Debate Student Info from Georgetown University Update

Georgetown University Debate Tournament Results October 6-8 2023

The prior newsletter (available HERE) erroneously left out the High School Varsity students and results. Please forgive my error.  We are so proud of these students as well and all their hard work!

High School Varsity (Bid) PF

9th place Lakshmi Jojjavarapu & Yaashmita Senthilnathan
17th place Siri Nuthalapati & Alyssa Chen

Speaker Award

20th Lakshmi Jojjavarapu

Congratulations to all students and Coaches! 

Ivy Bridge Academy Fall 2023 News Includes Recent Tournament Results and Upcoming Tournament Information

50th Harvard University National Debate Tournament

IBA is excited to announce that our students are working hard in preparation for the Harvard University National Tournament:

Tournament Information:

Grades 6-12
JV and Varsity Students Only
Place: Harvard University Campus

Tournament Dates: 2/17-2/19/2024
(7 a.m. – 8 p.m.)
Travel Dates: 2/16-2/20/2024
(Friday 11 a.m. to Tuesday 8p.m. 5 day trip)

Deadline to Register is 11/5/2023
Register Here!

Upcoming Tournament for After School Program Students

DATE: 12/9/23
TIME: 8:30 A.M. – 12:30 PM
LOCATION: Johns Creek High School

ES, MS, Novice, JV and Varsity Students Welcome

Deadline to Register is 11/15/2023
Register Here!

Georgetown University Debate Tournament Results October 6-8

(See update for High School Varsity Students HERE)

Middle School Rookie Public Forum

3rd Ethan Kwon & Kavin Imaya Kumar
9th Sophie Yang & Janelle Yuan
9th Suhali Tirumareddi & Sritha Ganti

Speaker Award

12th Ethan Kwon
16th Janelle Yuan

Middle School Experienced PF

3rd Dalton Sun & Samuel Choi

Speaker Award

7th Dalton Sun
8th Samuel Choi

High School Novice PF

2nd Sneha Ramineni & Aanya Baddela
3rd Sarah Verma & Avaani Joshi
3rd Vedant Kalipatnapu & Tessica Selvaganesan
5th Kate Ding & Ayati Yadav
5th Soumya Goswami & Ayanna Das
17th Rithwik Tamilselvan & Nachiket Hegde
17th Rishin Shah & Anishka Majumdar
17th Jui Park & Mei Kumaran
17th Ananya Kommuri & Joanne Jeon

Speaker Award

1st Aanya Baddela
2nd Sneha Ramineni
5th Tessica Selvaganesan
7th Vedant Kalipatnapu
12th Ayati Yadav
16th Kate Ding
19th Mei Kumaran
20th Jui Park

High School JV PF

2nd Allen Liu & Rajveer Nadkar
9th Sapna Annambhotla & Caleb Lee
17th Olivia Tye & Yohan Kim

Speaker Award

1st Sapna Annambhotla
2nd Caleb Lee
3rd Rajveer Nadkar
4th Allen Liu

Congratulations to all students and Coaches! IBA is so proud of your hard work!

IBA Local Tournament Results September 30

Junior Varsity/ Varsity Topic: “Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its military presence in the Arctic.”

Novice Topic: “Resolved: The benefits of video games outweigh the harms.”

Novice Speaker Awards

1st Vishal Alaparthi
2nd Isaac Hong
3rd Sahasra Natarajan
4th Dhananjay Sachith
5th Alexandra Jiang

Novice Team Awards

1st Sanjana Verma
2nd Neel Ganesh & Vishal Alaparthi
3rd Isaac Hong & Amelia Teng
4th Ashwanth Magesh & Ishaan Baddevolu
5th Sahasra Natarajan & Leah Nair

New Junior Varsity Speaker Awards

1st Anshu Edara
2nd Riddhima Singh
3rd Rudrasai Mukkavilli 
4th Simran Melinamani
5th Vridhi Kishore

New Junior Varsity Team Awards

1st Daniel Li
2nd Simran Melinamani & Alexandria Taylor
3rd Rudrasai Mukkavilli & Sreekar Ainapurapu
4th Brian Sun & Heemin Li
5th Neha Dileep & Arshia Shylesh-Karuvath

