Stuy S&D Update #8: March 4, 2026

Hello Stuvyesant Speech and Debate families,

Stuy Extemp after Havard rounds

Stuy Policy wins big on Sunday Harvard!

Stuy Speech competes at Harvard

Congress heads out for prelims in Cambridge

LD gathers before leaving Harvard

Blast from the past with 2025 Harvard Trip

This past month, Stuy S&D has had a fantastic February!

As we gear up for March, our first major tournament is the NYCFL Grand National Qualifier that we host at Stuyvesant on Saturday, March 7. We invite the entire NYCFL circuit to our school, so the team needs to show up and display warm hospitality.

Please sign up to bring food here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BA8A92BA2FAC70-62511776-speech#/

Meanwhile, Speech and Congress traveled to Philadelphia while Debaters spoke online at the University of Pennsylvania Liberty Bell Classic (2/6-8). Through dedicated practice, the team had many finalists, runners-up, and champions. Most importantly, this weekend showed our camaraderie and team spirit, only successful due to the constant support of Ms. Sheinman, coach Sasan, Mr. Hannon, the administration and parents.

The following weekend, the team debated at the Harvard Invitational (2/13-16) facing the largest national circuit tournament of the year. We showed our strength against unfamiliar competition, placing in many elimination rounds. Cambridge gave our team an extended weekend of great food, strong rounds, and helpful ballots. We appreciate all alumni judges for coming along and for Ms. Protass's enduring support.

Speech and Congress after UPenn!

Stuy Policy has fun the day before Harvard rounds!

Speech eats dinner after a full competition day at Harvard

Stuy Extemp visits the Harvard Bookstore

Teammates on the bus towards Harvard!

Stuy Extemp following the bus ride home from UPenn

Debaters also attended the online Westchester Classic (2/28-3/1). With many champions and finalists, the team gained more half qualifications to the State Championship and ballots under their belt. Facing national competition, the debaters flourished.

Congratulations at UPenn to:

Congressional Debate

Louis Oh-Aronson (‘26) - 3rd*

Lyla Storm (‘27) - 9th

Ellis Thompson (‘26) - 11th

Declamation

Sasha Gogolin (‘28) - Semifinalist

Dramatic Interpretation

Ada Gordon (‘26) - Semifinalist*

Duo Interpretation

Mariya Markova (‘27) and Micah Beirne (‘27) - Champions*

Amanda Greenberg (‘26) and Sofia Lawrence (‘26) - 6th*

Ada Gordon (‘26) and Audrey Hilger (‘26) - Semifinalists

Extemporaneous Speaking

Myles Vuong (‘26) - 5th*

Elina Siu (‘27) - 7th*

Melanie Xie (‘27) - Quarterfinalist

Caitlyn Chan (‘27) - Quarterfinalist

Sam Bokor (‘28) - Quarterfinalist

Caitlyn Lee (‘28) - Quarterfinalist

Humorous Interpretation

Jaydon Mei (‘27) - 2nd*

Sofia Lawrence (‘26) - 5th

Oral Interpretation

Jaydon Mei (‘27) - Semifinalist*

Anna Schaible (‘28) - Quarterfinalist

Original Oratory

Amanda Greenberg (‘26) - Semifinalist*

Program of Oral Interpretation

Olivia Cisse (‘26) - 2nd*

Milan Gittens - Semifinalist

JV Lincoln Douglas Debate

Chloe Wang (‘27) - Semifinalist

Austin Guo (‘28) - Semifinalist

Angel Situ ('28) - Quarterfinalist

Iha Bauskar ('28) - 2nd Speaker

Policy Debate

Manya Gautam (‘28) and Olivia Gao (‘28) - 2nd

Novice Public Forum Debate

Karthik Chanda (‘29) and Becker Chan (‘29) - Champions

Arab Advani (‘28) and Sohaib Shahbaz (‘28) - Semifinalists

Winter Constanzo (‘28) and Avril Wei (‘28) - Semifinalists

Ariya Jain (‘28) and Grant Liu (‘28) - Octofinalists

JV Public Forum Debate

Calista Harrington (‘28) and Arya Rajda (‘28) - Champions

Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate

Ellie Mak ('26) - Winning Record

Varsity Public Forum Debate

Lander Bovenzi (‘27) and Adrien Devery-Michaelson (‘27) - Double Octofinalists**

Congratulations at Harvard to:

Congressional Debate

Raymond Chen ('26) - Semifinalist*

Extemporaneous Speaking

Myles Vuong ('26) - Octofinalist

JV Public Forum Debate

Calista Harrington ('28) and Arya Rajda ('28) - Semifinalists

Zachary Massim ('28) and Alexandra Silakov ('28) - Triple Octofinalists

Original Oratory

Zoe Yoon ('28) - Double Octofinalist

Novice Policy Debate

Tiffany Wang ('28) and Theresa Gao ('28) - Octofinalists

Sarah Cameron ('28) and Ikenna Chukwu ('28) - Double Octofinalists; 1st and 7th speaker

Novice Public Forum Debate

Aran Advani ('29) and Sohaib Shahbaz ('29) - Semifinalists

Rachael Lee ('29) and Eric Xu ('29) - Quarterfinalists

Program of Oral Interpretation

Milan Gittens ('27) - Quarterfinalist*

Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate

Alexis Qian ('27) - Quadruple Octofinalist

Varsity Public Forum Debate

Solomon Binyaminov ('26) and Annie Li ('26) - Octofinalists*

Lander Bovenzi ('27) and Adrien Devery-Michaelson ('27) - Triple Octofinalists

Ethan Zheng ('27) and Amani Kaushal ('27) - Quadruple Octofinalists

Congratulation at Westchester to:

Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate

Allie Wong ('29) - Quarterfinalist

Mursal Hoque ('29) - 7th Speaker

Madison Munch ('28) - 9th Speaker

Novice Policy Debate

Kevin Weng ('29) and Shanil Ashraf ('29) - Champions

Novice Public Forum Debate

Aran Advani ('29) and Sohaib Shahbaz ('29) - Semifinalists

Rachael Lee ('29) and Eric Xu ('29) - Quarterfinalists

JV Lincoln Douglas Debate

Angel Situ ('28) - Champion and 1st Speaker

Iha Bauskar ('28) - 1st Speaker

Mia Kan ('29) - 6th Speaker

JV Public Forum Debate

Winter Constanzo ('29) and Avril Wei ('29) - Champions

Rachael Lee ('29) and Eric Xu ('29) - Quarterfinalists

Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate

Emma Lin ('27) - Co-Champion and 2nd Speaker

Evelyn Lifton ('27) - Co-Champion and 4th Speaker

Varsity Public Forum Debate

Ethan Zheng ('27) and Amani Kaushal ('27) - Quarterfinalists

Calista Harrington ('28) and Arya Rajda ('28) - Octofinalists

* Indicates a bid to the Tournament of Champions

** Indicates a silver bid

We couldn’t compete this year without your help and the support of Dr. Seung Yu and the administration, the Alumni Association, the Parents’ Association, Ms. Dina Ingram, our coaches, and of course, Ms. Sheinman.

We are, as always, incredibly thankful for all of your support. See you soon!

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