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Over 25 years of Excellence 
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Team Wins 2nd At College Park

11/12/2023

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Revised Debate Schedule

11/7/2023

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Our event schedule has been updated. This has been posted in Canvas under "Files"
Middle School Classic                 Nov. 11        The Woodlands College Park High School
Woodlands MS Tournament        Dec. 9            The Woodlands High School
6th Grade Tournament                 Dec. 15 & 16        Lanier Middle School
Middle School Invitational          Jan. 20            Langham Creek High School
Middle School Tournament        Jan. 27            St. Johns School

Lobo Invitational    
                      Feb. 2 & 3        Langham Creek High School

TED Ed                                           Feb. 10            Lanier Middle School
Olle Invitational                           Feb. 23 & 24        E.A. Olle Middle School
TJSDA State                                Apr. 19 & 20        Elsik High School
Debate Banquet                          May 2024        TBD
Nats Camp                                  June 10-17        Lanier Middle School - Noon to 4 pm
NSDA MS Nationals                  Des Moines, IA    June 18-22    


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Lanier Debate Wins Sweepstakes at Austin HS

10/22/2023

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Team Triumphant at Bellaire

10/7/2023

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***1st PLACE DEBATE SWEEPSTAKES***
***2nd PLACE OVERALL SWEEPSTAKES***
***3rd PLACE SPEECH SWEEPSTAKES***
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Novice Congressional Debate

Alexander Zhao - 1st
Vir Sanghavi - 2nd
Tyler Morosan - 3rd
Angelina Tao - Finalist

Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Close out Finals - placement based on seeding
Valentina Briones - 1st
Enes Walsh-Sahin - 2nd
Sahana Dillibabu - Ocatfinalist
Swathi Saravanan - Octafinalist

Novice Public Forum Debate
Adarsh Mohanty & Pierce Ozoude - Quarterfinalists

Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking
Vir Sanghavi - 3rd

Novice Extemporaneous Speaking
Dhruv Goyal - 3rd
Adarsh Mohanty - 4th
Siddharth Reddy - 5th

Original Oratory
Amanuddin Mohammed - 6th

Champ Poetry
Victory Cintron - 2nd 

Dramatic
Victory Cintron - 2nd

Novice Poetry
Dyllan Ellis - 1st
Violet Irwin - 2nd
Danielle Harris - 3rd
Emilly Balandran - 4th
Adela Kusinski - 5th
Kai Krugly - 6th
Fatima Alghafir - 7th 

Duet Acting
Zyed Lakdawalla & LE Marlin - 1st
Ellery Orton & Maria VassalloLezaun - 2nd
Norah Morosan & Matylda Stola-Lerma - 3rd
Fatima Alghafir & Adela Kusinski - 4th
Dyllan Ellis & Reese Tisdall - 5th
Luka Rahman & Vivaan Sadare - 6th
Kaitlyn Png & Arabella Vera - 7th

Original Oratory
Amanuddin Mohammed - 6th

Prose
Victory Cintron - 2nd
Ella Naglis - 3rd
Danielle Harris - 4th
Kiran Bansal - 6th

Impromptu Speaking
Alav Madani - 3rd
Siddharth Reddy - 4th
Nyla Phillips-Lockett - 5th

Program of Oral Interpretation
Aiden Vasquez - 7th

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Team Wins Sweepstakes at Elkins

9/23/2023

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***1st PLACE SWEEPSTAKES***
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Novice Lincoln-Douglas

Swathi Saravanan - 2nd
Sahana Dillibabu - Quarterfinalist
Valentina Briones - Quarterfinalist

Valentina Briones - Top Speaker

Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking
Jaya Ramineni - 4th 

Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking
Rohin Joshi - 2nd

Novice Congressional Debate
Tyler Morosan - 1st
Amanuddin Mohammed - 2nd
Anaya Arain - Finalist
Angelina Tao - Finalist
Ahilan Eswaran - Finalist
Swami Nathan - Finalist
Nicholas Vauhgn - Finalist

Duet Acting
Kaitlyn Png & Arabella Vera - 2nd
Luka Rahman & Vivaan Sadare - 3rd
Holland Miller & Naomi Nitsun - 4th
Lillian Eoff & Giuliana Presenti - 5th

Humorous
Victory Cintron - 4th 
Sophia Galicia - 5th

Impromptu Speaking
Valentina Briones - 2nd
Victory Cintron - 3rd
Fatima Alghafir - 4th
Anaya Arain - 5th
Jackson Poullard - 6th 

Original Oratory
Will Giesen 5th
Siddharth Reddy - 6th

Poetry
Brier Bickley - 4th
Victory Cintron - 6th

Prose
Victory Cintron - 2nd
Fatima Alghafir - 4th
Danielle Harris - 6th

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Debate Event Schedule 2023-2024

8/14/2023

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Here is our TENTATIVE event schedule for 2023-2024. A pdf will be posted after school starts.

