Showcase Finalists

Congratulations to the 2020 Middle School Showcase Finalists! 

Congressional Debate Authorship Challenge

Middle School Showcase Finalists

Olutobi Adeyeri

T. H. Rogers School, TX

Adrian Baek

Valley Preparatory School, CA

Alisha Hassanali

Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle, CA

Arik Karim

Bak Middle School of the Arts, FL

Katelyn Ma

Oak Avenue Intermediate, CA

Sarah Abi Saab

Albright Middle School, TX

Isaiah Sohn

Moore Middle School, CA

Elizabeth Vassantachart

Ernest Lawrence Middle School, CA

Maddie White

Almaden Country Day, CA

Shirley Wu

Oak Avenue Intermediate, CA

Declamation

Middle School Showcase Finalists

Alisha Hassanali

Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle, CA

Ellie Lau

Taylor Middle, CA

Catherine Ma

The Pike School, MA

Nathan Parera

Parks Junior High, CA

Ruby Perez

Nicolas Junior High, CA

Abdiel Ramirez

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

Tiffany Ruvalcaba

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

Irene Sheen

Parks Junior High, CA

Isaiah Sohn

Moore Middle School, CA

Elizabeth Vassantachart

Ernest Lawrence Middle School, CA

Dramatic Interpretation

Middle School Showcase Finalists

Ashley Andrade

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

Ashritha Chiguluri

Kiewit Middle School, NE

Cameron Combs

Hindman Elementary School, KY

Hikari Dao

Nicolas Junior High, CA

Aashna Dialani

Parks Junior High, CA

Sydney Doak

Woodland Middle School, TN

Kennedy Hack-Juman

American Heritage Plantation Middle School, FL

Samara Oregon

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

Adrianna Rodriguez

Vela Middle School, TX

Tiffany Ruvalcaba

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

Prepared Mixed Extemporaneous Speaking

Middle School Showcase Finalists

Adrian Baek

Valley Preparatory School, CA

Lakshya Chaudhry

Vancouver Debate Academy, Canada

Anna Chen

Oak Avenue Intermediate, CA

Khanh Dang

Albright Middle School, TX

Michelle Fan

First Avenue Middle School, CA

Elizabeth Forster

The Potomac School, VA

Alex Lee

Walter Reed Middle, CA

Sawyer Noe

Hindman Elementary School, KY

Abigail Redfearn

Valley City Junior High, ND

Devan Tatlow

Alice Deal Middle School, DC

Humorous Interpretation

Middle School Showcase Finalists

Aidan Armena

Marvin Baker Middle School, TX

Robert Grigsby

Hindman Elementary School, KY

George Gutierrez

Vela Middle School, TX

Evan Guyer

Flintridge Preparatory School, CA

Cat-Tam Huynh

Valley Preparatory School, CA

Isabel Kim

Flintridge Preparatory School, CA

Noemi Maciel

Beechwood Middle School, CA

Kathryn Porter

Woodland Middle School, TN

Ayur Vallecha

The Pike School, MA

Maeve Watercutter

Centerville Middle School, OH

Informative Speaking

Middle School Showcase Finalists

Aedan Benavides

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

Jade Capella

American Heritage Plantation Middle School, FL

Olivia Carter

Emerson Community Charter, CA

Brandon Chang

Walter Reed Middle, CA

Anna Chen

Oak Avenue Intermediate, CA

Ashritha Chiguluri

Kiewit Middle School, NE

Kevin Hurr

Parks Junior High, CA

Andy Pan

High Point Academy, CA

Julia Perju

Kiewit Middle School, NE

Hayden Watkins

Rowan County Middle School, KY

Original Oratory

Middle School Showcase Finalists

Dongni Cao

Renmin University Middle School (RDFZ), China

Michelle Fan

First Avenue Middle School, CA

Omar Hamoda

Milton Academy, MA

Nana Kyei

Revere Middle School, OH

Alex Lee

Walter Reed Middle, CA

Keila Lopez

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

Samara Oregon

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

Adam Stone

Charlotte Latin School, NC

Grace Tinajero

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

Forrest Zeng

Westpark Elementary School, CA

Poetry 

Middle School Showcase Finalists

Ashley Andrade

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

Olivia Carter

Emerson Community Charter, CA

George Gutierrez

Vela Middle School, TX

Daisy Guzman

Sierra Preparatory Academy, CA

Yahan Lin

Canyon Hills Junior High, CA

Keila Lopez

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

Samara Oregon

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

Kathryn Porter

Woodland Middle School, TN

Adrianna Rodriguez

Vela Middle School, TX

Tiffany Ruvalcaba

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

Program Oral Interpretation

Middle School Speech Finalists

Anna Feng

Mariners Christian School, CA

Owen Grossman

New West Charter School, CA

Ashley Lee

Heritage Oak, CA

Keila Lopez

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

Ruby Perez

Nicolas Junior High, CA

Tiffany Ruvalcaba

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

Kiahra Simmons

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

Ellie Sohn

Flintridge Preparatory School, CA

Adam Stone

Charlotte Latin School, NC

Grace Tinajero

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

Prose

Middle School Showcase Finalists

Isai Alamilla

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

George Gutierrez

Vela Middle School, TX

Cat-Tam Huynh

Valley Preparatory School, CA

Sadie Jensen

Vela Middle School, TX

Kayla Kim

Oak Hill Middle School, MA

Keila Lopez

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

Samara Oregon

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

Abdiel Ramirez

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

Adrianna Rodriguez

Vela Middle School, TX

Hannah Valdivia

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

Storytelling

Middle School Showcase Finalists

Olivia Carter

Emerson Community Charter, CA

Soraya Darvish

Milton Academy, MA

Costa Gomez-Bueno

Ladera Vista Junior High School, CA

Amanda Hsieh

Emerson Community Charter, CA

Amanda Liu

Kraemer Middle School, CA

Kathryn Porter

Woodland Middle School, TN

Suri Reyn

Parks Junior High, CA

Kelsey Stuback

Emerson Community Charter, CA

Sammy Venezuela-Perez

Parks Junior High, CA

Emily Wang

Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate, CA

Prepared Prompt Speaking

Middle School Showcase Finalists

Helen Fang

Golden Elementary, CA

Cat-Tam Huynh

Valley Preparatory School, CA

Pavitra Kasthuri

Harker Middle School, CA

Amanda Liu

Kraemer Middle School, CA

Mia Moore

Blue Ridge Academy, CA

Irene Sheen

Parks Junior High, CA

Isaiah Sohn

Moore Middle School, CA

Elizabeth Vassantachart

Ernest Lawrence Middle School, CA

Emily Wang

Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate, CA

Jessica Yang

El Rancho Charter, CA

Pro Con Challenge

Middle School Showcase Finalists

Parker Bettinson

Eastmont Middle School, UT

Kyle Davis

Jackson Creek Middle School, IN

Ezekiel Ehrenberg

Delbarton School, NJ

Dhriti Gupta

T. H. Rogers School, TX

Alisha Hassanali

Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle, CA

Alex Lee

Walter Reed Middle, CA

Mia Moore

Blue Ridge Academy, CA

Natalie Stachowiak

Greenhill School, TX

Elizabeth Vassantachart

Ernest Lawrence Middle School, CA

Grace Wu

Vancouver Debate Academy, Canada

Middle School Speech Challenge

School of Excellence Awards

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

Emerson Community Charter School, CA

Flintridge Preparatory School, CA

Oak Avenue Intermediate, CA

Parks Junior High, CA