BVSW Debate & Forensics

The official twitter account of the KSHSAA 16-time state champions, the 2018 NCFL/NSDA national champions, and the 2018 TOC finalists

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Congrats to Brayden and Rohan for finishing in the quarterfinals of St. Marks! Rohan was the 13th speaker!

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Congrats to our novices on their performance at BVN!

Izzah/Calisa 5-0 1st place!
Tanvi/Aarya 4-1 5th place
Abe/Rafan 4-1 7th place
Izzy/Etta 4-1 8th place

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Our season started last weekend!

At Greenhill, Brayden and Rohan finished in the octofinals. Brayden was the 12th speaker, Rohan was 3rd!

At Washburn Rural, Sophia and Ennie finished as octofinalists!

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Jess and Sophia ended their season at NSDA.

Jess also ended her HS career. We’re so thankful for her time on the team. Along with her competitive success, she’s also an incredible mentor for younger debaters. She’s made a lasting impact on this program. thanks, Jess!

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Brayden and Rohan finish their junior season in the top 20 of 200 policy debate teams at the @speechanddebate national tournament.

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We’re at the @speechanddebate national tournament in Des Moines, Iowa.

Brayden and Rohan finished preliminary rounds with 9 ballots. They’re affirmative against Taipei in the first elimination round.

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Brayden and Rohan finish 4-3 at the Tournament of Champions. NSDA up next!

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Brayden and Rohan are in Lexington, Kentucky debating at the Tournament of Champions this weekend!

[UM Debate Team @michigandebate]

Congratulations to University of Michigan first year debaters Cyrus Esmailzadeh and Rishi Shetty for winning 5 debates through Round 7 and qualifying for the elimination rounds at the 2025 79th annual National Debate Tournament. Go Blue!

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A late congratulations to Rohan for winning the Lincoln-Douglas debate division at Shawnee Mission East!

[Blue Valley Schools @bvschools]

Congratulations to @MustangsBvn on winning the 6A 2-Speaker Debate state championship and @SWTimberwolves on winning the 5A 4-Speaker Debate state championship! 💙🏆💚

We're so proud of these students and coaches for their hard work!

#BVTogether

[BVSW Debate & Forensics @BVSWDebate]

Congratulations to Rohan, Jess, Brayden and Sophia for winning the 5A 4-speaker State Championship! The team had a combined 16-0 record, winning 45 of 48 ballots.

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We have 12 students competing at the state tournament this weekend in Garden City!

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For the first time in school history, Brayden and Rohan are DCI champions!

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Due to the weather we’re debating virtually at the Debate Coaches Invitiatonal, an invite-only tournament for the top 24 varsity teams in KS.

Both teams are debating in the elimination rounds.

Jess was 7th speaker
Rohan was 4th speaker
Brayden was the top overall speaker!

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Congratulations to our alum Rishi Shetty on a strong start to the second semester!

[UM Debate Team @michigandebate]

Congrats to 1st year debaters Cyrus Esmailzadeh/Rishi Shetty on their performance at the Georgetown University Tournament . After 3-0 victories over Kentucky/Emory in the Doubles/Octafinals, they closed out a Quarters bracket with Eleanor/Jiyoon, who advance to the Semifinals

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Congratulations to Brayden and Rohan for finishing as octofinalists at the Montgomery Bell Academy tournament in Nashville!

[UM Debate Team @michigandebate]

We are off to a strong start in the 2nd semester at the Georgetown Tournament. Eleanor Barrett/Jiyoon Park went 7-0 and are the #1 seed after prelim rounds. They are debating Dartmouth in the Doubles. Avi Shah/Conner Shih and Cyrus Esmailzadeh/Rishi Shetty are also debating now.

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Congratulations to Jess, Sophia, Brayden and Rohan for winning the 4-speaker 5A regional tournament!

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Congratulations to Rohan and Brayden for qualifying to the 100th @speechanddebate national tournament!