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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

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:

• Cogburn Woods ES
• Creek View ES
• Dolvin ES
• Kincaid ES
• Medlock Bridge ES
• Mount Bethel ES
• Ocee ES
• Shakerag ES
• State Bridge Crossing ES
• Wilson Creek ES
• Fulton Academy of Science & Tech
• Fulton Science Academy
• Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School

MIDDLE SCHOOLS:

• Autrey Mill MS
• Webb Bridge MS
• Fulton Academy of Science & Tech MS
• Fulton Science Academy MS
• Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School MS

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!

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 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.

“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