Woodward Wins First Year State Championships

Ninth Graders Anjana Murthy and Alizah Mudaliar won the 2021 GFCA First Year State Championship, held online in February 2021. Murthy and Mudaliar were also first and second speakers, respectively. They defeated Cambridge High School in the finals to take first place.

In addition, every Woodward first year team reached the elimination rounds this year! Rishabh Jain/Andrew Winsberg finished as semifinalists and Jacob Lemene/Chandler Warden and Aneri Patel/Hunter Richmond finished as quarterfinalists.

Aneri Patel was the 4th speaker and Rishabh Jain was the 7th in the First Year division.

In the Second Year Division, Francesca Henderson/Jay Yoon and Zaria Jarman/Haarika Palacharla all reached the "Final Four" and finished as semifinalists. Francesca Henderson was the 8th speaker in that division.

Woodward last won First Year State in 2019 — this is our fourth First Year State Championship in team history.