IBA HAPPY HOLIDAYS 2022

Happy Holidays 2022 and IBA News!

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IBA Holiday Schedule

Closed 12/24 – 12/25 and 12/31 – 1/1

Register for IBA Holiday Debate Camps at the Johns Creek Campus! Information below!
VIEW IBA HOLIDAY CAMPS

Christmas Holiday Debate Camp Information

SESSION 1:
ES: 1pm4pm
MS: 1pm-4pm
Mon-Thurs. 12/19-12/22
$200
REGISTER TODAY!

SESSION 2:
ES: 1pm-4pm
MS: 1pm-4pm
Mon-Thurs. 12/26-12/2
$200
REGISTER TODAY!

Results from the IBA After School Program’s December 10, 2022 Debate Tournament

REGISTER FOR UPCOMING IBA DEBATE TOURNAMENTS

Elementary School ASP

Speaker Awards

  1. Alexandra Jiang
  2. Lila Saraswat
  3. Franklin Sun
  4. Rhea Srivastava
  5. Sanvi Vemireddy

Team Awards

  1. Allie Ng & Alexandra Jiang
  2. Sanvi Vemireddy & Lila Saraswat
  3. Rhea Srivastava
  4. Dhruv Vallabhaneni & Armaan Pereira
  5. Siya Gupta & Vindhya Vishnubhatla

Novice ES

Speaker Awards

  1. Angela Mao
  2. Ashar Gayasuddin
  3. Sophia Zhao
  4. Jia Parikh
  5. Sridattha Kukkadapu

Team Awards

  1. Angela Mao & Jia Parikh
  2. Anushka Reddy & Sophia Zhao
  3. Siya Handa & Sridatta Kukkadapu
  4. Shawn Madanu & Arjun Narra
  5. Emre Madanoglu & Ashar Gayasuddin

Novice MS/HS

Speaker Awards

  1. Juhi Soni
  2. Dhruv Minampally
  3. Joanne Chung
  4. Sritha Ganti
  5. Samyukta Annamalai

Team Awards

  1. Sritha Ganti & Rishab Tvarlapati
  2. Juhi Soni & Aashi Shah
  3. Joanne Chung & Jason Chung
  4. Jonah George & Veer Bharat
  5. Sarah Wang & Siri Sappati

Junior Varsity

Speaker Awards

  1. Matthew Xia
  2. Aanishka Agrawal
  3. Nachiket Hegde
  4. Kanav Puri
  5. Nikhil Srinivasan

Team Awards

  1. Ashwini Srihari & Matthew Xia
  2. Grace Yan & Aanishka Agrawal
  3. Alyssa Chen & Arsheya Singh
  4. Sophia Huang & Hannah Liu
  5. Akshay Chenna & Nigel Arockiaraj

Varsity

Speaker Awards

  1. Akshat Anand
  2. Aanya Baddela
  3. Olivia Tye
  4. Jack Bruey
  5. Krishna Anand

Team Awards

  1. Krishna Anand & Akshat Anand
  2. Jack Bruey & Olivia Tye
  3. Sapna Annambhotla & Saanvi Kadiyala
  4. Claire Park & Siri Manekar
  5. Alex Ko & Lynden Baek

Congratulations to everyone and thank you to all students for your participation!

Register for Spring After School Programs

Spring Public Speaking & Debate Programs are Open for Registration! In-Person Classes

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS:

MIDDLE SCHOOLS:

Upcoming Tournaments: IBA students are working hard in preparation for the 49th Annual Harvard University National Tournament in February 2023!

Congratulations! IBA students continue to be accepted to many Ivy League Universities!

Fall News from Ivy Bridge Academy

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Ivy Bridge Academy has a lot of Fall News to share! We have recent tournament results, upcoming tournament news and registration for the Spring is open!

