2017-18 Debate Accomplishments

Sep. 15-16, Washburn Rural

1st place speaker, Open Division, Andrew Noline

9th place speaker, Open Division, Violet Belt

Sep. 15-16, St. James Academy

3rd place, Sweepstakes Award

Sep. 22-23, Emporia 

2nd place, Open Division, Lakota Levandowski & Hanna Liebegott, (finalist)

Sep. 23, East Kansas Novice Opener at LHS

3 wins, Ben Cohen & Joel Rose

Sep. 30, Paola

7th place, JV division, Lex Moulton & Amelia Vasquez, (3-2 win/loss)

Oct. 7, Piper

2nd place, Sweepstakes Award

3rd place, Open division, Macie Albertson & Sarah Krambeer, (4-1 win-loss)

6th place, Open division, Nikki Aqui & Banner Williams (4-1 win-loss)

7th place, Open division, Declan Oberzan & Vera Petrovic (4-1 win-loss)

Oct. 13-14, Hutchinson

4th place, Open division, Hunter Castillo & Jaiden Younger (4-1 win-loss)

6th place, Open division, Anoosha Redd & Sami Turner (3-2 win-loss)

Oct. 14th, Shawnee Mission South

7th place, Novice division, Amanda Earnhart & Joohye Oh (4-1 win-loss)

8th place, Open Division, Sarah Krambeer & Rachel Nikolove (4-1 win-loss)

Oct. 20-21, Buhler

1st place, Open Division, Hanna Liebegott & Vera Petrovic (5-0 win-loss)

Oct. 20th, Bonner Springs

4th place, Open Division, Lex Moulton & Amelia Vasquez (4-1 win-loss)

Oct. 20th, Olathe South

1st place, Novice Division, Orion Miller & Gage Orr (5-0 win-loss)

8th place, Novice Division, Joe Leuschen & Tony Racy (5-0 win-loss)

Oct. 28-29, Lansing

1st place, Open Division, Rachel Nikolov & Andrew Noline (8-0 win-loss)

Oct. 28-29, Topeka West

1st place, Sweepstakes Award

2nd place, Open Division, Anoosha Redd & Sami Turner, finalist

3rd place, Novice Division, Katie Ahern & Joohye Oh (4-1 win-loss)

6th place, Novice Division, Ben Cohen & Joel Rose (4-1 win-loss)

Nov. 3-4, Shawnee Heights

1st place, Sweepstakes Award

1st place, Varsity Division, Chisato Kimura & Vera Petrovic (7-1 win-loss)

2nd place, Open Division, Dan Davidson & Amelia Vasquez (6-2 win-loss)

2nd place, Novice Division, Katie Ahern & River Foster (7-1 win-loss)

4th place Varsity Division, Carson Redmond & Haylee Rose (4-2 win-loss)

Nov. 10-11, Shawnee Mission West

3rd place, Novice Division, Abdullah Ahmed & Tony Racy (5-2 win-loss)

Nov. 11, Blue Valley North

1st place, Open Division, Chisato Kimura & Haylee Rose (5-0 record)

Jan. 5-6, Sunflower Novice Championships at Blue Valley Southwest

8th place, 9th grade division, Joe Leuschen & Tony Racy (octofinalists)

Jan. 5-6, Kansas Debate Classic at Blue Valley 

1st place, Speaker Award, Chisato Kimura

3rd place, Chisato Kimura & Vera Petrovic, (semifinalists, 5-3 record)