Stuy S&D Update #5: January 9, 2026
- Myles Vuong
- Jan 9
- 4 min read
Updated: Jan 20
Dear Speech & Debate families,
Stuyvesant Speech and Debate recently traveled to compete at The Ridge Debates (12/12-14), an incredible showing of our team spirit and perseverance. At Basking Ridge, debaters competed against strong East Coast competition both in-person and online. Our Winter trip was filled with great rounds and ballots, with some upperclassmen coming to judge. This trip couldn't have happened without parents, our teacher chaperones Mr. Hannon and Mr. Wang, and our coaches Sasan and Ms. Sheinman.
Students then debated in the Christmas Chlassic at Regis and Loyola High School (12/20). Over 85 students competed against teams from across the city in the end-of-the-year extravaganza with the help of parents, coaches, and 10 student judges. Our team embodied the holiday spirit, cheering on our teammates and encouraging our younger debaters. That Saturday was full of many State half-qualifications, exceptional speeches, and laughs.
Policy Debate sparred at the Online Debate League 4 (12/20). PFers are excited to start researching China's extraction of natural resources, and LD finished out their last speeches on rewilding. Congress spoke on bills and legislation about social media, Amazon deforestation, and the Sudanese humanitarian crisis. Meanwhile, Speech has been practicing hard with our coaches to prepare well for the new year, especially Chaminade Invitational (1/10).
Throughout Winter, the team is appreciative for the dedication of all teammates and the work from Ms. Sheinman, the Stuyvesant administration, and our coaches. As we enter into the New Year, we would greatly appreciate any and all donations to help us travel, compete, and grow together this year.
Congratulations at The Ridge Debates to:
Novice Lincoln Douglas
Mia Kan (‘29) - Finalist (2nd) and 2nd speaker*
Elian Chan (‘28) - Semifinalist and 10th speaker*
Angel Situ (‘28) - Semifinalist and 7th speaker*
Madeline Hustad (‘29) - Quarterfinalist and 1st speaker*
Valerie Yiu (‘29) - Partoctofinalist and 5th speaker*
Iha Bauskar (‘28) - Partoctofinalist and 12th speaker*
Varsity Lincoln Douglas
Mufei Yu (‘27) - Octofinalist and 9th speaker*
Emma Lin (‘27), Ethan Chen (‘28), and Emily Johnson (‘28) - Winning records
Parliamentary:
Alexander Georgatos and Lucas Miller - Semifinalists
Novice Policy
Sarah Cameron (‘28) and Ikenna Chukwu (‘28) - Finalists; 4th Speaker
Tiffany Wang (‘28) and Theresa Gao (‘28) - Semi-Finalists; 3rd and 8th Speaker
Shanil Ashraf (‘29) - 7th Speaker
JV Public Forum
Grant Liu (‘29) and Ariya Jain (‘29) - Quarterfinalists*
Aran Advani (‘29) and Sohaib Shahbaz (‘29) - Octofinalists*
Varsity Public Forum
Zachary Massim (‘28) and Sasha Silakov (‘28) - Octofinalists**
Arya Rajda (‘28) - 7th Speaker
** Indicates a Silver bid to the TOC
Congratulations at the Christmas Chlassic to:
House Congressional Debate
Alice Frank (‘28) - 5th*
Olivia Liu (‘28) - Finalist
Charlie Vater (‘28) - Finalist
Kelvin Zhang (‘29) - Finalist
Senate Congressional Debate
Myles Vuong (‘26) - 5th*
Raymond Chen (‘26) - 6th
Timothy Louie (‘26) - 7th
Louis Oh-Aronson (‘26) - Finalist
Eric Lam (‘27) - Finalist
Novice Lincoln Douglas
Allie Wong (‘29) - 5th (undefeated)*
Jordan Zhou (‘28) - 6th (undefeated)*
Elian Chan (‘28) - 7th; top speaker*
Isaac Yeung (‘29) - 9th; 4th speaker
Eddie Chu (‘29) - 13th
Lhanzi Patala (‘29) - 14th
Madison Munch (‘28) - 6th speaker
Kathy Zhang (‘29), Danny Chen (‘29), Miya Zheng (‘29), Ella Lee (‘29), and Alston Cheng (‘29) - Winning records
JV Lincoln Douglas
Austin Guo (‘28) - 2nd; 5th speaker*
Mia Kan (‘29) - 8th
Valerie Yiu (‘29) - 9th
Horace Chen (‘28) - 3rd speaker
Chloe Wang (‘27) - 6th speaker
Varsity Lincoln Douglas
Emma Lin (‘27) - Champion; 3rd speaker*
Ethan Zheng (‘27) - 3rd; 2nd speaker*
Emily Johnson (‘28) - 4th
Novice Public Forum
Yuanxin Li (‘29) and Eric Xu (‘29) - Champion*
Caleb Paugh (‘29) and Calista Loo (‘29) - 3rd Place*
Natasha Chiu (‘29) and Harper Chen (‘29) - 7th Place*
Winter Costanzo (‘29) and Avril Wei (‘29) - 8th Place*
Sasha Sirotkin (‘29) and Levon Tzvetanov (‘29), Karthik Chanda (‘29) and Becker Chan (‘29), Jiayu Chen (‘29) and Kayla Chiang (‘29), and Stephanie Yang (‘29) and Isabella Figueiredo (‘29) - Winning Records
JV Public Forum
Aran Advani (‘29) and Sohaib Shahbaz (‘29), and Grant Liu (‘29) and Ariya Jain (‘29) - Winning Records
Varsity Public Forum
Sasha Silakov (‘28) and Zachary Massim (‘28) - Winning Record
Congrats at the Online Debate League to:
Novice Policy
Tiffany Wang (‘28) and Theresa Gao (‘28) - 3rd (Undefeated)
Kamron Nizamidinov (‘27) and Jamal Patel (‘27) - 5th; 2nd and 5th Speaker
Shanil Ashraf (‘29) and Kevin Weng (‘29) - 6th; 7th and 6th Speaker
*indicates a half qualification to the state tournament
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