November 20, 2020

Plano East Speech & Debate Team competed virtually in the Athens/Mount Pleasant Swing Tournament on November 12 -14. Congratulations to all participants and these winning students. 

Lincoln-Douglas debate

• Nathan Gong, semifinalist (TFA*)

Athens Events

Congressional Debate

• Shakib Ali, eleventh place 
• Sanjana Arulkumaran, ninth place
• Apra Donthula, fourth place

Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking

• Shriya Bhat, first place
• Apra Donthula, third place
• Samra Khan, sixth place

Dramatic Interpretation

• Shriya Bhat, third place (NIETOC**)
• Zoya Makkar, fifth place 

Informative Speaking

• Aditi Amin, seventh place 
• Shriya Bhat, fifth place 
• Tiffany Hwang, third place

Original Oratory

• Sanjana Arulkumaran, semifinalist (NIETOC**)
• Shriya Bhat, fifth place 
• Vibha Chemangunta, first place
• Tosin Fagbami, sixth place (TFA* and NIETOC**)
• Tiffany Hwang, third place

Poetry

• Tosin Fagbami, sixth place
• Zoya Makkar, second place

Prose

• Zoya Makkar, second place

Mount Pleasant Events

Congressional Debate

• Shakib Ali, fifth place (TFA*)
• Apra Donthula, third place (TFA* and NIETOC**)

Domestic Extemporenous Speaking

• Apra Donthula, first place (TFA* and NIETOC**)
• Samra Khan, fourth place (NIETOC**)

Dramatic Interpretation

• Aditi Amin, semifinalist
• Tiffany Hwang, semifinalist
• Zoya Makkar, third place (TFA* and NIETOC**)

Informative Speaking

• Aditi Amin, first place (TFA* and NIETOC**)

International Extemporenous Speaking

• Shriya Bhat, second place

Original Oratory

• Sanjana Arulkumaran, semifinalist
• Shriya Bhat, third place
• Vibha Chemangunta, semifinalist
• Tosin Fagbami, first place
• Thalia Gaffney, semifinalist (TFA* and NIETOC**)
• Zoya Makkar, fifth place

Poetry

• Tosin Fagbami, second place
• Zoya Makkar, third place

Prose

• Zoya Makkar, second place