Awards

TCFL State Qualifier Tournaments 2/21, 2/28, 3/7 & 3/8

ADVANCING TO STATE: 

Ava Dinapoli - Informational Speaking (1st) & Impromptu (4th) - she chose to go State in Impromptu

Omar Reza - Congressional Debate (2nd Place)

Charlotte Brown - Impromptu Speaking (2nd Place)

Sanvika Pasumarthy - Humorous Interpretation (2nd)

Da Youn Kim & Saloni Gowda - Duo Interpretation (4th)

Gabriel Karney - Original Advocacy (5th) 

Heerat Kaur - Informational Speaking (6th)

Jake Rouhani - National Extemp (8th)

OTHER AWARDS: 

Semi-Finalist - Sean Oh, Impromptu Speaking 

John Bernabei Spirit Award - Rishith Jaligama, Sanvika Pasumarthy

TCFL Spring Debate, Congress & Speech Tournaments 1/17, 1/24, 1/31

Omar Reza - 1st Place with a picket fence in Congressional Debate (all his judges all day gave him 1st place!), 2nd Place in Impromptu Speaking

Ava Dinapoli - 1st Place in Impromptu Speaking, 2nd Place in Informational Speaking

Caleb Jeon - 2nd Place in Extemp, 6th place in Spontaneous Argumentation

Sanvika Pasumarthy - 4th Place in Congressional Debate

Daniela Tapia Lucio & Sanvika Pasumarthy - 5th Place in Duo Interpretation

Sean Oh - 5th Place in Congressional Debate

Meri Chilingarian & Isabella Earnhardt-Becerra - 7th Place in Improv Duo

Jake Rouhani - Recognized for going 3-1 in Lincoln Douglas Debate

Spring Sweepstakes Awards Earned by VHS

3rd Place Congress Sweeps

3rd Place Speech Sweeps

TCFL Winter Debate, Congress & Speech Tournaments 11/22, 12/13

Caleb Jeon - 1st in Extemp

Gabriel Karney - 3rd in Original Oratory

Sanvika Pasumarthy - 3rd in Congressional Debate, 4th in Humorous Interpretation, 8th in Spontaneous Argumentation

TCFL Novice Debate & Speech Tournaments 11/1-11/8

Shiley Mirzaei - 1st in Impromptu

Annika Kaushik - 4th in Impromptu

Justin Jhun - 5th in Original Oratory

Justin Rodriguez - 7th in Original Oratory

Sean Oh - 3-1 in Lincoln Douglass Debate

NOVICE SWEEPSTAKES AWARDS EARNED BY VHS:

3rd Place Congress Sweeps

2nd Place Overall Sweeps

TCFL Fall Congress Tournament 10/4

Sean Oh: Second Place in Novice Congress

Omar Reza: Third Place in Varsity Congress Chamber 2

Daniela Tapia Lucio: Fourth Place in Varsity Congress Chamber 1

Sanvika Pasumarthy: Fourth Place in Varsity Congress Chamber 2

Jack Howe Memorial Tournament 9/21-22

Sanvika Pasumarthy: Sixth in Humorous Interpretation

Sean Oh: Semi-finalist in Impromptu

Yale Invitational 

Ava Dinapoli: 2nd in Informational Speaking

NSDA Nationals 

Ava Dinapoli: Second in Impromptu, Quarterfinalist (16th place) in Extemp Commentary

CHSSA State Tournament 5/2-5/4/25

Ava Dinapoli: Semi-finalist in Original Oratory

Omar Reza: Semi-finalist in Impromptu

NSDA West Los Angeles National Qualifier 

Omar Reza: 3rd Place, Congressional Debate

TCFL Speech State Qualifier 3/7-3/8

Ava Dinapoli: 2nd Place in Impromptu, 4th Place in Original Oratory - Advancing to State in Original Oratory

Jaden Nakamura: 3rd Place in Impromptu, 7th Place in Program Oral Interp - Advancing to State in Impromptu

Charlotte Brown: 3rd Place in Program Oral Interp, Advancing to State

Giselle Zamudio: 5th Place in Declamation, Advancing to State 

Caleb Jeon: 6th Place in International Extemp, 7th Place in National Extemp - Advancing to State in International Extemp

Omar Reza: 6th Place in Impromptu, Winner of Jon Bernabei Spirit Award, Advancing to State

Alina Tatoian: Semi-finalist in Original Oratory

Alana Du: Semi-finalist in Original Oratory

Breena Yancey-Nakamura: Carol Goodman Judge of the Year Award

UC Berkeley Cal Invitational 2/15-2/18

Omar Reza: Semifinalist in Impromptu

Ava Dinapoli: Quarterfinalist in Original Oratory, Quarterfinalist in Impromptu

Jaden Nakamura: Quarterfinalist in Impromptu

TCFL Spring Speech 2/1/25 - TCFL Online Debate 2/2/25

Ava Dinapoli & Omar Reza: 1st Place Duo Interpretation

Juliet Weinberg: 4th Place Declamation

Jaden Nakamura: 5th Place Impromptu

Ava Dinapoli: 6th Place Impromptu

Kapish Poddar & Rishith Jaligama: 2-1 in Parliamentary Debate

TCFL Spring Congress

Omar Reza: 3rd place Varsity

Daniela Tapia: 3rd place JV

Peninsula Invitational

Jaden Nakamura & Landon Goo: Quarterfinalists in Parliamentary Debate

Ava Dinapoli: 2nd place Impromptu, Semifinalist in Original Oratory

TCFL Winter Open Speech

Jaden Nakamura: 2nd place Impromptu Speaking

Ava Dinapoli: 3rd place Original Oratory, 6th place Impromptu Speaking

Caleb Jeon: 4th place Spontaneous Argumentation, 6th place Extemporaneous Speaking

Omar Reza & Da Youn Kim: 6th place Improv Duo

TCFL Winter Open Debate

Jaden Nakamura & Landon Goo: Undefeated in Parliamentary Debate

Rishith Jaligama & Matthew Ramirez: 3-1 in Parliamentary Debate

TCFL Novice Speech

Autumn Yelich: 2nd place Declamation, 5th place Dramatic Interpretation

Bargain Belt Tournament

Ava Dinapoli: 2nd place Original Oratory, 3rd place Impromptu

Meri Chilingaryan: Semi-finalist Novice Original Oratory

Autumn Yelich: 5th place Novice Dramatic Interpretation

TCFL Fall Congress Tournament

Omar Reza: 2nd place Varsity Congress

Daniela Tapia Lucio: 4th place Novice Congress Chamber 2

Jack Howe Memorial Tournament

Landon Goo & Jaden Nakamura: Octofinalists in Parliamentary Debate

Autumn Yelich: 5th place Novice Declamation

Alina Tatoian: Semi-finalist in Extemp

Ava Dinapoli: Semi-finalist in Impromptu

Ava Dinapoli: Semi-finalist in Original Oratory