2022-2023 Hawk News
NSDA Nationals - Phoenix, Arizona
Maya Hay, Kaitlyn Nash and Shauri Yedavalli - World Schools Debate - Octofinalists
Cecilia Acosta - Informative Speaking - Octofinalist
Waleed Haider - International Extemporaneous Speaking - Octofinalist
Kaitlyn Nash - National Student of the Year Finalist
UIL State
Lucas Flores - Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - 2nd Place
Lucas Flores - Lincoln Douglas Debate - 3rd Place
Cecilia Acosta - Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking - 5th Place
5A UIL State Champion Speech Team
UIL 5A Regionals
Lucas Flores - Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Regional Champion - Advancing to State
Lucas Flores - Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - Regional Champion - Advancing to State
Maya Hay - Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking - Regional Champion - Advancing to State
Cecilia Acosta - Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking - 3rd Place - Advancing to State
Kaitlyn Nash - Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - 4th Place - Alternate to State
Aidan Cheely - Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking - 5th Place
Addi Villegas - Prose Interpretation - 6th Place
Shauri Yedavalli - Current Events - 6th Place
Tournament of Champions - Lexington, Kentucky
Cecilia Acosta - Informative Speaking - Semifinalist
Waleed Haider - Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Johnpaul Buwule - Original Oratory - Quarterfinalist
UIL Academic District
District Academic Team Champions
District Team Speech Champions
Lucas Flores - Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Champion and Top Speaker - Advancing to UIL Regionals
Ava Lambert - Lincoln-Douglas Debate - 2nd Place - Advancing to UIL Regionals
Heaven Kouakou - Lincoln-Douglas Debate - 3rd Place - Advancing to UIL Regionals
Rin Moore - Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - Champion - Advancing to UIL Regionals
Lucas Flores - Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - 2nd Place - Advancing to UIL Regionals
Kaitlyn Nash - Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - 3rd Place - Advancing to UIL Regionals
Cecilia Acosta - Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking - Champion - Advancing to UIL Regionals
Aidan Cheely - Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking - 2nd Place - Advancing to UIL Regionals
Maya Hay - Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking - 3rd Place - Advancing to UIL Regionals
Addi Villegas - Prose - 2nd Place - Advancing to UIL Regionals
Hadley Wimmer - Prose - 3rd Place - Advancing to UIL Regionals
Maya Hay - Poetry - 3rd Place - Advancing to UIL Regionals
Brianna Williams - Poetry - 4th Place - 1st Alternate to UIL Regionals
Johnpaul Buwule - Prose - 5th Place - 2nd Alternate to UIL Regionals
Allison Chavarria-Hernandez - Poetry - 5th Place - 2nd Alternate to UIL Regionals
UIL CX State
Isaiah Duvvuri and Shauri Yedavalli - State Champions
TFA State
Waleed Haider - International Extemporaneous Speaking - 3rd Place
Cecilia Acosta - Informative Speaking - 5th Place
Johnpaul Buwule - Original Oratory - 6th Place
Waleed Haider - Congressional Debate - 12th Place
Isaiah Duvvuri and Shauri Yedavalli - Policy Debate - Double Octofinalists
NSDA Heart of Texas District Qualifier
Waleed Haider - International Extemporaneous Speaking - National Qualifier
Lucas Flores - International Extemporaneous Speaking - National Qualifier
Cecilia Acosta - Informative Speaking - National Qualifier
Brianna Williams - Original Oratory - National Qualifier
Rin Moore - Congressional Debate - House - National Qualifier
Kaitlyn Nash - World Schools Debate - National Qualifier
Shauri Yedavalli - World Schools Debate - National Qualifier
Maya Hay - World Schools Debate - National Qualifier
Kaitlyn Nash - District Student of the Year
Kirsten Nash - District Coach of the Year
Johnpaul Buwule - Original Oratory - 1st Alternate
Simon Alvarez - Informative Speaking - 2nd Alternate
California Berkeley Invitational
Waleed Haider - Extemporaneous Speaking - Octafinalist
Round Rock TFA Online
Allison Chavarria - Informative Speaking - 2nd Place
