STATE
CIRCUIT
Novice/JV State '12
1st Novice Speaker 2nd Place Novice
Carrollton '11
1st Place Varsity
1st Place Jr. Varsity
1st Place Varsity '11
1st Place JV '11
Houston County '11
1st Place Novice
1st Novice Speaker
1st JV Speaker
Johns Creek '11
Gladiator Debates
1st Place
1st Speaker
 Chattahoochee '11
Cougar Classic
1st Place JV
1st Place Novice
2010 Grady
1st Place
1st Speaker
2010 Westminster
1st Place Novice
1st Speaker
2010 GHSA
State Championships
2nd Place
2010 GFCA
State Championships
2nd Place
2010 All State
2nd Place
Chattahoochee '09
Cougar Classic
1st Place |
*** Tournament News ***
Tournament of Champions (TOC)
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2012-4-28 08:00:00 GMT-05:00 |
2011-2012 Year in Review
And a message to those considering debate...
The 2011-2012 school year was a record year indeed. Lead by seniors Reuben Lack & Anushka Panday, Raider Debate accomplished new feats never before accomplished in every division. New stars arose while we said goodbye to our fourth year debaters. Raider Debate secured only its second and third TOC bids this year and made its first appearance due to that at the National Championships in debate. Now, RaiderDebate can truly call itself a TOC squad and build on what we have already achieved.
Debaters quickly learned that while some debaters get a fast start an excel in their first year, many use that first year to learn and enjoy the process and start to blossom in years two three and four. Some debaters learn that they are excellent researchers while others are fast spreaders (the fast talking common in policy debate). Others excel in opposition research and scouting and a few have all of those traits. In all, however, this is truly a team sport and not a speech competition as some who know nothing about debate would think.
At the national champioships where only one of our two-person teams qualified (the first in RaiderDebate history), it was as if our Super Bowl team were on the field and the rest of the team were on the sidelines - all with headphones and clipboards and each calling in different pieces of information for the booth to call into the team on the field. Great debaters have a great team behind them and Raider Debate has shown that.
For those incoming Freshman considering debate... GO FOR IT!!! This is not a scary activity. You are not giving speeches before crowds of people. It is just you and you partner, the two members of the opposing team and often a single judge (often a third or fourth year high school debater). It is HIGHLY recommended that you sign up for the class and not simply come to the weekly debate "club" sessions. Only through the class will you truly be able to improve and only through competing at weekly tournaments will you improve.
So other than the fun of competing in an intellectual sport, why debate? Debate has shown to help those in it improve their grades across the board. They are better listeners, better writers, better researchers. The work ethic of debate carries over into all other subjects at school. Debate is also a fantastic vehicle for leadership. In 2011-2012 the Freshman Class President, Senior Vice Presdident, and the Student Body President were members of the debate team. Two of those leveraged debate into making it to the finals of the Barkley Forum Merit Scholarship at Emory University (2 of 10 finalists chosen nationally for this full ride debate scholarship). One of those was also a finalist for the National Posse Foundation leadership Scholarship - one of the most competitive full scholarship programs in the country. Our senior debaters got accepted to prestigious schools and will be attending MIT, Stanford, Emory and UGA in the fall.
In short, for the student with big dreams, an interest in the world around him or her, an ability to open their mouths and make words come out, and some competitive juices, debate is for you. So, consider getting out of basket weaking and signup for the policy debate class and give it a year. You will not regret it and can always put it on your college application!!! if you have any questions, you can contact us at admin@RaiderDebate.com and we will try to answer any questions you (student or parent) might have
** Major Accomplishments 2011-2012 **
Wake Forest University National Earlybird Tournament
Chris Moxley & Naveena Karusala make JV Semifinals
Naveena awarded 7th Speaker in the JV Division
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Chattahoochee Cougar Classic
Alan Hesu & Aditya Sood named JV Co-Champions
Lexi Nickens & Shadman Ignamasud named Novice Co-Champions
Alan Hesu awarded 2nd JV Speaker - Lexi Nickens awarded 4th Novice Speaker
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Johns Creek Gladiator Debates
Abhishek Anungandul & Rahul Nambia named Novice Co-Champions
Alan Hesu awarded 1st JV Speaker - Tucker Boyce awarded 2nd Varsity Speaker
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New York Invitational (Big Bronx)
Reuben Lack & Anushka Panday awarded Semifinalists Trophy and receive TOC Bid
Anushka Panday awarded 9th Speaker in the Varsity Division
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Houston County Bruce Rogers Classic
Priya Sharma & Aradhana Chandra win Novice Division
Priya Sharma awarded 1st Novice Speaker - Jatin Nanda awarded 1st JV Speaker
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Northview Titan Tournament
Reuben Lack & Anushka Panday named Varsity Co-Champions and receive State Bid
Kiyoshi Woolheater & Jatin Nanday named Jr. Varsity Co-Champions
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Carrollton Peach State Classic
Naveena Karusala & Kal Thakore, Priyanka Juneja & Suraj Sehgal, and
Priyanka Ghosh & Ji-Yeon Hyun all named Varsity Co-Champions & Receive State Bid
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Ohio Valley
Reuben Lack & Anushka Panday break to Varsity Doubles
Alan Hesu & Aditya Sood win Novice Division
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Lexington Winter Invitational (Big Lex)
Tucker Boyce & James Pitman break to Varsity Doubles
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Milton Eagle Classic
Priya Sharma awarded 1st JV Speaker
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Novice & JV State Championships
Alan Hesu & Aditya Sood reach Novice Finals
Alan Hesu awarded 1st Novice Speaker
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University of Georgia Bulldog Debates
Reuben Lack & Anushka Panday awarded Semifinalists Trophy and receive TOC Bid
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National Varsity Championships - Tournament of Champions (TOC)
Reuben Lack & Anushka Panday make first appearance at TOC for RaiderDebate and win three rounds
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