RRHS Speech & Debate

Round Rock High School Speech & Debate Team

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UIL district results:
Sophia: IX Champ, regional qualifier
Aagya: IX 2nd place, regional qualifier
Zach: 3rd place LD, regional qualifier 
Paridhi: 6th place PX 
Amy H: Quarterfinalist in LD
Taniksha G: 4th Place Poetry, 4th alternate to regionals @RRHS_Principal @CarlaAmacher

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Suchi broke to LD Quarters earning 2 TFA points.For NLD, Ananya broke to semis while Saanvi broke Quarters.Smriti and Aagya broke to PF Quarters and earned 2 state points! Smriti also placed 3rd in DX earning 4 TFA points!Paridhi broke to DX Semis while Grace broke to FX Semis!

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Here are the results for Vista Ridge!

For CX, Soham and Andre were Champions! They earned 6 TFA points and are now fully qualified for TFA State!!! Karina and Tarun made it to Semis and earned 2 TFA points.

For LD: Sohali broke to quarters meaning she’s state qualled!

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Here are the results for Vista Ridge!

For CX, Soham and Andre were Champions! They earned 6 TFA points and are now fully qualified for TFA State!!! Karina and Tarun made it to Semis and earned 2 TFA points.

For LD: Sohali broke to quarters meaning she’s state qualled!

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Sohali, LD competitor, shares how she takes care of herself before, during, and after a round. Taking care of yourself is the most important thing in times of stress!

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To all the wonderful debaters attending Westlake: you've got this! Four of our varsity students have some tips they'd like to share about how to calm down before a round. And even if you're not competing, it's still good advice to know. Good luck to all of you and happy debating!

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Noah, LD Captain, shares how he makes sure he’s the expert on the topic!

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La Vernia results!

This week was BIG for CX. Soham and Andre (first pic) got first place in Policy debate! Karina and Kru (second pic) were quarter-finalists in Policy!

Extemp: Smriti made it to semifinals in DX. Grace made it to semifinals in FX. Amy got 4th place in NX!

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We’re announcing our first practice of the 20-21 school year!

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Our next senior is Emma Lopez!! Emma is going to George Mason University to major in Government & International Politics with a minor in Legal Studies this fall. She has competed in domestic extemp! Congrats Emma!!

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This is our President and LD Captain Sreya Gandra! Sreya will be attending The University of Texas at Austin to major in Biochemistry and Plan II. She has competed in LD Debate for four years! Congrats Sreya!!

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That’s MY Dragon Debate president! Congrats @sreyag17 !!!!!!!

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Happy speech and debate education day!! In honor of today here are some of dragon debate’s fun memories from this year!! 🐉 🌟 #wearespeechanddebate #godragonsgo @speechanddebate

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Dragon debate is ready for rounds to start @ TFA State!!! 🐉🥳

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More of our incredible results from the University of Texas Longhorn Classic this past weekend:

-Hibah Alam: 2nd Place in Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate
-Joonyoung Choo: Semifinalist in Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate
-Mallika Jade: Quarterfinalist in Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate

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Congratulations to all of our Dragons who competed at at the University of Texas Longhorn Classic!🏆
-Krupali Kumar & Karina Kosheleva: Quarterfinalists in Novice Policy Debate
-Krupali Kumar: 3rd Place Top Speaker in Novice Policy Debate

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South Austin Swing Results
-Sophia Richert: 3rd-Congress (4 points)
-Soham Govande/Andre Pham: Quarterfinalists-CX (2 points)
-Grace Suh: 2nd-Novice Extemp
-Jacob Mitchell: 7th-Novice Extemp
-Aagya, Smriti, Charan: Semifinalists-Novice Extemp
-Anvitha: Quarterfinalist-NLD

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SFA Spooky Classic Results
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👻 👻Anvitha and Hibah closed out Novice LD finals, Anvitha took the gold, Hibah grabbed top speaker
🧟‍♀️ Sophia: 8th in Congress (2 state points), semis in Foreign Extemp
🧙‍♀️Bolatito: 4th in Prose
🧛‍♂️ Ryan: 7th in Novice Extemp

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We ❤️ our novice LD girls