Isaiah Duvvuri - Informative Speaking - 3rd Place
Brianna Williams - Informative Speaking - 4th Place
Rin Moore - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - 4th Place
Cap City Extemp Round Robin
Waleed Haider - Champion
Cedar Park TFA Online
Heaven Kouakou - International Extemporaneous Speaking - Champion
Allison Chavarria-Hernandez - Informative Speaking - 2nd Place
Lucas Flores - International Extemporaneous Speaking - 4th Place
Leander TFA Online
Devin Nguyen - International Extemporaneous Speaking - Champion
Brianna Williams - Informative Speaking - 2nd Place
Rin Moore - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking -3rd Place
Allison Chavarria-Hernandez - Informative Speaking - 5th Place
UIL CX District 23-5A
Isaiah Duvvuri and Shauri Yedavalli - Champion - Advancing to UIL State
Allison Chavarria-Hernandez and Aidan Cheely - 2nd Place - Advancing to UIL State
Dev Aggarwal and Marvellous Ajie - 3rd Place - First Alternate to UIL State
Westlake/LASA TFA Swing
Westlake Side:
Waleed Haider - International Extemporaneous Speaking - Champion
Ilhaam Hassen - Novice Extemporaneous Speaking - Champion
Cecilia Acosta - Informative Speaking - 3rd Place
Izzy Crim - Informative Speaking - 4th Place
Johnpaul Buwule - Original Oratory - 5th Place
Simon Alvarez - Informative Speaking - 6th Place
LASA Side:
Lucas Flores - International Extemporaneous Speaking - Champion
Izzy Crim - Original Oratory - 2nd Place
Cecilia Acosta - International Extemporaneous Speaking - 3rd Place
Waleed Haider - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - 3rd Place
Ilhaam Hassen - Novice Extemporaneous Speaking - 3rd Place
Johnpaul Buwule - Original Oratory - 4th Place
Cecilia Acosta - Informative Speaking - 4th Place
Isaiah Duvvuri - Informative Speaking - 6th Place
Winston Churchill Classic
Maya Hay and Kaitlyn Nash - Public Forum Debate - 3rd Place - Silver Bid to the Tournament of Champions
Johnpaul Buwule - Original Oratory - 6th Place - Bid to the Tournament of Champions
Heaven Kouakou and Ava Lambert - Public Forum Debate - Octofinalists
Waleed Haider - Congress - Semifinalist
Cecilia Acosta - Informative Speaking - Semifinalist
Izzy Crim - Informative Speaking - Semifinalist
Dripping Springs TFA Tiger Tussle
Christi Trussell "Old Bull" Coaching Award for Service - Kirsten Nash
Aidan Cheely - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Champion
Waleed Haider - International Extemporaneous Speaking - Champion
Marvellous Ajie and Ilhaam Hassen - Novice Policy Debate - Champions
Marvellous Ajie - Novice Policy Debate - Top Speaker
Simon Alvarez - Informative Speaking - 3rd Place
Brianna Williams - Original Oratory - 4th Place
Thanh Bui - Novice Extemporaneous Speaking - 4th Place
Aidan Cheely and Allison Chavarria-Hernandez - Varsity Policy Debate - Quarterfinalists
University of Texas Longhorn Classic
Waleed Haider - International Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Maya Hay and Kaitlyn Nash - Varsity Public Forum - Double Octofinalists
Kaitlyn Nash - Varsity Public Forum - 19th Speaker
Isaiah Duvvuri and Shauri Yedavalli - Varsity Policy Debate - Double Octofinalists
Marvellous Ajie and Madison Hastings - Novice Policy Debate - Octofinalists
Izzy Crim - Original Oratory - Quarterfinalist
Johnpaul Buwule - Original Oratory - Quarterfinalist
Brianna Williams - Original Oratory - Quarterfinalist
Cecilia Acosta - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Quarterfinalist
Waleed Haider - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Quarterfinalist
Cecilia Acosta - Informative Speaking - Quarterfinalist
Izzy Crim - Informative Speaking - Quarterfinalist
Capitol Congress
Waleed Haider - Senate - 8th Place
UIL Region 13 Congress
Johnpaul Buwule - 3rd Place - Advancing to UIL State
Bowie/Lampasas Swing
Bowie Side:
Waleed Haider - Congressional Debate - Champion
Waleed Haider - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Champion
Maya Hay - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - 2nd Place
Kaitlyn Nash - International Extemporaneous Speaking - 2nd Place
Isaiah Duvvuri - Informative Speaking - 4th Place
Izzy Crim - Informative Speaking - 5th Place
