University School received a "School of Excellence in Debate" award at the 2020 National Speech & Debate Association virtual tournament! The honor is awarded to the top 20 schools in the country in debate.
In addition:
Nehal Chigurupati '20 finished 5th in the nation in Lincoln-Douglas Debate.
Brady Condon '21 finished 16th, of almost 250 competitors, in International Extemporaneous Speech.
Dev Peyrat '22 advanced to round 9 of the tournament in Lincoln-Douglas Debate finishing in the top 70 out of about 270 debaters.
Sai Karnati '20 competed in World Schools Debate with a team from Cleveland. His team advanced to the round of 32 at the tournament.
Congratulations to our competitors and their coaches!