Fall Updates & Tournament News November 2, 2025 by ivybridgeacademy Upcoming Tournament for After School Program StudentsPlace: Johns Creek High SchoolDate: December 6thRegistration Deadline: November 8Time: 8:00 am- 12:30 pmElementary School Topic: Resolved: The benefits of using generative AI in education outweigh the harms.Novice Topic: Resolved: The United States federal government should ban the collection of personal data through biometric recognition technology.New JV, JV, Varsity: Resolved: The Supreme Court should overturn District of Columbia v. Heller.ES, MS, Novice, JV and Varsity Students REGISTER for December 6, JCHS Tournament Link: https://ivydebate.com/product/iba-local-debate-tournament-dec/ Recent National Debate Tournament ResultsTopic: 9/27 New JV, JV, Varsity, and all National Tournaments:Resolved: The United Kingdom should rejoin the European Union.Georgetown Fall 2025 ResultsMiddle School Rookie Public ForumSpeaker Awards10th place- Nilay Patidar12th place- Arnith RaghavarajuMiddle School Experienced Public Forum Middle School Public Forum Team AwardOctofinals (Top 16)Shravi Paliwal & Priya SrinivasanAlexandra Jiang & Sohan DivvelaSemifinals (Top 4)Navya Kovi & Sophia ParkSpeaker Awards2nd place- Kiara Jolaoso4th place- Soha Subramanian 9th place- Sophia Park 11th place- Adhrit Pathak 13th place- Sohan Divvela 14th place- Navya Kovi15th place- Maddie LiHigh School NoviceHigh School Novice Team AwardOctofinals (Top 16)Neel Ganesh & Jooyoung KimQuarterfinals (Top 8)Elina Tyagi & Mahika SrivastavaLara Mane & Samyukta AnnamalaiSemifinals (Top 4)Kavin Imaya Kumar & Sridattha KukkadapuSriya Cherukuri & Carina YangFinalist (2nd place)Eric Xu & Elynn NieSpeaker Awards1st place- Elynn Nie2nd place- Eric Xu5th place- Sriya Cherukuri8th place- Sridattha Kukkadapu15th place- Carina Yang16th place- Kavin Imaya Kumar17th place- Akshara BharathHigh School Junior VarsityHigh School Junior Varsity Team AwardsDoubles (Top 32)Shruti Desai & Anshu EdaraOctofinals (Top 16)Anya Karanam & Meghana TulluriSuhee Jung & Amish GundluruKuhu Barole & Riddhima SinghSemifinals (Top 4)Anika Singh & Shivangi ChauhanFinals (2nd place)Isabell Zhong & Olivia WangSpeaker Awards4th place- Suhee Jung9th place- Shivangi Chauhan12th place- Kuhu Barole14th place- Amish GundluruCongratulations to all students and Coaches! IBA is so proud of your hard work! Ivy Bridge Academy Local Debate Tournament Results from September 27Topic: New JV, JV, Varsity, all the national tournaments:Resolved: The United Kingdom should rejoin the European Union.9/27 Novice: Resolved: Phones should remain in the classroom.NoviceSpeaker Awards 1. Ellie Kang2. Sanjay Saravanan3. Isaac Lin4. Maynor Jiao5. Adwita MadamanchiTeam Awards 1. Saathvika Katta & Adwita Madamanchi2. Madelyn Xue & Ellie Kang3. Isaac Lin & Florence Hu4. Yolanda Chai & Maynor Jiao5. Hephzibah Akinmowo & Daisy LuNew Junior VarsitySpeaker Awards 1. Bhabin Mandava2. Laasyaharini Koneti3. Elena Lee4. Akshara Chunduri5. Shlok PankajTeam Awards 1. Hemanyaharini Koneti & Laasyaharini Koneti2. Elena Lee & Yoonseul Bae3. Kashvi Turakhia & Akshara Chunduri4. Jaewook Lee & Vihaan Chivukula5. Lahari Tata & Anushka BhardwajJunior VarsitySpeaker Awards 1. Anisha Salvi2. Rakshith Subburajulu Venkatraman3. Adhrit Pathak4. Abhinav Maringanti5. Priya SrinivasanTeam Awards 1. Sophie Lin & Amrutha Kavuru2. Rakshith Subburajulu Venkatraman & Akshaj Nemilikond3. Meghana Tulluri & Kriti Sahai4. Anisha Salvi & Maya Mani5. Sarah Elizabeth Joseph & Emily YuVarsitySpeaker Awards 1. Abhay Kumar Prashanth2. Ayati Yadav3. Manasi Avdhani4. Dileep Tata5. Kanav PuriTeam Awards 1. Kanav Puri2. Pranay Kalra & Tyler MacColl3. Sohan Divvela & Alexandra Jiang4. Manasi Avdhani & Ayati Yadav5. Adithi Narsingoju & Akshara BharathCongratulations to all who participated! We are so proud of you and all your hard work! 2025 Northwestern Tournament ResultsTopic: 9/27 New JV, JV, Varsity, and all National Tournaments:Resolved: The United Kingdom should rejoin the European Union.Middle SchoolTeam Awards Octofinals (Top 16)Katelyn Lee & Amelia TengSpeaker Awards17th Place- Amelia Teng18th Place- Anya VelayuthamHigh School Junior VarsityTeam AwardsOctofinals (Top 16)Eric Xu & Elynn NieSemifinals (Top 4)Dalton Sun & Ethan KwonSpeaker Awards5th Place- Akshaj Nemilikonda8th Place- Ethan Kwon11th Place- Rakshith Subburajulu Venkatraman15th Place- Dalton SunHigh School VarsityTeam AwardsQuarterfinals (Top 8)-Mei Kumaran & Grace YanLeo Leger & Daniel NaorChampion (1st Place)-Ava Choi & Brian KangSpeaker Awards3rd Place- Daniel Naor5th Place- Pranay Kalra 6th Place- Leo Leger10th Place- Tyler MacColl11th Place- Grace Yan15th Place- Mei KumaranCongratulations to all who participated! We are so proud of you and all your hard work! Upcoming National Tournaments Please Register by DeadlineHarvard International Speech & Debate TOC Qualifier (ONLINE)10/24-10/25/2025: Registration Deadline October 1740th Standford University National Tournament (ONLINE) 2/07 – 2/09/2026Grades 6-12 Registration deadline 11/4/202552nd Harvard University National Tournament (IN-PERSON) 2/14-2/16/2026 Travel to Harvard University Grades 6-12 Registration deadline 11/4/2025
