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YG, National Speech & Debate Academy student - Celina C. became a Champion in Congressional Debate at the In-Person Tournament of Champions (TOC) on April 29–30, 2023 in Lexington, KY. ​

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On April 1st, 2023, at The Delaware HS State Tournament  - Nethra N, - 1st place in Lincoln Douglas Debate 
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On February 18-20, 2023 Young Genius, Speech and Debate Academy team competed at 2 most challenging tournaments in the country: National Harvard University and UC Berkeley, CA.
National Harvard University Results: Aneesha V. - 2nd Place in Congressional Debate Emily L. - 5th Place in Congressional Debate Joyee G. - Semifinalist in Congressional Debate Dymphna W. - Semifinalist in Congressional Debate.
UC Berkeley Results: Sophia - Semifinalist in Congressional Debate Michael Q. and Kushaan K. - Octofinalists in Public Forum Debate

La Reina tournament on On February 18-20, 2023 
Bretton L. - 1st place and tournament champion in Lincoln-Douglas Ohas U. - Semifinalist and Top Tournament Speaker in Lincoln-Douglas Simon B. - 1st Place in High School Extemporaneous Speech Aarohi G. - 1st Place in High School Platform Speech Luna Y. (only a 5th- grader) - 2nd Place in Middle School Declamation Speech Ryan S. - 3rd Place in High School Interpretation Speech.​

​In the First of the 2022-2023 School Year, the Stephen Steward High School tournament, YG Speech and Debate Academy students faced competitors from 48 top schools on September 30 - October 2, 2022 and came out with results:
Varsity Oratorical Interpretation Speech Alisha S. is the 1st place Tournament Champion!
Congressional Debate  Aanya R. is the 1st place Middle School Champion,  Kritika K. won 3rd place, and Aneesha V. is a finalist in the Varsity High School division.
Varsity High School Lincoln-Douglas Debate Naveli S. is the Octofinalist. 

               CALIFORNIA INVITATIONAL BERKELEY, February 19-21, 2022 

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In Lincoln-Douglas debate
Aishna K. - Octofinalist
Naveli S. - Doubleoctofinalist
Vishnu M.- Semifinalist in Original Oratory Speech

                                             Harvard Tournament
                                             February 19-21, 2022

in Congressional Debate
Eva B. - Top Presiding Officer & Leadership Award Winner
Celina C. - Finalist, and our 8 other students became Semifinalists
Also, we are so proud of our former students who were competing on their high school teams and became champions in various formats of debate and speech at these tournaments!

                 Evergreen Invitational February 25-27th, 2022

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Alisha S. was the 1st Place Tournament Champion in Varsity Oratorical Interpretation Speech
and
in Lincoln-Douglas debate:
Aishna K. - 1st Place Champion
Naveli S. - Quarterfinalist
Nithya P. and Mahika D. - Octofinalists
Congratulations to all of our students who broke to final rounds, as well as all of the students who competed at this tournament.

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January  14- 16, 2022, our students completed in one of the strongest speech and debate tournaments in the country,
​    Martin Luther King Jr.
Results:
  Aneesha V. - Tournament Champion in Congressional Debate, 
as well as 2/3 of all Congressional Debate Final Places were taken by our students!

Also, 4 students broke into elimination rounds
in various speech events.

 John Lewis SVUDL aka SCU High School Tournament, November 19-21, 2022.
Our students faced 1,289 competitors from 99 schools, results:
  High School Public Forum Debate  
      Shawnak S. & Ishika M. (8th graders) - Quarlerfinalists
       DJ W. & Neha P. (7th graders) - Double-Octofinalis 
High School Lincoln-Douglas Deb
Sowmya S. (8th grader) - Double-Octofinalist
 Arnav T. (8th grader) - Double-Octofinalist
           Varsity High School Parliamentary Debate
                                                            Simon B. (10th grader) & Manav T. (11th grader)- Double-Octofinalists
             High School Congressional Debate
              Anjali S. (9th grader) - 3rd place
         Original Oratory Speech
 Aarohi G. (8th grader) - 2nd place
 Varsity Original Oratory Speech
 Rebecca W. (9th grader) - Semifinalist
        Varsity Oratorical Interpretation Speech
                Vishnu M. (10th grader) - 4th place
                             Alisha S. (10th grader) - Semifinalist
                Extemporaneous Speech
               Kushi H. (7th grader) - 3rd place
          Impromptu Speaking
              Enzo L. (6th grader) - 4th place

The California State University, Fullerton Tournament
October 15-17, 2021
High School Lincoln-Douglas Debate Naveli S. is the 1st place Tournament Champion! Lalit D. is a Quarterfinalist
Middle School Congressional Debate  Celina C. is the 1st place Tournament Champion! Eva B. won 2nd place and five students became finalists.
Original Oratory Speech Vishnu M. is the 1st place Tournament Champion and the receiver of a TOC National Tournament bid!
Oratorical Interpretation Speech Vishnu M. is the 1st place Tournament Champion and Alisha K. is the 2nd place winner!
Extemporaneous Speech Kushi H. is the 1st place Tournament Champion!
Middle School Original Oratory Speech Aarohi G. is the 1st place Tournament Champion and Celina C. is the 2nd place winner!

                       National Speech and Debate Season Opener hosted by UK
                                                                       September 11-13, 2021
                                                      1st place in Policy Debate