2007-10-02
Perspectives Students Earn Top Honors at Tournaments
- Wake Forest Early Bird Invitational (Winston-Salem, NC), September 14-16, 2007
- Champion - Alex Koren '06-'07, PA Leadership Charter School (PA)
- Top 16 (Bid Round) - Jay Garlapati '05-'06, Unionville (PA)
- Top 32 - Sam Dharia '06, Niskayuna (NY)
- Greenhill Invitational (Addison, TX), September 2007
- Top 16 (Bid) - Lindsay Dolan, 2007 Senior Fellow, Hockaday (TX)
- Top 32 (Bid Round) - Ellen Noble '07, Walt Whitman (NY)
- Greenhill Round Robin (Addison, TX), September 14, 2007
- Invited Participant - Lindsay Dolan, 2007 Senior Fellow, Hockaday (TX)
- Yale Invitational (New Haven, CT), September 28-30, 2007
- Top 16 (Bid Round) - Karlyn Gorski '05-'07, Perkiomen Valley (PA)
- Top 32 - Lisa Kapp '05-'06, Perkiomen Valley (PA)
- Top 32 - Zak Pyzik '07, Pocono Mountain West (PA)
- Top 32 - Stephanie Caravias, 2007 Senior Fellow, Ridge (NJ)
- Top 32 - Sam Dharia '06, Niskayuna (NY)
- 7th Speaker - Zak Pyzik '07, Pocono Mountain West (PA)
- American University Invitational (Washington, D.C.), September 28-29, 2007
- Top 4 and 3rd Place Speaker - Richard Scordato '07, Walt Whitman (MD)
- University of Pennsylvania Round Robin (Philadelphia, PA), October 5, 2007
- Champion - Stephanie Caravias, 2007 Senior Fellow, Ridge (NJ)
- 3rd Speaker - Lisa Kapp '05-'06, Perkiomen Valley (PA)
- Invited Participant - Alex Koren '06-'07, PA Leadership (PA)
- University of Pennsylvania Liberty Bell Classic (Philadelphia, PA), October 6-7, 2007
- Champion & 2nd Speaker - Stephanie Caravias, 2007 Senior Fellow, Ridge (NJ)
- Top 4 & 11th Speaker - Lisa Kapp '05-'06, Perkiomen Valley (PA)
- Top 4 & 12th Speaker - Jay Garlapati '05-'06, Unionville (PA)
- Top 8 & 8th Speaker- Karlyn Gorski '05-'07, Perkiomen Valley (PA)
- Top 8 - Harris Perlman '07, Princeton (NJ)
- Top 16 & 13th Speaker - Alex Koren '06-'07, PA Leadership (PA)
- 16th Speaker - Evan Burt '06-'07, Cab Calloway/Unionville (PA) Junior Varsity
- 2nd Place Finalist & 16th Speaker - Andrew Pitts '07, PA Leadership (PA)
- Top 16 & 12th Speaker - Collin Smith, New-Hope Solebury (PA)
- Top 16 - Stephanie Kan, Merion Mercy (PA)
- Participant - Ryan Rudolph '07, Parkway Center City (PA)
- Participant - Rubin Rhodes '07, Parkway Center City (PA)
- Participant - Subee Jacob '07, Parkway Center City (PA)
- Participant - Rothanack Soy '07, Parkway Center City (PA)
- The Kaiser (Monticello, NY), October 5-6, 2007
- Top 16 - Sam Dharia '06, Niskayuna (NY)
- The Tim Averill Invitational (Manchester, MA), October 26-27, 2007
- Top 8 (TOC Bid) - Sam Dharia '06, Niskayuna (NY)
- Top 16 & 8th Speaker- Alex Koren '06-'07, PA Leadership (PA)
- Top 32 & 10th Speaker - Karlyn Gorski '05-'07, Perkiomen Valley (PA)
- Top 32 & 6th Speaker- Zak Pyzik '07, Pocono Mountain West (PA) Junior Varsity
- 2nd Place Finalist - Andrew Pitts '07, PA Leadership (PA)
