2023-2024 Hawk News

NSDA Nationals

UIL Academic Regionals & State

Region Champion: Waleed Haider, Persuasive
Also advancing: Maya Hay - 3rd in Informative

State Alternates
Natalie Mathews - 4th in Informative
Rin Moore - 5th in Informative
Cecilia Acosta - 6th in Persuasive
Addi Villegas - 6th in Prose

2nd Place Speech Team

Tournament of Champions

Hawks had a great showing at the UK TOC!

Waleed Haider- 2nd Place in Extemp
Johnpaul Buwule - Semis in Oratory

The WSD team of Natalie, Maya, and Ava went 4-2 and ended 10th place.

UIL District

PX - Waleed 1, Cecilia 2, Aidan 3
IX - Maya 1, Natalie 2, Rin 3
LD - Jameson 1, Ava 2
PO - Allison 2, Veronica 3, Addison 4
PR - Addi 2, Julianna 3, Johnpaul 4
CI&E - Waleed 1, Hoan 2, Aidan 5

1st place Speech and CI&E team and Academic Champions!

Heart of Texas NSDA Nats Qualifier

National Qualifiers

Maya, Ava, Natalie, and Emerson - World Schools Debate
Waleed - International Extemp
Cecilia - Informative Speaking
Johnpaul - Oratory

Johnpaul - District Student of the year

Hendrickson also won District Speech Sweepstakes!

UIL CX State and District

District Champion CX Team Overall Sweeps

District Champions - Aidan Cheely and Marvellous Ajie
Bronze (and state alternates) - Ilhaam Hassan and Rin Moore
4th Place - Peyton Lin and Gabby Frias

State Results
Quarterfinals - Aidan and Marvellous

TFA State Tournament

Waleed Haider, TFA State Champion in International Extemp!

Congress - Waleed, 2nd
Oratory - Johnpaul Buwule, 4th

Semifinals
Informative - Cecilia Acosta
Oratory - Brianna Williams

Quarterfinals
Domestic Extemp - Maya Hay
Informative - Natalie Mathews, Rin Moore

Harvard University TOC

Waleed, 2nd Place in Extemp
Cecilia, Semifinals in Info
Maya, Quarterfinals in Extemp
Natalie, Quarterfinals in Info

Cap City Round Robin

Waleed wins a back to back title at the 2024 Cap City Extemp Round Robin

LBJ TFA

2nd Place Sweepstakes at LBJ

WSD Champs - Maya, Frances, Ava, Emerson
DX - Waleed 1, Ava 3, Aidan 4
FX - Maya 1
Info - Frances 1, Rin 2
Congress - Waleed 1, Ricardo 4
NX - Isabella 5

Lake Travis TFA

FX - Waleed 1, Cecilia 3
DX - Rin 4
NX - Jameson 1, Venus 3
Info - Cecilia 2, Brianna 3, Rin 5, Frances 6
OO - Johnpaul 4, Brianna 7
Congress - Waleed 2, Ricardo 7
CX - Aidan/Marvellous, Quarters

Vista Ridge TFA

DX - Natalie (1), Ava (2), Rin (4)

NX - Peyton (1), Gabby (6), Dallin (7)

Info - Brianna (1), Natalie (2), Rin (3), Cecilia (4), Ilhaam (6)

Oratory - Brianna (3)

UIL Congress State

Waleed Haider....UIL 5A State Champion in Congressional Debate!

This is Hendrickson Speech and Debate's 8th UIL State Championship!

