2 members of the Cary Academy Speech and Debate team competed in the Navy and Gold Speech and Debate Exhibition hosted virtually by the Holy Cross School of New Orleans the weekend of September 24th thru 26th. After amassing a 5-1 record in the preliminary rounds Casey Powell adavnced to the quarterfinal round before being eliminated on a split 2-1 decision.
48 members of the Cary Academy Speech and Debate team opened the local North Carolina season by competing virtually on Saturday September 25th in the Pinecrest Open hosted by Pinecrest High School. The team had an impressive showing winning overall sweepstakes at this tournament for the fourth straight year. The following indvidual student's performances contributed to the team's overall victory:
Emma Zhang-3rd Place, Novice Congressional Debate Rohan Nangalia-2nd Place, Varsity Congressional Debate Rebecca Liu-3rd Place & 5th Place Speaker, Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate Angela Zhang-4th Place & 6th Place Speaker, Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate Derek Han-7th Place, Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate Bryan Fang-5th Place & 2nd Place Speaker, Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate Fiona Hu & Ella Zhang-5th Place, Varsity Public Forum Debate Derek Wang-2nd Place, Declamation Sydney Wrege-4th Place, Declamation Hailey Zhang-6th Place, Declamation JR Cobb-1st Place, Extemporaneous Speaking & 4th Place, Impromptu Speaking Maris James-4th Place-Extemporaneous Speaking & 2nd Place, Impromptu Speaking Katherine He-1st Place, Informative Speaking Emma Tang-1st Place, Original Oratory & 5th Place, Impromptu Speaking Jordan Miller-1st Place, Program of Oral Interpretation 11 members of the Cary Academy Speech and Debate Team competed virtually in the Yale Invitational hosted by Yale University over the weekend of September 17th thru 19th. Katherine He reached the final round of Informative Speaking placing 5th overall. In Junior Varsity Public Forum Debate both teams reached the elimination rounds. The team of Ella Zhang and Fiona Hu were undefeated in prelims and finished as the top seed. They advanced to the Octafinal round before being eliminated on a split 2-1 decision placing in the top 16 of 133 teams. Ella was the top speaker and Fiona was the 9th speaker in the division. The team of Ellie Alvarez and Anya Jain also broke reaching the Double Octafinal round (top 32) before losing on a split 2-1 decision.
Three members of the Cary Academy Speech and Debate team competed virtually in the Season Opener hosted by the University of Kentucky over the weekend of September 11th-13th. Katherine He advanced to the Final Round of Informative Speaking placing 6th overall, Natasha Sachar reached the Octafinal round (top 16) in Varsity Lincoln Douglas, and Casey Powell was the 13th Place Speaker in Varsity Lincoln Douglas.
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