Team Award 5th- Reyha Raghavaraju & Hannah Sundar 9th- Rajat Ravi & Vihaan Anumula 17th- Ray Ye & Jiin Choi Speaker Award 5th- Reyha Raghavaraju 8th- Hannah Sundar
MIDDLE SCHOOL OPEN
Team Award 9th- Fiona Qi & Sapna Annambhotla 9th- Dalton Sun & Aanya Baddela
HIGH SCHOOL FIRST – NOVICE
Team Award Co- Champions Rohana Suram & Sophia Shi Kirtan Thakkar & Tony Wang Speaker Award 1st- Sophia Shi 5th- Rohana Suram 13th- Dylan Mashini 17th- Kirtan Thakkar
HIGH SCHOOL – NOVICE
Team Award 3rd- Lakshmi Jojjavarapu & Yaashmita Senthilnathan 5th- Akshat Anand & Krishna Anand 9th- Mei Kumaran & Lakshya Jasti 9th- Dhruva Chayapathy & Zhengyao Liew 9th- Claire Park & Siri Manekar Speaker Award 1st- Lakshmi Jojjavarapu 10th- Aishu Meyyappan 12th- Yaashmita Senthilnathan 13th- Zarina Wang 16th- Lakshya Jasti 17th- Akshat Anand 18th- Yasha Padmanabhan
HIGH SCHOOL – JUNIOR VARSITY
Team Award 2nd- Susant Chunduri & Aryan Bavera 3rd- Ruhi datar & Daniel Huang 17th- Mandy Yang & Paheli Patel
Speakers Award 1. Ashley Hua 2. Akshay Chenna 3. Rithwik Tamilselvan 4. Ethan Kwon 5. Alex Wang Team Award 1. Rithwik Tamilselvan and Karan Patell 2. Akshay Chenna, Aneesh Thatta & Vanshika Puri 3. Ryan Guglani and Luke Rapaka 4. Vivian Chen and Evan Li 5. Hemanth Dogiparti, Tim Wang, and Janelle Yuan
JUNIOR VARSITY
Speakers Award 1. Samhitha Kovi 2. Jiin Choi 3. Devang Doshi 4. Lohisha Chinthalapudi 5. Tony Wang Team Award 1. Devang Doshi and Naren Kumar 2. Kirtan Thakkar and Tony Wang 3. Ray Ye & Jiin Choi 4. Sam Kovi & Lohisha Chinthalapudi 5. Zarina Wang & Aishu Meyyappan
VARSITY
Speakers Award 1. Gene Yoon 2. Krishna Anand 3. Fiona Qi 4. Aryan Bavera 5. Susant Chunduri Team Award 1. Irene Tang & Noah Yoon 2. Gene Yoon & Revankar 3. Krishna Anand & Akshat Anand 4. Susant Chunduri & Aryan Bavera 5. Lynden Baek & Alex Ko
Thank you to everyone for your participation and hard work! We are so proud of all of you! Thank you Coaches for your dedication to helping all students reach their potential!
2021 MS Tournament of Champions at University of Kentucky
Speaker Award Champion: Rikhil Ranjit
4th Eshawnvie Kallu 6th Neha Mahesh
Team Award Champion: Rikhil Ranjit & Neha Mahesh
9th Anna Yang & Ananya Rajagopalan 17th Aanya Baddela & Eshawnvie Kallu
Novice Tournament
Teams Award 1. Kshiti Tadimarri & Riya Kinnarkar 2. Hannah Liu & Sophia Huang 3. Aashvi Shah & Aadi Shah & Sarah Verma 4. Rithvik Jain & Kartik Modak & Shilpa Warrier 5. Isabel Chen & Miya Ji
Speakers Award 1. Riya Kinnarkar 2. Kshiti Tadimarri 3. Aashvi Shah 4. Hannah Liu 5. Miya Ji
ASP MS Tournament
Teams Award 1. Arnav Gupta & Suhuan Addula 2. Amelia Duerr & Kate Ding 3. Reyha Raghavaraju & Fatima Ahmad 4. Vijit Tatia & Saatvik Kallem 5. Rishabh Sangodkar & Tanush Nimmalapudi
Speakers Award 1. Reyha Raghavaraju 2. Fatima Ahmad 3. Amelia Duerr 4. Kate Ding 5. Divij Motwani
ASP ES Tournament
Teams Award 1. Ananya Kommuri & Sophia Zhan & Lianghe Zhang 2. Junwoo (Ryan) Lee-Kim & Armaan Punjani 3. Ronak Bhatt & McKenzie Wright 4. Pavani Pai & Ruhi Singareddy 5. Sophie Zaprudsky & Leo Leger
Speakers Award 1. Ananya Kommuri 2. Allyson Zhang 3. Sophia Partin 4. Prakhya Mudigonda 5. Leo Leger
JV Tournament
Speakers Award 1. Aditya Mukker 2. Yao Liew 3. Claire Park 4. Kevin Liu 5. Dhruva Chayapathy
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Students from Ivy Bridge Academy are preparing to compete as finalists in the 20th annual International Public Policy Forum (IPPF) global debate competition. The team has advanced to the “Elite 8” round of the IPPF, a global debate contest sponsored by the Brewer Foundation and New York University (NYU).