Upcoming Tournament – 49th Harvard University National Tournament

Our students are preparing for the Harvard University National Debate Tournament:

Information:
-Grades 6-12
-JV and Varsity Students Only
–Travel Dates: 2/17-2/20/2023 (Friday 11am to Monday 11pm)
–Tournament Schedule: 2/18-2/20/2023 (7am-8pm)

Deadline to Register 11/15/2022
Register Here: https://ivydebate.com/academic-camps/debate-tournament-registration/

Upcoming Tournament for After School Program Students

DATE: 12/10/22
TIME: 8:30 A.M. – 12:30 PM
LOCATION: Johns Creek High School
FOR: Elementary and Middle School students

DEADLINE TO REGISTER: 11/15/22
Register Here: https://ivydebate.com/academic-camps/debate-tournament-registration/

Upcoming Tournament for Novice, Junior Varsity and Varsity Students

DATE: 12/10/22
TIME:
Novice: 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Junior Varsity/Varsity: 12:30 pm – 7pm
LOCATION: Johns Creek High School
FOR: Novice, JV and Varsity

DEADLINE TO REGISTER: 11/15/22
Register Here: https://ivydebate.com/academic-camps/debate-tournament-registration/

Spring Registration is Open for After School Programs

Find Your School And Register Today! (Limited spaces are available for Spring 2023):
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASL | MIDDLE SCHOOL ASL

2022 Fall Georgetown University Debate Tournament
October 7- October 9

Topic Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially increase its investment in high-speed rail.

Georgetown University National Tournament Results Fall 2022

Middle School Novice

Speaker Awards
17th Ellain Chen

Team Award
Finished in Doubles
Allyson Zhang & Vivian Chen
Arsul Dhatwani & Nachiket Hegde

Champions
Hongyi Jiang & Allen Liu
Aditi Pabbidi & Manasi Avdhani

Middle School Open

Speaker Awards
16th Isabel Chen

Team Award
Finished in Octas
Annabeth Whitney & Avaani Joshi
Dalton Sun & Aanya Baddela

Finished in Semis
Isabel Chen & Siri Nuthalapati

High School- Novice

Speaker Awards
1st Saanvi Kadiyala
2nd Sapna Annambhotla
4th Arjun Myneni
10th Aarush Gupta

Team Award
Finished in Octos
Aditya Mukker & Arjun Myneni
Edwin Tang & Aarush Gupta

Finished in Semis
Raunak Gupta & soham verma

Finished in Final
Sapna Annambhotla & Saanvi Kadiyala

High School – Junior Varsity

Team Award
Finished in Octos
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!

Johns Creek High School Tournament Results

Novice ES/MS

Speakers

  1. Ryan Chaudhary
  2. Arjun Narra
  3. Anisha Nagpal
  4. Adhya Karthik
  5. Adhiyan Karthikeyan

Teams

  1. Avery Feng & Divya Ramineni
  2. Pratheek Rao & Sophia Zhao
  3. Ryan Chaudhary & Shriyans Dudipala
  4. Anisha Nagpal & Adhya Karthik
  5. Arjun Narra & Esther Li

Novice MS/ HS

Speakers

  1. Ayati Yadav
  2. Fiona Fang
  3. Zeewoo Lee
  4. Sai Guntuku
  5. Sophie Yang

Teams

  1. Ayati Yadav & Sai Guntuku
  2. Co- Runner Ups: Ruhi Singareddy & Pavani Pai/ Fiona Fang & Meera Desai
  3. Sophie Yang & Janelle Yuan
  4. Zeewoo Lee & Sudarshan Thirunarayanan
  5. Shiv Kinnarkar & Joshua Andrews

JV

Speakers

  1. Joy Xuan
  2. Alyssa Chen
  3. Samyak Chatterjee
  4. Vivian Chen
  5. Arsheya Singh

Teams

  1. Arjun Myneni & Aditya Mukker
  2. Kate Ding & Amelia Duerr
  3. Ashwini Srihari & Matthew Xia
  4. Aditya Khanolkar & Lanya Hu
  5. Arsheya Singh & Alyssa Chen

