Heritage traveled to Nova Southeastern University School for the Nova Titan Invitational Tournament Oct. 11-12, with 27 team members receiving some sort of award, and the school winning the prized Nova Titan belt for team sweeps.
One of the first competitions of the school year, Nova Titan offered the opportunity for competitors to hone in their skills and receive valuable feedback on the pieces presented. A total of 73 students competed, with 27 students advancing to the semi-final and final rounds. In addition, Heritage took home the title of team sweeps, meaning that the school had the most competitors win awards.
“I loved this competition. It was super fun listening to others’ new speech ideas and getting suggestions from the judges for future competitions,” freshman Siyona Narang said. Overall, this competition was a valuable learning experience for the speech and debate team to go and conquer more tournaments.
Speech:
Original Oratory
Sophomore Tidyan Baazi Pujol-1st
Freshman Inica Kaushal-2nd
Sophomore Tanush Sajja-3rd
Sophomore Mathis Rothschild-6th
Freshman Charlotte Nathanson-Semifinalist
Impromptu Speaking:
Sophomore Mathis Rothschild-3rd
Junior Aziz Asadov-6th
Freshman Rahee Patel-Semifinalist
Extemporaneous Speaking:
Junior Aziz Asadov, 9-5th
Freshman Rahee Patel, 9-Semifinalist
Dramatic Interpretation:
Sophomore Uma Hedge, 10-4th
Congressional Debate:
Aryav Thakur-3rd
Dhruv Iyer-4th
Sophomore Archith Venkat-9th
Senior Angeliah Pierre-14th
Junior Maximillian Eckert and Sophomore Lucas Calderon-Semifinals
Debate:
Public Forum (Varsity):
Seniors Mikaella Mishiev and Shriya Narashimhan-Partial Octofinals
Sophomore Saphara Kelegama and Sophomore Carolina Pineda, Sophomore Melody Cheng and Sophomore Cristina Alvarez, Sophomore Conan Matos and Junior Emanuel Sasson-Octofinals
Public Forum (JV)
Freshmen Heitor Martins Lira and Lucas Dong – Partial Octofinals
The speech and debate team posing as they celebrate their win. With 10 students being honored at the award ceremony, Heritage had a reason to celebrate. (Photo/Joele Denis)