Ahneesh Kaur - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Hadley Wimmer - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Natalie Mathews - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Simon Alvarez - Informative Speaking - Semifinalist
Meredith Cook - International Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Andrea Arrascue - International Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Ricardo Espinoza Kock - International Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Hoan Nguyen - Novice Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Brianna Williams - Original Oratory - Semifinalist
Lampasas Side:
Hoan Nguyen - Novice Extemporaneous Speaking - Champion
Waleed Haider - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Champion
Heaven Kouakou - International Extemporaneous Speaking - 2nd Place
Lucas Flores - Public Forum Debate - 2nd Speaker
Izzy Crim - Informative Speaking - 3rd Place
Meredith Cook - International Extemporaneous Speaking - 4th Place
Maya Hay - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - 5th Place
Isaiah Duvvuri - Informative Speaking - 5th Place
Simon Alvarez - Informative Speaking - 6th Place
Ricardo Espinoza Kock - Congressional Debate - 7th Place
Maya Hay and Kaitlyn Nash - Public Forum Debate - Semifinalists
Marvellous Ajie and Ilhaam Hassen - Novice Policy Debate - Semifinalists
Devin Nguyen - International Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Ricardo Espinoza Kock - International Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Willie Messer - International Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Brianna Williams - Original Oratory - Semifinalist
Natalie Mathews - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Lucas Flores and Willie Messer - Public Forum Debate - Quarterfinalists
Andrew Fowler and Madison Hastings - Novice Policy Debate - Quarterfinalists
The Bell Tower of Terror at Saint Mary's Hall
Team Sweepstakes Champions!!!
Emerson Growt and Natalie Mathews - Novice Public Forum - Co-Champions
Thanh Bui and Frances Morales-Davila - Novice Public Forum - Co-Champions
Marvellous Ajie and Lexi McKnight - Novice Policy Debate - Champions
Kaitlyn Nash and Maya Hay - Varsity Public Forum - Semifinalists
Lucas Flores and Willie Messer - Varsity Public Forum - Quarterfinalists
Waleed Haider - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Champion
Rin Moore - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - 2nd Place
Natalie Mathews - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - 4th Place
Kaitlyn Nash - International Extemporaneous Speaking - 3rd Place
Devin Nguyen - International Extemporaneous Speaking - 4th Place
Heaven Kouakou - International Extemporaneous Speaking - 5th Place
Sydney Felder - Novice Extemporaneous Speaking - 2nd Place
Frances Morales-Davila - Novice Extemporaneous Speaking - 5th Place
Simon Alvarez - Informative Speaking - 2nd Place
Izzy Crim - Informative Speaking - 3rd Place
Devin Nguyen - Informative Speaking - 4th Place
Johnpaul Buwule - Original Oratory - 2nd Place
Brianna Williams - Original Oratory - 3rd Place
Devin Nguyen - Original Oratory - 4th Place
Waleed Haider - Congressional Debate - 3rd Place
Jack C Hays Hawkoween Classic
Waleed Haider - International Extemporaneous Speaking - Champion
Waleed Haider - Congressional Debate - 2nd Place
Ricardo Espinoza Kock - Congressional Debate - 12th Place
Ricardo Espinoza Kock - International Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Marvellous Ajie - Novice Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
New Tech Coppell TFA
Maya Hay and Kaitlyn Nash - Varsity Public Forum - 2nd Place
Simon Alvarez - Informative Speaking - 3rd Place
Cecilia Acosta - Informative Speaking - 4th Place
Cecilia Acosta - International Extemporaneous Speaking - 4th Place
Brianna Williams - Original Oratory - 4th Place
Brianna Williams - Informative Speaking - 5th Place
Heaven Kouakou - International Extemporaneous Speaking - 6th Place
Duke Invitational
Waleed Haider - Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
McNeil TFA
Emerson Growth and Natalie Mathews - Novice Public Forum - Champions