Varsity

Speakers

  1. Raunak Gupta
  2. Krishna Anand
  3. Soham Verma
  4. Eshawnvie Kallu
  5. Aarush Gupta

Teams

  1. Eshawnvie Kallu & Samhitha Kovi
  2. Akshat Anand & Krishna Anand
  3. Susant Chunduri & Aryan Bavera
  4. Dylan Mashini
  5. Saanvi Kadiyala & Sapna Annambhotla

Ivy Bridge Academy Fall After School Programs Start and Upcoming Tournaments

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Debate Team September Tournament

  1. Novice Tournament: Saturday, 9/24 8:30am to 12:30pm
  2. JV and Varsity Tournament: Saturday, 9/24 12:30pm to 7pm

In person Tournament at Johns Creek High School

Register for the Tournament HERE

Georgetown Tournament

Ivy Bridge Academy is proud to have 30 teams attending the Georgetown Tournament October 7-9!

Good luck to all participants!

After School Program Information

Thank you to everyone for registering for Elementary School and Middle School After School Programs! Ivy Bridge Academy is looking forward to a wonderful fall season.

First semester classes at the Elementary level are full and sold out. Please register for the second semester to save your child’s spot. Register Elementary School | Middle School After-School Debate & Public Speaking Programs.

Save the Date! End of Semester Tournament – December 10

ASP program students will have a tournament at the end of the semester on Saturday, December 10, 2022. The tournament will be held at Johns Creek HS from 8:30am to 12:30pm.

Ivy Bridge Academy Holiday Schedule

Thanksgiving Holiday (Weekend class open)
November 22, Tuesday Closed
November 24, Thursday Closed

Christmas Holiday
December 24, Saturday Closed
December 25, Sunday Closed
Makeup class December 27, Tuesday 4-6 or 6-8pm

New Year Holiday
December 31, Saturday Closed
January 1, Sunday Closed
Makeup class January 3, Tuesday 4-6 or 6-8pm

Join Our Weekend Debate Team Program!!

Please contact IBA’s Director for more information:

Alpharetta and Johns Creek
404-519-7715

Suwanee and Cumming
770-712-2485

Marietta
770-712-7625

Ivy Bridge Academy News and Fall Registration for All Programs!

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Ivy Bridge Academy looks forward to seeing new and returning students this Fall in our After School Program classes at local schools!
We hope you have had a wonderful summer and wish a safe return to school for everyone!

IBA Star Students & Tournament Champions

IBA would like to Congratulate Star Students Neha and Rikhil!
This dynamic duo debate team won all Championship Tournaments in 2020-2021!

  • 2020 University of Kentucky Season Open National Tournament Champions
  • 2020 Georgetown University National Tournament Champions
  • 2021 Harvard University National Champions
  • 2021 MS Tournament of Champions at University of Kentucky

Register for the Upcoming Georgetown University Tournament!

Georgetown University Tournament 10/7-10/9/2022

Congratulations to our student Valedictorians

Congratulations to our student Valedictorians Omer Mujawar from Johns Creek HS and Tina Dong from Northview HS!
We are so thankful that Ivy Bridge Academy is a big part of your lives and we wish you the best in your future!

IBA Students College Bound to Top Colleges

Many IBA students attend top ranking colleges. Congratulations to Albert and Eric who will both be studying at Brown University! Debate can have such a huge impact on students lives and IBA is thankful to be a part of that growth.

Register for Public Speaking & Debate in our After School Programs this Fall!

Classes begin in August -September and All are In-Person at the School.  Please find registration links below.
IBA welcomes two new schools this year – Kincaid ES and Medlock Bridge ES!

