Santa Clara University Invitational Speech and Debate tournament happened over Thanksgiving Break and the Mountain House Mustangs have much to be thankful for!
- Astrid Mann, Komal Vij, Rithanya Sivasubrahmanian and Nabeeha Ali all broke into the Original Oratory (OO) Semifinals and Astrid Mann got to finals!
- Ananya Domala making it to the finals in Expository (EXPOS)
- Isaac Magpoc making it to the finals in (POI) Programmed Oral Interpretation;
- Sumaiya Alvi making it to the finals in Oratorical Interpretation (OI)
- Aashril Shazar and Dhruva Kolikineni making it to semi-finals in Impromptu (IMP) and Octofinals in Parliamentary debate. (As an impressive side note, these guys are ranked in the top 20 of the country for Parliamentary Debate!!!!! Whooooo-hoooooo!!!)
While these listed are taking home trophies, everyone that attended and engaged in intellectual exchange or learned something new, shared their passion, told a story and used their voice. They are truly all winners. They are all taking home more than awards, they take home the gift of critical thinking, open-mindedness, storytelling, and the gift of speaking up for what they believe.
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