Izzy Crim - Informative Speaking - 3rd Place
Johnpaul Buwule - Original Oratory - 3rd Place
Maya Hay - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - 4th Place
Devin Nguyen - International Extemporaneous Speaking - 6th Place
Cecilia Acosta - Informative Speaking - 5th Place
Hadley Wimmer - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - 6th Place
Johnpaul Buwule - Congressional Debate - 12th Place
Marvellous Ajie - Novice Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Natalie Mathews - Novice Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Lexi McKnight - Novice Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Hoan Nguyen - Novice Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
LC Anderson Trojan Classic
Kaitlyn Nash - Varsity Public Forum - Top Speaker
Aidan Cheely - Varsity Policy Debate - Top Speaker
Waleed Haider - International Extemporaneous Speaking - Champion
Isaiah Duvvuri and Shauri Yedavalli - Varsity Policy Debate - 2nd Place
Maya Hay - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - 2nd Place
Kaitlyn Nash - International Extemporaneous Speaking - 4th Place
Aidan Cheely - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - 4th Place
Maya Hay and Kaitlyn Nash - Varsity Public Forum - Semifinalists
Ava Lambert - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - 5th Place
Ahneesh Kaur - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - 6th Place
Lake Travis Cavalier Classic
Waleed Haider - International Extemporaneous Speaking - Champion
Waleed Haider - Congressional Debate - 2nd Place
Brianna Williams - Informative Speaking - 2nd Place
Isaiah Duvvuri and Shauri Yedavalli - Varsity Policy Debate - 2nd Place
Natalie Mathews - Novice Extemporaneous Speaking - 3rd Place
Izzy Crim - Original Oratory - 4th Place
Lucas Flores - International Extemporaneous Speaking - 5th Place
Rin Moore - Congressional Debate - 6th Place
Brianna Williams - Original Oratory - 6th Place
Danielle Landaverde - Novice Extemporaneous Speaking - 6th Place
Rin Moore - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Ava Lambert - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Gabrielle Guyton - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Kaitlyn Nash - International Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Heaven Kouakou - International Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Ricardo Espinoza Kock - International Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Devin Nguyen - International Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Devin Nguyen - Informative Speaking - Semifinalist
Simon Alvarez - Informative Speaking - Semifinalist
Isaiah Duvvuri - Informative Speaking - Semifinalist
Devin Nguyen - Original Oratory - Semifinalist
Frances Morales-Davila - Novice Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Thanh Bui - Novice Extemporaneous Speaking - Semifinalist
Danielle Landaverde and Amy Nguyen - Novice Public Forum - Quarterfinalists
La Vernia TFA Bear Brawl
Kaitlyn Nash - Varsity Public Forum - Top Speaker
Isaiah Duvvuri - Varsity Policy Debate - Top Speaker
Izzy Crim - Original Oratory - 2nd Place
Waleed Haider - Congressional Debate - 3rd Place
Waleed Haider - International Extemporaneous Speaking - 4th Place
Dev Aggarwal and Aidan Cheely - Varsity Policy Debate - Semifinalists
Isaiah Duvvuri and Shauri Yedavalli - Varsity Policy Debate - Quarterfinalists
Maya Hay and Kaitlyn Nash - Varsity Public Forum - Quarterfinalists
Simon Alvarez and Brianna Williams - Varsity Public Forum - Quarterfinalists
Brianna Williams - Original Oratory - 6th Place
Rin Moore - Congressional Debate - 7th Place
Ricardo Espinoza Kock - Congressional Debate - 11th Place
Hendrickson/Pflugerville Swing
Maya Hay and Kaitlyn Nash - Varsity Public Forum - Quarterfinalists
Kaitlyn Nash - Varsity Public Forum - Top Speaker
Waleed Haider - International Extemporaneous Speaking - 2nd Place
Izzy Crim - Original Oratory - 2nd Place
Waleed Haider - Congressional Debate - 4th Place
Brianna Williams - Original Oratory - 4th Place
Devin Nguyen - Original Oratory - 6th Place
Maya Hay - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - 7th Place