Junior Varsity Speaker Awards

1st Rishin Shah
2nd Ethan Kwon
3rd Anishka Majumdar
4th Roy Kim
5th Jai Yadav

Junior Varsity Team Awards

1st Rishin Shah & Anishka Majumdar
2nd Dena Hosein & Roy Kim
3rd Ethan Kwon & Kavin Imaya Kumar
4th Veer Bharat & Jai Yadav
5th Sophie Zaprudsky & Annie Zhu

Varsity Speaker Awards

1st Alyssa Chen
2nd Allen Liu
3rd Krishna Anand
4th Tessica Selvaganesan
5th Vedant Kalipatnapu

Varsity Team Awards

1st Olivia Tye & Yohan Kim
2nd Krishna Anand & Akshat Anand
3rd Lanya Hu
4th Allen Liu & Rajveer Nadkar
5th Sapna Annambhotla & Caleb Lee

Congratulations to all students!

National Speech & Debate Association Tournament Results Sept. 9-11

Middle School Speaker Award

1st Samuel Choi
2nd Dalton Sun

Middle School Team Awards

2nd Samuel Choi and Dalton Sun

High School Novice Speaker Award

2nd Yohan Kim
3rd Vedant Kalipatnapu
4th Tessica Selvaganesan

High School Novice Team Award

**Co-Champions: Ayati Yadav & Kate Ding Yohan Kim & Olivia Tye
Semi Finalist: Garv Singh & Aditya Mukker

Congratulations to all our students!! We appreciate all the students and Coaches hard work and preparation!

Join Our Weekend Debate Team Program!!

Alpharetta and Johns Creek
404-519-7715
Suwanee and Cumming
770-712-2485
Marietta
770-712-7625

Ivy Bridge Academy News and 2023 Fall Registration for All Programs!

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

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

Classes begin soon, please find registration links below.
IBA welcomes East Side ES and Mountain Park ES to our program this year!

Autrey Mill Middle School Tuesday’s 9/12 – 12/5
Creek View ES Thursday’s 9/14 – 12/7
East Side ES Wednesday’s 9/13 – 12/6
FAST Monday’s 8/28 – 11/27
Fulton Science Academy Monday’s ES and MS 8/21 – 12/4
Medlock Bridge Monday’s 9/12 – 12/5
Mount Bethel ES Thursday’s 9/14 – 12/7
Mountain Park ES Thursday’s 9/4 – 12/7
Ocee ES Monday’s 9/11 – 12/4
Our Lady of Assumption Wednesday’s 9/6 – 12/6
Shakerag ES  Wednesday’s 9/13 – 12/6
State Bridge ES Wednesday’s 9/13 – 12/6
Wilson Creek ES Tuesday’s 9/12 – 12/5

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

Elementary School
https://ivydebate.com/academic-camps/iba-debate-team-elementary-school-students/

Middle School
https://ivydebate.com/academic-camps/iba-debate-team-middle-school-students/

High School
https://ivydebate.com/academic-camps/iba-debate-team-high-school-students/

IBA looks forward to a fun and academic fall season!

Register for Upcoming Debate Tournaments 

1. Novice Tournament
2. JV and Varsity Tournament
3. National Speech and Debate Season Opener Tournament (Online)
4. Georgetown University National Tournament (Online)

Ivy Bridge Academy would like to recognize outstanding academic and debate accomplishments!

Sahil Sood was Lambert High School’s Valedictorian.
He is a Coke Scholar, Presidential Scholar, and a National Great Communicator debate competition Champion. Sahil will begin his studies at Harvard University this fall.

Ivy Bridge Academy Updates and Summer 2023 News

Ivy Bridge Academy will be closed over the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend
5/27-6/2/2023

Summer Debate Class Schedule
 Important Note: IBA weekend classes run year long. Debate and SAT classes have the same schedule during the summer

SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

ELEMENTARY- Registration Link
MIDDLE SCHOOL- Registration Link
HIGH SCHOOL- Registration Link

Debate | Math | Coding | English

IBA’s End of Semester Tournament Results – May 5, 2023

Elementary School

Speaker Awards:

  1. Wilson Creek- Pravin Arunachala
  2. Wilson Creek- Rhea Srivastava
  3. Wilson Creek- Isaac Marmer
  4. Ocee- Agasthya Tutukuri
  5. Shakerag- Arna Dani

Team Awards:

