December 8, 2020

Jasper and McMillen High School speech and debate students competed virtually among 727 entries from 99 schools in 14 states in the University of Texas Longhorn Classic Speech and Debate Tournament on December 4-6, 2020. Congratulations to the following winners:

Congressional Debate

• Abhinav Chellury, Jasper High School, fourth place
• Kaitlyn Hao, Jasper High School, finalist
• Atharv Kulkarni, Jasper High School, finalist
• Phoena Lin, Jasper High School, sixth place
• Raghav Ramki, Jasper High School, third place

Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking

• Gabriel Bo, Jasper High School, quarterfinalist
• Kyle Letterer, sJasper High School, emifinalist
• Madeline Tsao, Jasper High School, quarterfinalist

International Extemporaneous Speaking

• Gabriel Bo, Jasper High School, sixth place
• Kyle Letterer, Jasper High School, semifinalist
• Madeline Tsao, Jasper High School, fourth place

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

• Aadit Walia, McMillen High School quarterfinalist (TFA qualified)

Original Oratory

• Amina Syed, Jasper High School, quarterfinalist

Public Forum Debate

• Satvik Mahendra and Brady Zeng, Jasper High School, octafinalists