8th GRADE
​While preparing for the upcoming Austin HS tournament, the 8th graders are in the process of selecting their book to read for the Winter Final. Books must be chosen and confirmed with Mr. Hill by November 3 & 4.

7th GRADE
This week, 7th graders are presenting their Informative/Oratory speeches. Students are submitting a final draft for the content grade and presenting 3 minutes of their speech (memorized) for the delivery grade. Rubric can be found in FILES in Canvas.

6th GRADE
We just completed our Speech & Interpretation Unit and are starting our Congressional Debate Unit. Students are role-playing in a congressional session with fictional bills and resolutions that they'll speak and debate on. This week, the 6th graders will receive information about the Henley Memorial Sixth Grade Tournament at Lanier this December.

TUTORIALS
Here is the tutorial schedule for this week (Note which events are invited which days)

Mon. 10/20 - 4pm to 5:30pm - Speech & Interp.
Tues. 10/21 - 7am - Debate
Wed. 10/22 - 7am - Speech & Interp
Thur. 10/23 - 7am - Debate
Fri. 10/24 - 7am - Speech & Interp

DATE                                EVENT                                                                     LOCATION
Sat. Oct. 25                      Top Dawg MS Tournament                                   Austin HS (Fort Bend ISD)
Sat. Nov. 8                        MS Fall Classic                                                       Klein Oak HS
Sat. Nov. 15                      MS Classic                                                              Woodlands HS
Fri & Sat Dec 12 & 13.    Henley Memorial 6th Grade Tournament           Lanier MS
Sat. Jan. 17                      Middle School Invitational                                    Katy-Taylor HS
Fri & Sat Feb 6 & 7.         Olle Owl Invitational                                               E.A. Olle MS
TBA                                    TJSDA State                                                           TBA
Jun. 8-15                          Nats Camp (noon to 3pm)                                   Lanier MS
Jun. 16-20                        NSDA MS Nationals                                              Richmond, VA

*We are likely to have another tournament sometime in January or the Spring               

Here is our CURRENT schedule. This is subject to change in that other tournaments may pop up and we might not go everywhere on this schedule. As the schedule changes, check the class Canvas page under FILES for the most up to date schedule.

College Park TFA Tournament                Aug. 29 & 30        College Park High School

Afterschool Debate Club                          Sept. 16        North “Hutch” Patio - 4 pm to 5 pm

Spring Woods/Memorial Swing TFA    Sept. 26 & 27        Spring Woods & Memorial High Schools

Top Dawg Tournament                           Oct. 24 & 25        Austin High School (Fort Bend)

Tournament                                             Nov. 8            Klein Oak High School

Middle School Classic Tournament    Nov. 15        College Park High School

6th Grade Tournament                          Dec. 12 & 13        Lanier Middle School

Tournament                                            Jan. 23 & 24        Hastings High School

Olle Owl Invitational Tournament       Feb. 6 & 7        E.A. Olle Middle School

TJSDA State                                           May 1 & 3        Dallas, TX (Host TBD)

Debate Banquet                                    May 2025        TBD

Nats Camp                                            June 8 - 15        Lanier Middle School - Noon to 3 pm

NSDA MS Nationals                           June 16-20        Richmond, Virginia

Congressional Debate
Amanuddin Mohammed - 4th
Kanishka Iyer - 6th
Jayden Shin - 8th

Public Forum Debate
* Finals Close Out
Dhruv Goyal & Vivaan Sadare - 1st*
Preston Kyle & Luka Rahman - 2nd*
Sohum Bhardwaj & Aarav Saini - Semifinalists
Misha Fabre & Diego Santos - Quarterfinalists
Rohin Joshi & Adarsh Mohanty - Quarterfinalists
Killian Chao & Pierce Ozoude - Quarterfinalists

Lincoln-Douglas
Zoe Ralhan - 1st
Ari Desai - 3rd

Duet Acting
Yara Hakki & Dulce Nunez -1st
Gabi McCauley & Emma Wallace - 2nd
Emelie Lu & Rowan Russell - 3rd
Pardis Angeles & Jinisha Singhaniya - 4th
Daisy McPherson & Caroline Miller - 6th

Duo Interpretation
Mo Bynum & Nyla Phillips-Lockett - 3rd
Ellery Orton & Maria Vassallo-Lezaun - 4th

Extemporaneous Speaking
Rohin Joshi - 1st
Dhruv Goyal - 4th
Viraj Keswani - 5th

Humorous
Maggie James - 2nd

Impromptu Speaking
Amanuddin Mohammed - 2nd
Ahilan Eswaran - 5th
Anaya Arain - 6th

Informative Speaking
Kiran Bansal - 2nd
Karina Witono - 4th
Nora Feld - 6th



Original Oratory
Ahilan Eswaran - 1st
Camila Carrette - 6th

Original Spoken Word Poetry
Dulce Nunez - 3rd
Jade Cruz - 5th

Program of Oral Interpretation
Jade Cruz - 1st
Amy Li - 5th
Talia Torrez - 6th
Zain Mohsin - Finalist
Diyan Jagushte - Finalist

Senior Poetry
Dyllan Ellis - 1st
Amy Li - 3rd
Kadence Smith - 4th
Michelle Trewick - 5th
Nyla Phillips-Lockett - 6th

Senior Prose
Kadence Smith - 2nd
Jade Cruz - 3rd
Dyllan Ellis - 4th
Kiran Bansal - 5th

Storytelling
Rayan Bhardwaj - 3rd
Yara Hakki - 4th
Ellery Orton - 5th

Solo Improvisation
Sophia Bush - 2nd
Maggie James - 6th

Readers Theatre
Mo Bynum, Sophia Bush, Taylor Browning, Gianni Ravizzini & Javier Josic - 1st

Duet Improvisation
Mo Bynum & Gianni Ravizzini - 1st
Ben Haren & Javier Josic - 2nd
Pardis Angeles & Camila Carrette - 3rd
Yara Hakki & Catherine Blackwell - 4th

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Congressional Debate
Amanuddin Mohammed - 7th
Harvey Dai - Finalist

Varsity Public Forum
Colin Donovan & Joseph Hurtado - 2nd
Preston Kyle & Luka Rahman - Quarterfinalists

Duo Interpretation
Hadley Hall & Joselle McPherson - 6th
Nihira Lingamaneni & Mia Varughese - 7th

Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate
(3 Round - Round Robin)
Zoe Ralhan - 1st
Elizabeth Cheng - 4th

Poetry
Dyllan Ellis - Semifinalist
Amy Li - Semifinalist

Novice Extemporaneous Speaking
Marylou Keller - 5th
Taylan Sahin - 6th

Impromptu Speaking
Amanuddin Mohammed - 3rd
Rohin Joshi - 4th
Aditya Lavi - 5th
Sophia Bush - 6th
Dhruv Goyal - Semifinalist
Nyla Phillips-Lockett - Semifinalist

Informative Speaking
Kiran Bansal - 4th

Prose
Cecilia Waterhouse - 6th
Sophia Bush - Semifinalist

Original Oratory
Ahilan Eswaran - 5th

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