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Seven teams attended the National Parliamentary Debate League's national tournament and had an awesome time arguing topics derived from both coasts! Even though it was online, the team bonded watching and discussing rounds while supporting each other. There was also the first walk-over of the season!
Breaking Teams
Shivakumar & Hoddie (Quarterfinalists)
Sauquet & Kassayan (Quarterfinalists, Novice)
Sripadham & Thomson (Octofinalists)
Speaker Awards (out of 116)
Ella Thomson (5th)
Allegra Hoddie (13th)
Varsha Sripadham (15th)
Shawnak Shivakumar (17th)
Six teams attended the CFL State Quals tournament at Palo Alto High School and had an awesome time! The team bonded over food at Zareen's, solved puzzles in the parli prep room, and supported the breaking team. Massive shout-out to Gustav for changing back into his clothes and for Balthazar for being a killer debater!
Breaking Team
Singel & Sauqet (1st Alternates)
Speaker Awards (out of 108)
Ella Thomson (4th)
Shawnak Shivakumar (16th)
Varsha Sripadham (20th)
Five teams attended the NYPDL February Online Invitational, the biggest NYPDL tournament of the year, and had a great time! M-A hegemony has been bolstered and the entire team was so supportive this weekend. Shout-out to Ella and Daniel who volunteered their time to judge rounds on Sunday!
Breaking Teams
Shivakumar & Hoddie (Semifinalists)