IBA Debate Students Excel in 47th Harvard Univ. Debate Tournament

Johns Creek GA

28 February, 2021

7:05 PM

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Ivy Bridge Academy's (IBA) debate students competed virtually in the 47th Harvard University National Debate Tournament the weekend of February 12-15, 2021. The tournament was held virtually this year. IBA is very proud of all our students' accomplishments and even won the Middle School Team championship! The Harvard National Middle and High School Invitational Debate Tournament, held in Cambridge each Presidents' Day Weekend, is the largest and most prestigious high school debate tournament in the country, providing opportunities for students to compete in Policy Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Public Forum Debate, Student Congress, and a variety of individual and duo speech events. The student competitors represent the best and brightest young people across the United States and the globe. 47th ANNUAL HARVARD UNIVERSITY NATIONAL DEBATE TOURNAMENT 2/12-2/15/2021 — Cambridge, MA/US Middle School Teams Results47th Harvard National MS Champions!!!Rikhil Ranjit & Neha Mahesh Finished in 9th placeLakshmi Jojjavarapu & Yaashmita Senthilnathan Finished in 33rd placeGene Yoon & Ethan NamArya Somasundaram & Naren Kumar Speaker Award 23rdNaren Kumar High School/ Novice Teams ResultsFinished in 5th placeManas Singh & Shaomin Kee Finished in Top 9th placeGrace Yang & Akshaya PoonepalleMandy Yang & Paheli Patel Speaker Award 9th placeShaomin Kee High School/ Junior Varsity Teams ResultsFinished in 17th placeAnant Gautam & Prakhar Gupta Finished in 33rd place Pranaya Balaji & Karthik JayaramNina Thakur & Yugeshwar MuralidharSusant Chunduri & Aryan Bavera Speaker Award 7th placeAnant Gautam 47th Harvard University Qualified IBA Debate Teams Ivy Bridge Academy Middle School Debate TeamsMaya Nagia and Rohana SuramBrandon Yoo and David ParkVibhor Gupta and Vishnu ArumugamRitvik Shah and Vijay DevassyRyan Li and Dessie YangClaire Park and Siri ManekarEshawnvie Kallu and Ella LiuSneha Ramineni and Anish RajaAanya Baddela and Charlie ZhangJai Melinamani and Brent ShiSpoorthi Kakarla and Aditi KothariArya Somasundaram and Naren KumarLakshmi Jojjavarapu and Yaashmita SenthilnathanFiona Qi and Alexis LiuRikhil Ranjit and Neha MaheshDalton Sun and Madison KangGene Yoon and Ethan Nam IBA High School/Novice TeamsMannan Singh and Hansi ThadiparthiJennifer He and Sabrina YangDev Iyer and Ibrahim MohammadManas Singh and Shaomin KeeMandy Yang and Paheli PatelLynden Baek and Alex KoNayan Revankar and Dhanvin YajamanJeffrey Shen and Tej ThakkarKirtan Thakkar and Devang DoshiGabriel Melvin and Alexander DoanGrace Yang and Akshaya Poonepalle IBA HS/Junior Varsity TeamsAiden Kim and Aalif BiswasAnant Gautam and Prakhar GuptaYugeshwar Muralidhar and Nina ThakurPranaya Balaji and Karthik JayaramSusant Chunduri and Aryan Bavera IBA HS/Varsity TeamNoah Yoon and Irene Tang Ivy Bridge Academy is thankful for our students and ability to share our passion for teaching public speaking & debate. Currently all of IBA's debate classes are virtual. IBA prides ourselves in having passionate, skilled coaches to teach students Public Speaking & Debate and for them to have the confidence and experience to debate in national tournaments.