EVENT                                                 DATE        LOCATION                

Afterschool Debate Club               Sept. 12               North “Hutch” Patio - 4 pm to 5 pm
Elkins HS Tournament                   Sept. 22 & 23      Elkins High School
Bellaire Forensic Tournament       Oct. 6 & 7            Bellaire High School
Top Dawg Invitational                     Oct. 21                Stephen F. Austin High School
Middle School Classic                   Nov. 11                 The Woodlands College Park High School
Woodlands MS Tournament         Dec. 9                   The Woodlands High School
6th Grade Tournament                  Dec. 15 & 16        Lanier Middle School
Hastings Tournament                   Jan. 19 & 20         Hastings High School
TED-Ed Lanier                               Jan. 27                    Lanier Middle School
Middle School Tournament         Feb. 16 & 17         The Woodlands College Park High School
Olle Invitational                           Feb. 23 & 24           E.A. Olle Middle School
TJSDA State                                TBD                           TBD
Debate Banquet                          May 2024                TBD
Nats Camp                                 June 10-17               Lanier Middle School - Noon to 4 pm
NSDA MS Nationals                 June 18-22.              Des Moines, Iowa  



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Team Completes Sweep of Top Honors at NSDA Nationals

6/17/2023

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OVERALL SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE
DEBATE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE
SPEECH SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE
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Public Forum Debate

Anirudh Balivada & Sophia Li - Semifinalists
Arushi Markan & Charles Tang - Quarterfinalists
Nathan Hadi & Timothy Kirichenko - Octafinalists
Colin Donovan & Joseph Hurtado - Octafinalists

Timothy Kirichenko - 5th Top Speaker

Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Valentina Briones - Semifinalist

Valentina Breiones - 9th Top Speaker

Congressional Debate
Vir Sanghavi - 5th
Jigyasa Prabhaker - Finalist
Armaanuddin Mohammed - Finalist
Amanuddin Mohammed - Semifinalist

Declamation
Rohan Shah - 2nd 

Humorous
Mary-Adeline Leahy - Semifinalist
Adela Kusinski

Original Oratory
Rohan Shah - 3rd

Impromptu Speaking
Rohin Joshi - 5th
Ghazal Mahdzadeh - Quarterfinalist
Sunil Vadapalli
Alav Madani
Adela Kusinski
Sriprajnav Koduri

Prose
Alexa Killian - 1st
Bella Kalra - 6th
Brijzha Boyer - Quarterfinalist
Allegra Marx
Samara Sunde
Mary Adeline Leahy


Poetry
Victory Cintron
Alexa Killian
Mia Governali
Esther Olanrewaju
Chrisette Wigfall

Storytelling
Adela Kusinski

Mixed Extemporaneous Speaking
Sriprajnav Koduri - Semifinalist
Rohin Joshi - Semifinalist
Brijzha Boyer

Dramatic
Chrisette Wigfall
Bella Kalra

Informative
Ghazal Mahdzadeh
Coral Walia
Mia Natali

Program of Oral Interpretation
Chrisette Wigfall
Victory Cintron

Original Spoken Word Poetry
Mia Governali - 2nd
Esther Olanrewaju

Duo Interpretation
Bella Kalra & Mary Adeline Leahy - 6th
Mia Governali & Alexa Killian - Semifinalists
Rory Jackson & Sabrina Vega - Semifinalists

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May 01st, 2023

5/1/2023

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Lanier Speech & Debate Wins State!

5/1/2023

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1ST PLACE OVERALL SWEEPSTAKES
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Public Forum Debate

Anirudh Balivada & Sophia Li - 1st (Co-Champions)
Nathan Hadi & Timothy Kirichenko - 1st (Co-Champions)
Yassin Beheri & Andres Borja - Quarterfinalists
Colin Donovan & Joseph Hurtado - Quarterfinalists

Public Forum Top Speaker
Andres Borja

Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Valentina Briones - 2nd
Danica Du - Quarterfinalist
Roy Zhao - Octafinalist

Congressional Debate
Vir Sanghavi - 1st
Armaanuddin Mohammed - 2nd
Amanuddin Mohammed - 8th
Alexander Zhao - 10th 

Declamation
Fatima Alghafir - 5th 

Dramatic
Chrisette Wigfall - 4th

Duet Improvisation
Bella Kalra & Mary-Adeline Leahy - 6th 

Duo Interpretation
Bella Kalra & Mary-Adeline Leahy - 4th 
Mia Governali & Alexa Killian - 6th 
Rory Jackson & Sabrina Vega - Semifinalist

Extemporaneous Speaking
Sri Koduri - 1st
Rohan Shah - 2nd
Rohin Joshi - 3rd
Siddharth Reddy - 6th 

Storytelling
Adela Kusinski - Semifinalist

Impromptu Speaking
Ghazal Mahdzadeh - 1st
Rohin Joshi - 2nd
Fatima Alghafir - 3rd
Ishan Narkar - 5th
Alav Madani - 6th 
Sri Koduri - Semifinalist
Sunil Vadapalli - Semifinalist

Informative Speaking
Mia Natali - 2nd
Ghazal Mahdzadeh - 3rd
Coral Walia - 7th 

Original Oratory
Rohan Shah - 1st
Jigyasa Prabhakar - 3rd
Siddharth Reddy - 4th
Brier Bickley - 5th

Original Spoken Word Poetry
Ghazal Mahdzadeh - 4th
Brier Bickley - 5th
Esther Olanrewaju - 6th 
Mia Governali -  Semifinalist

Poetry
Esther Olanrewaju - 2nd
Victory Cintron - 5th
Chrisette Wigfall - 6th 
Alexa Killian - Semifinalist
Mia Governali - Semifinalist
Ella Naglis - Semifinalist

Program of Oral Interp
Victory Cintron - 2nd
Chrisette Wigfall - 4th

Prose
Mary-Adeline Leahy - 1st
Bella Kalra - Semifinalist
Samara Sunde - Semifinalist


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UIL #5 - April 1, 2023

4/3/2023

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Congressional Debate
Coral Walia - Finalist
Dhruv Goyal - Finalist
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    I began teaching drama in 1998 at J.Will Jones Elem. and then at Long Middle School from 2001 to 2007. I'm currently the debate teacher/coach at Lanier Middle School. I love it.

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