  1. Wilson Creek- Rhea Srivastava
  2. Ocee-Agasthya Tutukuri & Khalia Chenault
  3. Wilson Creek-Vindhya Vishnubhatla & Siya Gupta
  4. Shakerag- Gnanitha Chapalamadugu & Arna Dani
  5. Fulton Science Academy- Shastav Nair & Agastya Srivastava

Novice 1

Speaker Awards:

  1. Elliot Paik
  2. Navya Kovi
  3. Shreshta Ganti
  4. Arjun Budida
  5. Tejaswani Thimiri

Team Awards:

  1. Jia Parikh
  2. Navya Kovi & Shreshta Ganti
  3. Arjun Budida & Elliot Paik
  4. Leo Wang & Bella Li
  5. Sia Gujral & Eshanka Malladi

Novice 2

Speaker Awards:

  1. Shivangi Chauhan
  2. Aditi Sood
  3. Adhrit Gopi
  4. Caleb Lee
  5. Anika Singh

Team Awards:

  1. Eric Yu & Harry Jiang
  2. Simran Annambhotla & Aditi Sood
  3. Caleb Lee & Trijal Tagadur
  4. Rudrasai Mukkavilli & Adhrit Gopi
  5. Bhaavyasri Gujjalapudi & Sahasra Nallabothu

Junior Varsity

Speaker Awards:

  1. Annie Zhu
  2. Pratyush Gautam
  3. Sophie Zaprudsky
  4. Andy Zhang
    5 Jonah George

Team Awards:

  1. Sophia Huang & Hannah Liu
  2. Sophie Zaprudsky & Jonah George
  3. Madhav Sai Mallipeddi & Tarun Gajula
  4. Anvi Vulavala & Vimudha Kandavalli
  5. Vincent Lin & Andy Zhang

Varsity

Speaker Awards:

  1. Dylan Mashini
  2. Matthew Xia
  3. Naren Kumar
  4. Amelia Duerr
  5. Kate Ding

Team Awards:

  1. Lanya Hu & Aditya Khanolkar
  2. Matthew Xia
  3. Dylan Mashini & Naren Kumar
  4. Amelia Duerr & Rithwik Tamilselvan
  5. Kevin Liu & Ethan Kwon

Congratulations to all our students!! We appreciate all the students and Coaches hard work and preparation!
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 Upcoming Tournaments and Harvard University Results

Register for Upcoming Tournaments

  1. IBA Novice Tournament: 3/4/2023 Saturday 8:30am – 12:30pm JCHS
    Due 2/26
  2. IBA JV/Varsity Tournament: 3/4/2023 Saturday 8:30am to 12:30pm JCHS
    Due 2/26
  3. Georgetown University Spring National Tournament: 4/1 – 4/2/2023 (Saturday to Sunday Online)
    Due 3/15
  4. Middle School Tournament of Champions at UK: 4/28 – 4/30/2023 Friday to Sunday Travel to University of Kentucky
    Due 3/15

Registration Link:
https://ivydebate.com/academic-camps/debate-tournament-registration/

Harvard University Tournament Results – February 2023

Middle School

Speaker Awards

2-Allen Liu
5-Aanya Baddela
6-Ayanna Das
8-Siri Nuthalapati
12-Isabel Chen
14-Alyssa Chen
17-Rajveer Nadkar

Team Awards

3rd:
Dalton Sun & Aanya Baddela

5th:
Alyssa Chen & Arsheya Singh

9th:
Allen Liu & Rajveer Nadkar
Ayanna Das & Ayati Yadav

17th:
Mei Kumaran & Jui Park
Ananya Kommuri & Sophia Zhan
Lanya Hu & Aditya Khanolkar
Samuel Choi & Antony Wang
Allyson Zhang & Vivian Chen
Sarah Verma & Avaani Joshi

33rd
Anish Raja & Sneha Ramineni
Harsha Poonepalle & Arsul Dhatwani
Aditi Pabbidi & Manasi Avdhani
Kate Ding & Amelia Duerr
Kanav Puri & Nachiket Hegde
Isabel Chen & Siri Nuthalapati

HS-Novice

Speaker Awards

14-Arjun Myneni
16-Akshat Anand

Team awards

3rd
Krishna Anand & Akshat Anand
Claire Park & Siri Manekar

9th
Olivia Tye & Jack Bruey
Bhaargav Balasubramaniam & Venkat Sai Shreyas Arisa

33rd
Heidi (Hayeon) Jeong & Jianni Cheng
Aditya Mukker & Arjun Myneni
Ella Liu & Ethan Nam

