Six members of the Cary Academy Speech and Debate team traveled to Atlanta, Georgia over the the weekend of January 24-26 to compete in the Barkley Forum for High Schools hosted by Emory University. Saajan Patel and Jay Sagrolikar both advanced to the semifinals of Congressional Debate after finishing first and third in their prelim chambers respectively placing them in the 54 of 152 competitors.

43 members of the Cary Academy Speech and Debate team traveled across the triangle over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend to compete against students from 77 different schools representing 19 states in the Cavalier Invitational hosted by Durham Academy. The team had an oustanding showing with many students being recognized for reaching the elimination rounds in their respective events. The following students recieved recognition for their performance:
Jay Sagrolikar-Semifinals & 4th Place Prelim Chamber 4, Congressional Debate
Meriav Solomon-Semifinals & 6th Place Prelim Chamber 3, Congressional Debate
Natasha Sachar-Octafinals & 15th Place Speaker, Lincoln Douglas Debate
Will Aarons-Octafinals & 22nd Place Speaker, Lincoln Douglas Debate
Casey Powell-Double Octafinals, Lincoln Douglas Debate
Becca Segal-2nd Place, Extemporaneous Speaking & 2nd Place, Impromptu Speaking
Anisha Rustogi-Quarterfinals, Extemporaneous Speaking
Nitya Nalamothu-Quarterfinals, Extemporaneous Speaking
Olivia Zimmerman-Semifinals, Humorous Interpretation
Kat Browning-Quarterfinals, Impromptu Speaking & Quarterfinals, Original Oratory
Danica Ginsberg-Quaterfinals, Impromptu Speaking & Semifinals, Oral Interpretation
Emma Tang-Semifinals, Informative Speaking
Arielle Curtis-Semifinals, Oral Interpretation
Julia Young-Quarterfinals, Original Oratory
Mary Kate Englehardt-Quarterfinals, Original Oratory
Sophia Liu-Quarterfinals, Original Oratory
Miles Lubas-Quarterfinals, Original Oratory

25 members of the CA Speech and Debate team traveled to Charlotte to compete in the Laird Lewis Invitational hosted by Myers Park High School. The team had an oustanding showing at this highly competitive tournament with the following students recieving recognition for their performances:
Sajaan Patel- 7th Place, Congressional Debate
Will Aarons-Quarterfinals & 6th Place Speaker, Lincoln Douglas Debate
Eric Xing-Double Octafinals, Lincoln Douglas Debate
William Su & Price Taylor-Octafinals, Public Forum Debate
Becca Segal-1st Place. Extemporaneous Speaking & 5th Place, Impromptu Speaking
JR Cobb-1st Place, Impromptu Speaking
Julia Young-5th Place, Original Oratory & 6th Place, Impromptu Speaking