Churchill Classic TOC

Worlds Schools Champions - Maya, Emerson, and Natalie
FX Champion - Waleed
Info Champion - Cecilia

Congress - 2nd Waleed, Semis Ricardo
Oratory - 3rd Johnpaul, 5th Brianna
Info - Semis Hoan

Dripping Springs TFA

2nd place Sweepstakes

Waleed - 1st Cong, 3rd IX
Brianna - 1st Info, 3rd OO
Maya - 1st DX, Top Speaker in WSD
Johnpaul - 2nd Info
Hoan - 3rd Info
Jameson - 3rd NX
Vivian- 8th NX
World Schools (Maya, Ava, Frances, Natalie, Hoan) - 1st

Longhorn Classic TOC

Waleed - DX Champion!
Johnpaul - 6th in OO
Maya - 4th Place top speaker in World Schools
World Schools Team - Octs
Waleed - Sems in FX
Cecilia - Sems in Info
Brianna - Quarters in OO
Hoan - Quarters in Info

9th place Speech Sweeps!

Hays TFA

FX - Waleed 1, Maya 2

NX - Jameson 4

Info - Natalie 3

Congress - Waleed 1, Ricardo finals

World Schools - Maya, Ava, Natalie, Frances, Emerson 2

McNeil TFA

Anderson Classic

September 29-30

Tournament Champion World Schools Team - Maya, Ava, Hoan, Natalie, Emerson

Informative - Brianna 2, Frances 3, Natalie 4, Hoan 5

Domestic Extemp - Champion Waleed, Ava 6

Foreign Extemp - Ricardo 4

Congress - Rin 6, Ashes 11

Novice Extemp - Peyton 4, Jameson 5

Westwood IQT

Hawks take 1st Place Sweepstakes!
(9/22-23)

Informative Speaking

Champion – Brianna Williams

2nd Place – Natalie Mathews

3rd Place – Hoan Nguyen

4th Place – Frances Morales-Davila

Novice Extemp

Champion – Jameson Messer

2nd Place – Maya Montee

5th Place – Peyton Lin

Novice Public Forum

Co-Champions – Peyton/Gabi & Dallin/Jameson

3rd Place Speaker – Peyton

Original Oratory

Champion – Brianna Williams

Domestic Extemp

Champion – Waleed Haider

5th Place – Rin Moore

6th Place – Ava Lambert

Congressional Debate

Champion – Waleed Haider

7th Place – Rin Moore

Finals – Ricardo Espinoza Kock

Foreign Extemp

5th Place – Maya Hay

World Schools Debate

Champions – Maya/Ava/Natalie

2nd – Frances/Waleed/Hoan

1st Place Top Speaker – Waleed

Hawks take 2nd Place Sweepstakes at La Vernia with only 14 students (Sept 8-9)

Hornet Side

Informative:

Frances - 5

Semis - Rin, Brianna, Johnpaul

Congress:

Waleed - 1

Rin - 3

Ricardo - Finals

PF Debate:

May/Ava - 2

Oratory:

Johnpaul - 1

Brianna - 4

Foreign Extemp:

Waleed - 2

Domestic Extemp:

Maya - 2

Semis - Ava, Rin, Frances

CX:

Aidan/Marvellous - Semis

Bear Side:

Informative:

Rin - 4

Brianna - 5

Natalie - Semis

Congress:

Waleed - 3

Rin - 4

Oratory:

Johnpaul - 2

Foreign Extemp:

Waleed - 1

Ricardo - Semis

Domestic Extemp:

Rin - 2

Ava - 6

Maya - Semis

Frances - Semis

CX:

Aidan /Marvellous-Semis

Hawk Swing IQT (Sept 1-2)

Hawks did double duty this past weekend - both hosting a tournament and competing in the Swing! They walked away with 3rd Place Sweepstakes, with only 9 kids competing. Results are as follows:

Waleed Haider - International Extemp 2nd Place (both sides)
Cecilia Acosta - Informative Speaking, 2nd Place (both sides)
Brianna Williams - Informative Speaking, 4th Place (P); Original Oratory, 2nd Place (P)
JohnPaul Buwule - Original Oratory, 1st Place (H), 3rd Place (P)
Maya Hay - US Extemp 1st Place
Natalie Mathews - Informative Speaking, 4th Place
Hoan Nguyen - Informative Speaking 5th Place

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