Speech & Debate Team to NSDA National Tournament!

The American Heritage Schools, Broward Campus, Speech & Debate Team competed in the National Speech & Debate Association's Florida Manatee District Tournament. The top 3 students/teams in each event qualify to compete at the NSDA National Tournament in Louisville, KY in June, which is the world's largest academic competition. With the following results and national qualifiers, we are going to Kentucky!

Team Awards
𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
District Runner-up in Overall Speech Events

Coach Award
𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 - AHS Debate Coach Mr. Spencer Orlowski was recognized as the Florida Manatee District's Assistant Coach of the Year

Individual & Team Awards (NSDA National Qualifiers & Alternates)
Original Oratory:
𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲!) - Esther Oyetunji
3rd Place Qualifier - Anya Pinto

Humorous Interpretation:
𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗔𝗛𝗦'𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟰-𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗡𝗦𝗗𝗔 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗿!) - Oliver Laczko
3rd Place Qualifier - Jaimee Canalejo
Finalist Kennedy Hack - Juman
Finalist - Saanya Dham

Policy Debate:
𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗼-𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 & 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 - Prateek Gupta & Jin Kwon
𝗖𝗼-𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 & 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 - Mason Cheng & Spencer Swickle

Public Forum Debate:
𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 & 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 - Sophia Abati & Clayton Zipperian
District Runners-Up & Qualifiers - Odin Farkas & Evan Burkeen

Lincoln-Douglas Debate:
District Runner-Up Qualifier - Matthew Rodriguez
First Alternate - Mary Abi-Karam

Dramatic Interpretation:
District Runner-Up & Qualifier - Diane Li
Finalist - Oliver Laczko

Duo Interpretation:
District Runners-Up & Qualifiers - Kennedy Hack-Juman & Sophie Simon

Informative Speaking:
3rd Place Qualifier - Suriya Gadh
1st Alternate - Aurora Lai

International Extemporaneous Speaking:
2nd Alternate - Toby Winick
Finalist - Ronak Patel

United States Extemporaneous Speaking:
2nd Alternate - Toby Winick

Programmed Oral Interpretation:
Auto Qualifier (2021 National Runner-Up) - Abigail Canalejo