloum
Lisa Jiang & Avigail Rosen




​SPEAKER AWARDS
​  1st: Akhil Ibrahim
  2nd: Enya Kamadolli
  4th: Neil Chavan
  5th: Shiv Shawn 
  6th: Maya Garg
  9th: Raymond Zhang

MSDL Online Pumpkin Speech Tournament
10 October 2020
FIRST PLACE
Gabriella Zaff and Phoebe Shin - DUO Interpretation

THIRD PLACE
Shona Goodkin - Program Oral Interpretation
​FIFTH PLACE
Tanay Nisar - Extemporaneous Speaking
Noa Racin - Prose Reading
Preethika Vemula - Original Oratory

SIXTH PLACE
Mohan Ram - Original Oratory
Ahona Dam - Prose Reading

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Yale University
2-4 October 2020
Public Forum Debate
Jasper & Theo Datta: Double-octofinals - Varsity PFD

Josh Lim & Cat Lu - Octofinals ​- JV PFD
Wendy Li & Saakshi Challa - Double-octofinals - JV PFD
JV PF Debate SPEAKER AWARDS
8th: Josh Lim
​11th: Cat Lu
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MSDL 1 Tournament
26 September 2020
Congressional Debate
Yarden Shestopal - 2nd Place
Laila Polk - 3rd Place
Rose Plottel - 4th Place
Idan Miller - 5th Place
Sam Zarr - 6th Place
Public Forum Debate
Jasper & Theo Datta - 1st Place - Varsity Public Forum Debate 
Yi Lin Yang & Will Lock - Quarter Finalists - JV Public Forum Debate
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Theo Datta - 2nd Place Speaker - Varsity Public Forum Debate 
Jasper Datta - 10th Place Speaker - Varsity Public Forum Debate 

University of Kentucky
Season Opener
9/12/2020

Public Forum Debate
RISING STARS
Champions
Natalie Jones & Wasan Rafat

Semifinalists
Joshua Lim & Cat Lu

Octafinalists
​Saakshi Challa & Wendy Li

8th Place Speaker
​Saakshi Challa
VARSITY
Double-Octafinalists
Kenji Walker & Aeden Kamadolli

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