The IPPF is a one-of-its-kind collaboration between a law firm and major university providing a debate platform through which high school students hone their debate and advocacy skills on issues of public policy in written and oral debates. Students are debating the topic, “Resolved: The benefits of artificial intelligence outweigh the harms.”
The IPPF Finals competition will occur virtually in 2021 for the first time in IPPF history due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to ensure the safety and well-being of IPPF competitors. The IPPF Finals will take place on Saturday, May 1. Ivy Bridge Academy will be one of eight teams – representing schools from five U.S. states and two foreign countries– competing for a $10,000 grand prize and the title of “IPPF World Champion.”
“The students who competed in this worldwide debate program this year reflect the qualities that lead to excellence – effort, energy and enthusiasm,” says William A. Brewer III, chairman of the Brewer Foundation and founder of the IPPF. “We are especially proud of these students who have earned the opportunity to compete in an advocacy forum unlike any other – the IPPF Finals. They will now supplement months of written scholarship with oral advocacy in pursuit of the title of 2021 IPPF World Champion.”
“Despite the challenges students around the globe are facing due to the pandemic, these students chose to participate in a rigorous academic competition and have excelled,” Brewer added. “We look forward to seeing them compete – and celebrating their achievement – during the IPPF Finals.”
The IPPF is the only competition that gives high school students from around the world the opportunity to engage in written and oral debates on issues of public policy. The debate competition was founded in 2001 by the Brewer Foundation to promote academic achievement and public advocacy. The IPPF received more entries this year than it has since 2016 – making this year highly competitive. The essays were reviewed by a committee, which determined the top 64 teams based on the overall quality of each 2,800-word essay.
In November 2020, the “Round of 64” teams began a single-elimination, written debate competition. Each team was assigned a position (affirmative or negative) and then volleyed papers back and forth with another team via email for the next six weeks. A panel of judges reviewed the essays and selected the winning teams. The next two rounds also took place in written form.The IPPF Finals give students the opportunity to participate in oral debates in front of some of the world’s foremost experts in debate, business, law and politics.
This year, IPPF judges will include Brewer and New York University President Emeritus Dr. John Sexton, among others. The winning team will take home the “Brewer Cup” and the $10,000 grand prize.
A competition bracket for the IPPF Finals is available on the IPPF website: www.ippfdebate.com. The “Elite 8” teams are:
Ivy Bridge Academy
Peak to Peak Charter School from Lafayette, Colorado
Slovak National Team from Bratislava, Slovakia
Troy High School from Troy, Michigan
Potomac Oak from Rockville, Maryland
Hobby School of Ulaanbaatar from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
The Hockaday School from Dallas, Texas Montgomery
Blair High School from Silver Spring, Maryland
Ivy Bridge Academy Students Competing Include:
Aanan Biswas,
Alex Doan,
Benjamin Moon,
Brian Shon,
Elly Kang,
Matthew Kim
Nina Thakur,
Noah Yoon,
Omer Mujawar,
Prakhar Gupta,
Tianyu Dong,
IPPF IBA Team Photo
About the IPPF and the Brewer Foundation: The IPPF was founded in 2001 by the Brewer Foundation and is now jointly administered with New York University. The program is available to all high schools around the world – public and private – for free. The IPPF is endorsed by leading forensic agencies, such as the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues, the International Debate Education Association, the Impact Coalition, Associated Leaders of Urban Debate Leagues, and the National Debate Coaches Association.The Brewer Foundation is a private, non-profit organization funded by companies, individuals and the national litigation firm of Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors. With offices in New York and Dallas, the Foundation has achieved widespread recognition for its efforts to create, fund and manage a variety of educational outreach programs.