HS-JV

Speaker Awards

9-Lakshmi Jojjavarapu
16-Yaashmita Senthilnathan

Team Awards

9th
Lakshmi Jojjavarapu & Yaashmita Senthilnathan

17th
Sanjana Kadiyala & Akshaya Poonepalle
Lynden Baek & Alex Ko

33rd
Daniel Huang & Riya Kinnarkar

Congratulations 🎉 to everyone for their hard work and participation! Ivy Bridge Academy is thankful to work with such talented students!

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

The IPPF is sponsored by the Brewer Foundation and New York University

Hundreds of debate teams from around the world entered the 2022-23 International Public Policy Forum (IPPF) competition, but only 16 remain – including a team of students from Ivy Bridge Academy in Johns Creek, Georgia.

By advancing into the “Sweet 16” round, 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.

“The teams advancing demonstrate excellence at research, writing, and advocacy,” says William A. Brewer III, partner at Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors and a founder of the IPPF. “The 16 teams remaining will compete in a final round of written debates – in hopes of moving on to oral debates during the IPPF Finals in New York City.”

The IPPF’s 22nd annual competition began in October 2022, as 220 teams, representing schools in 22 countries and 31 U.S. states, submitted qualifying round essays affirming or negating the IPPF topic, “Resolved: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an effective model for international cooperation.” 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 Cornerstone Collegiate Academy of Seoul from Republic of Korea. In the “Top 32” round, Ivy Bridge Academy advanced over Artemis Debate MS from Cape Town, South Africa.

The “Sweet 16” round is now underway. Ivy Bridge Academy is competing against Notre Dame San Jose from San Jose, California.The top 16 teams represent schools from 11 U.S. states, Singapore and Canada.

On March 30, 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 May 6, 2023, 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 “Sweet 16” teams are:

Amity Regional High School in Woodbridge, Connecticut
BASIS Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona
Bergen County Debate Club in Fort Lee, New Jersey
EEC Debate in Toronto, ON, Canada
H.Edu Institute in San Mateo, California
Hamilton High School (Team 2) in Chandler, Arizona
The Hockaday School in Dallas, Texas
Ivy Bridge Academy in Johns Creek, Georgia
John Handley High School in Winchester, Virginia
Mountain View-Los Altos Speech and Debate in Mountain View, California
Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Notre Dame San Jose in San Jose, California
Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach, Florida
Potomac Oak in Rockville, Maryland
UWC South East Asia in Singapore
Wasatch Independent Debate League in Riverton, Utah

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.

For more information, contact Katherine Leal Unmuth, Brewer Foundation.
214-653-4832 / kunmuth@brewerattorneys.com.

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

Happy New Year 2023 From Ivy Bridge Academy!

REGISTER FOR IBA SPRING DEBATE & PUBLIC SPEAKING!

Elementary Schools | Middle Schools

Register for Spring Debate!!
Classes for Spring Public Speaking & Debate Start in a Few Weeks
Register Today To Reserve Your Child’s Spot! Spaces Are Limited!

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS:

MIDDLE SCHOOLS:

Register for Upcoming Tournaments

  • IBA Novice Tournament: 3/4/2023 (Saturday 8:30am to 12:30pm JCHS)
  • IBA JV/Varsity Tournament: 3/4/2023 (Saturday 8:30am to 12:30pm JCHS)
  • Stanford and Harvard Prep Tournament: 1/28/2023 (Saturday 8:30am to 6:00pm JCHS)
  • 37th Stanford University National Tournament: 2/11 – 2/14/2023 (Saturday to Monday: All Day Online)
  • Georgetown University Spring National Tournament: 4/1 – 4/2/2023 (Saturday to Sunday Online)
  • Middle School Tournament of Champions: 4/29 – 4/30/2023 (Saturday to Sunday Online)

Registration Link:
https://ivydebate.com/academic-camps/debate-tournament-registration/

Congratulations!

IBA students accepted to Harvard University and many other Top Colleges!

IBA HAPPY HOLIDAYS 2022

Happy Holidays 2022 and IBA News!

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

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

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!

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!