Cogburn Woods ES Tuesday’s 9/13-12/6
Creek View ES Thursday’s 9/15-12/8
Dolvin ES Tuesday’s 9/13 – 12/6
FAST Monday’s 8/29 – 11/28
Fulton Science Academy ES and MS
Kincaid ES Monday’s 8/29 – 12/5
Medlock Bridge  Monday’s 8/29 – 12/5
Mount Bethel ES Thursday’s 9/15 – 12/1
Ocee ES Monday’s 9/12 – 12/5
Our Lady of Assumption Wednesday’s 9/14 – 12/7
Shakerag ES  Wednesday’s 9/14 – 12/7
State Bridge ES Wednesday’s 9/14 – 12/7
Wilson Creek ES  Tuesday’s 9/13 – 12/6
Autrey Mill Middle School  Tuesday’s 9/13 – 12/6
Webb Bridge Middle School Wednesday’s 9/14 – 12/7

Register for IBA’s Weekend Debate Teams Offered at 3 Locations!

Ivy Bridge Academy Johns Creek Debate Team
Ivy Bridge Academy Suwanee and Cumming Debate Team
Ivy Bridge Academy Marietta Debate Team

IBA looks forward to a fun and academic fall season!

Brewer Foundation

Ivy Bridge Academy Students Advance in Global Debate Competition

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Ivy Bridge Academy Students Advance to “Sweet 16” Round of IPPF Global Debate Competition

Ivy Bridge Academy debate students have even more to be proud of this season. A team from the highly competitive debate academy has advanced in a global competition. Debate teams from around the world entered the 2021-22 International Public Policy Forum (IPPF) competition, but only 16 remain – including a team of students from Ivy Bridge Academy in Johns Creek. By advancing, the students remain eligible to win an all-expenses-paid trip to the IPPF Finals in New York City, where the IPPF World Champion will be awarded a $10,000 grand prize.

The Ivy Bridge Academy team is the only team from Georgia to advance this round. Sponsored by the Brewer Foundation and New York University, the IPPF is the first and 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.

  • Brewer Foundation

“These students analyzed and debated the role of the United States dollar in the world economy,” says William A. Brewer III, partner at Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors and a founder of the IPPF. “The 16 teams that remain will compete in another written round of debates – in hopes of advancing to the IPPF Finals in New York City.“

The IPPF’s 21st annual competition began in October, as teams submitted qualifying round essays affirming or negating the IPPF topic, “Resolved: On balance, the hegemony of the United States dollar is detrimental to the world economy.” Those 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, the top 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. In the “Round of 64,” Ivy Bridge Academy advanced over Union County Vocational Technical Schools from Scotch Plains, New Jersey. In the “Top 32” round, Ivy Bridge Academy advanced over Whitmer High School from Toledo, Ohio.The “Sweet 16” round is now underway. Ivy Bridge Academy is competing against Potomac Oak from Rockville, Maryland.

The top 16 teams represent schools from nine U.S. states and Canada, Mongolia, and Singapore. On March 24, the “Elite 8” teams will be announced. If Ivy Bridge Academy advances, the team will win a trip to New York City to compete in the IPPF Finals on April 30, 2022, at the Harold Pratt House. The IPPF Finals give students the opportunity to supplement their written scholarships with oral advocacy – competing in debates in front of some of the world’s foremost experts in business, law and politics. Judges will include Brewer and New York University President Emeritus John Sexton, among others. The winning team will take home the “Brewer Cup” and the $10,000 grand prize.

The Ivy Bridge Academy team consists of the following students:

Aalif Biswas, Aiden Kim, Akshaya Poonepalle, Alex Ko, Ethan Nam, Gene Yoon, Hailey Shon, Hanming Sun, Srihansika Hansi Thadiparthi, Irene Tang, Jason Eappen, Lynden Baek, Nayan Revankar, Nina Thakur, Noah Yoon, Omer Mujawar, Prakhar Gupta, Rikhil Ranjit, and Yugeshwar Muralishar.

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 has 3 Atlanta locations: Johns Creek, Cumming and Marietta where they teach debate and offer spring break and summer academic camps. More information can be found at www.ivydebate.com or email ibaafterschool@gmail.com.

Source: Patch.com