About Ivy Bridge Academy: Ivy Bridge Academy offers a debate program that provides a chance for students to improve public speaking skills and engage with current events through the activity of Debate. Currently all of IBA’s debate classes are virtual. IBA prides themselves in having passionate, skilled coaches that teach students to have the confidence and experience to debate not only in local but also national tournaments.
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Ivy Bridge Academy’s (IBA) debate students competed virtually in the 47th Harvard University National Debate Tournament the weekend of February 12-15, 2021. The tournament was held virtually this year. IBA is very proud of all our students’ accomplishments and even won the Middle School Team championship!
The Harvard University debate tournament is one of the largest academic competitions in the world! The student competitors represent the best and brightest young people across the United States and the globe.
2021 47th HARVARD UNIVERSITY NATIONAL DEBATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS:
Middle School Teams Results
47th Harvard National MS Champions!!! Rikhil Ranjit & Neha Mahesh
Finished in 9th place: Lakshmi Jojjavarapu & Yaashmita Senthilnathan Finished in 33rd place: Gene Yoon & Ethan Nam Arya Somasundaram & Naren Kumar
Speaker Award: 23rd Naren Kumar
HS/ Novice Teams Results
Finished in 5th place: Manas Singh & Shaomin Kee Finished in top 9th place: Grace Yang & Akshaya Poonepalle Mandy Yang & Paheli Patel
47th Harvard University Qualified IBA Debate Teams
IBA MS Debate Teams Maya Nagia and Rohana Suram Brandon Yoo and David Park Vibhor Gupta and Vishnu Arumugam Ritvik Shah and Vijay Devassy Ryan Li and Dessie Yang Claire Park and Siri Manekar Eshawnvie Kallu and Ella Liu Sneha Ramineni and Anish Raja Aanya Baddela and Charlie Zhang Jai Melinamani and Brent Shi Spoorthi Kakarla and Aditi Kothari Arya Somasundaram and Naren Kumar Lakshmi Jojjavarapu and Yaashmita Senthilnathan Fiona Qi and Alexis Liu Rikhil Ranjit and Neha Mahesh Dalton Sun and Madison Kang Gene Yoon and Ethan Nam
IBA HS/Novice Teams Mannan Singh and Hansi Thadiparthi Jennifer He and Sabrina Yang Dev Iyer and Ibrahim Mohammad Manas Singh and Shaomin Kee Mandy Yang and Paheli Patel Lynden Baek and Alex Ko Nayan Revankar and Dhanvin Yajaman Jeffrey Shen and Tej Thakkar Kirtan Thakkar and Devang Doshi Gabriel Melvin and Alexander Doan Grace Yang and Akshaya Poonepalle
IBA HS/Junior Varsity Teams Aiden Kim and Aalif Biswas Anant Gautam and Prakhar Gupta Yugeshwar Muralidhar and Nina Thakur Pranaya Balaji and Karthik Jayaram Susant Chunduri and Aryan Bavera
IBA HS/Varsity Team Noah Yoon and Irene Tang
Upcoming Tournament Information
2021 Open Debate Tournament Registrations:
Novice Tournament 4th-9th grade (Novice class students only): March 5th-6th, 2021
MIDDLE SCHOOL TOC AND HS CLUB NATIONALS AT UK 5-12th grades (JV and Varsity Class students only): May8th-10th, 2021 ONLINE
Register Online HERE: https://ivydebate.com/academic-camps/debate-tournament-registration/ Thank you to everyone who participated in the debate tournament and for also continuing to make debate an important part of their lives. IBA is thankful for our students and ability to share our passion for teaching public speaking & debate. We look forward to the day when we can teach in-person classes again.
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