SAAS Speech & Debate

The @SeattleAcademy Speech and Debate team: home of 11 state titles, 25 state champions, 1 national title, and more than 450 kids who have found their voices!

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SAAS Speech and Debate is crushing it at the Harvard University National Forensics Tournament! Zephyr Gilmore has made it to elimination rounds in Extemporaneous Speaking and Stella Horns is in Student Congress quarterfinals right now. Wish them both luck!!!

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A great finish to the PLU Invitational for SAAS Speech and Debate! Dylan Breslin, Aliyah Lee, and Sachin Zachariah were co-champions in Open Lincoln Douglas debate, Michael Jorgensen won JV LD, and Emma Leventhal and Emma Skoglund were finalists in Duo Interpretation!

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SAAS Speech and Debate is having another great weekend at PLU! Sachin Zachariah, Aliyah Lee, and Dylan Breslin are in varsity LD elimination rounds, Michael Jorgensen is in JV LD sems, and speech kids are waiting for final announcements!

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SAAS Debate had a great weekend at the University of Puget Sound! William Le placed 4th in Congress, Aliyah Lee and Noah Brown were champions in Junior Lincoln Douglas and Dylan Breslin took second in Varsity Lincoln Douglas, earning a bid to the national Tournament of Champions!

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SAAS debate student Sachin Zachariah just cleared to elimination rounds in Lincoln Douglas debate at the Isidore Newman Invitational! Way to go Sachin!

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It’s happening right now! The Seattle Academy Speech and Debate Invitational is off to a great start. 38 schools and 503 students!

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The results are in: another successful weekend for SAAS Debate! We had a quarterfinalist in Lincoln Douglas debate, a finalist in Student Congress, and a weekend of great competition at the Gig Harbor High School Invitational!

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Round one is in the books! SAAS debate is off to an exciting start at the Grizzlies Forensics Invitational. Wish us luck!

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Speech and Debate Night tonight has been MOVED! We will now be in the THEATER, not the Black Box. Still starts at 7:00, still free, still some great student performances.

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Day 1 in the books! Emma Leventhal (in POI) and coach Joel Underwood (in his final meet) outside nationals in Omaha. Next round at 8 AM!!

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Inside cover of the NIETOC program. Because you gotta know where you’ve been to know where you’re going. #2011 #Expository #GOAT

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Opening ceremonies at National Individual Events Tournament of Champions in Omaha!

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5th Place overall in 3A Washington. 2018-19.

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State Results: DUO-Charlotte Jennings/Zoe Bishop, 7th place. Emma Leventhal/Jad Karjian, 5th place. POI-Emma Sindel-Dempcy, 6th place. OO-Sydney Grayson, 2nd place. DI-Sydney Grayson, 6th place, Lucca Vernoy, 3rd place.

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State Finals Breaks: DUO-Emma Leventhal/Jad Karjian, Charlotte Jennings/Zoe Bishop. OO-Sydney Grayson. DI-Sydney Grayson, Lucca Vernoy. POI-Emma Sindel-Dempcy. Rounds ongoing!

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Round 2 complete here at State! One more to go.

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The State Speech meet is underway down here at the University of Puget Sound! Round 1 for 3A in the books. Take a break and get ready for 2!

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2019 State Squad is set! In Extemporaneous Speaking: Zephyr Gilmore. Saturday, March 16, at UPS in Tacoma.

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2019 State Squad is set! In Impromptu Speaking: Owen Colwell. Saturday, March 16, at UPS in Tacoma.

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2019 State Squad is set! In Duo Interpretation: Emma Leventhal/Jad Karjian, Zubin Birnbach/Nayan Birnbach, Charlotte Jennings/Zoe Bishop, Kate Milne/Ryan Milne. Saturday, March 16, at UPS in Tacoma.