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Solon Debate Team Wins First Tournament of the Season

The Solon Speech and Debate team sped their way to victory last Saturday, Oct. 29

On Oct. 29, 18 schools descended upon Edison High School for the Cleveland district’s first Speech & Debate tournament, and by 3:00 p.m. one school rose victorious above the rest: .  The following champions helped lead the charge to victory by placing in their respective events.

United States Extemporaneous Speaking:

4th place | Tiffany Li

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5th place | Aditya Nair

International Extemporaneous Speaking:

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2nd place | Eric Wang

3rd place | Ojas Sathe

5th place | Michael Luo

Original Oratory:

1st place | Liz Eder

Oratorical Interpretation:

1st place | Peter Shi

Humorous Interpretation:

2nd place | Edwin Zhang

Dramatic Interpretation:

1st place | Kathy Zhang

3rd place | Nisha Malhotra

Duo Interpretation:

1st place | Priyanka Pai & Annie Xin

2nd place | Jennifer Rosenberg & Marisa Apple

Impromptu Speaking:

3rd place | Kevin

Congressional Debate:

1st place | John Zeng

1st place | William Qu

Policy Debate:

2nd place | Shivani Bafna & Caroline Moore

3rd place | Michael Chen & Ayush Gupta

Lincoln-Douglas Debate:

3rd place | Sarah Rahman

6th place | Joselyn Barnett

Congratulations to all team members!  We would also like to thank the parents and community members who took time out of a busy Saturday to judge and those who have supported us and continue to support us this season.  The Solon Speech and Debate team will be bringing their momentum to Perry High School in Massillon this upcoming weekend.

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