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Riverside High School dominated the state speech and debate competition in Class 4A. RHS won overall and class titles, 8 individual championships and earned 30 individual awards overall.
Riverside earned the overall and Class 4A championships, two separate titles.
The team also accumulated eight individual champion awards among 30 earned.
Speech and Debate Team state honors
Team Awards
2015 Overall State Champions
2015 4A State Champions
Congressional Debate
Joe Gunst, 2nd Place
Sarai Dai, Best Presiding Officer
Kelly Wang, Best Novice
Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate
Stephen Chen, 2nd
Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate
Zoe Kane, Champion
Public Forum Debate
Neil Gramopadhye and Nicole Patterson, Best Novices
Spontaneous Argumentation Debate
Gail Holland, Champion
Ashley Marler, 3rd
Extemporaneous Speaking
Unshu Biyani, 2nd
Jared Boggs, 4th
Impromptu Speaking
Matt Harrington, Champion
Unshu Biyani, 3rd
Expository Speaking
Shelby Peek, Champion
Stephanie Hong, 2nd
Gabe Williams, 3rd
Addison Cox, Best Novice
Original Oratory
Carol Lee, Champion
Stephanie Hong, 2nd
Shelby Peek, Semifinalist
Declamation
Devin Remley, Champion
Faith Ingle, 3rd
Prose Interpretation
Matt Harrington, Champion
Allie Watts, Best Novice
Poetry Interpretation
Sooruj Bhatia, 2nd
Sooruj Bhatia, Best Novice
Children's Literature
Gabe Williams, Champion
Carol Lee, 2nd
Humorous Interpretation
Carol Lee, 2nd
Dramatic Interpretation
Stephanie Hong, 3rd
Duo Interpretation
Sooruj Bhatia and Lucy Wang, Best Novices