- 2nd Place Finalist - Katherine Zuk '07, Archbishop Ryan (PA)
- Archmere Academy JV PCFL Tournament (Claymont, DE), October 27, 2007
- Champion - Ryan Rudolph '07, Parkway Center City (PA)
- 2nd Place - Stephanie Zhang '07, Unionville (PA)
- 3rd Place - Rubin Rhodes '07, Parkway Center City (PA)
- 5th Place - Subee Mathew '07, Parkway Center City (PA)
- 6th Place - Chris Nardeo '07, Perkiomen Valley (PA)
- MinneApple (Apple Valley, MN), November 2-3, 2007
- Top 8 & TOC Bid - Ellen Noble '07, Walt Whitman (MD)
- Top 32 - Stephanie Caravias, 2007 Senior Fellow, Ridge (NJ) Junior Varsity
- Top 16 - Richard Scordato '07, Walt Whitman (MD)
- The Bump (Montrose, NY), November 9-10, 2007
- Top 32 & 2nd Speaker - Stephanie Caravias, 2007 Senior Fellow, Ridge (NJ)
- Participant - Karlyn Gorski '05-'07, Perkiomen Valley (PA)
- Villiger (Philadelphia, PA), November 17-18, 2007
- Top 8 - Alex Koren '06-'07, PA Leadership (PA)
- Top 32 - Glyn Cozart '05-'06, Unionville (PA)
- Top 32 - Nicole Pagliaro '06, Truman (PA)
- Participant - Nasha Ward '07, Paul Robeson (PA)
- Participant - Ryan Rudolph '07, Parkway Center City (PA)
- Participant - Rubin Rhodes '07, Parkway Center City (PA)
- Princeton Invitational (Princeton, NJ), November 30-December 2, 2007
- Champion & TOC Bid - Stephanie Caravias, 2007 Senior Fellow, Ridge (NJ)
- Top 16- Karlyn Gorski '05-'07, Perkiomen Valley (PA)
- Top 32 - Alex Koren '06-'07, PA Leadership (PA) Junior Varsity
- 2nd Place Finalist - Graham Albachten, New-Hope Solebury (PA)
- Perspectives Fall Tournament (Philadelphia, PA), December 1, 2007
- Champion & 3rd Speaker - Ryan Rudolph '07, Parkway Center City (PA)
- 2nd Place & 2nd Speaker -Yong Lin Lee '07, Franklin Towne (PA)
- Top 4 & 1st Speaker- Rubin Rhodes '07, Parkway Center City (PA)
- Top 4 - Taylor Valentine, Science Leadership Academy (PA) Novice Speaker Awards
- 1st Speaker - Taylor Valentine, Science Leadership Academy (PA)
- 2nd Speaker -Eddie Amador, Franklin Towne (PA)
- 3rd Speaker- Destiny Keller, Franklin Towne (PA)
- 4th Speaker- Nicole Golden, Constitution (PA)
- 5th Speaker- Kenny Farrell, Franklin Towne (PA)
- Franklin Towne Charter Tournament (Philadelphia, PA), January 19, 2008
- 1st Place - Stephanie Kan '07, Merion Mercy (PA)
- 2nd Place - Subee Jacob '07, Parkway Center City (PA)
- 3rd Place -Yong Lin Lee '07, Franklin Towne (PA)
- Lexington Invitational (Lexington, MA), January 18-19, 2008
- Top 8- Karlyn Gorski '05-'07, Perkiomen Valley (PA)
- Top 16 and 6th Speaker- Stephanie Caravias, 2007 Senior Fellow, Ridge (NJ)
- Top 16-Lisa Kapp '05-'06, Perkiomen Valley (PA)
- Top 32-Zak Pyzik '07, Pocono Mountain West (PA)
- Top 32- Sam Dharia '06, Niskayuna (NY)
- Top 32- Jay Garlapati '05-'06, Unionville (PA)
- Lexington Round Robin (Lexington, MA), January 20-21, 2008
- 2nd Place and 3rd Speaker- Stephanie Caravias, 2007 Senior Fellow, Ridge (NJ)
- Columbia University Invitational (New York, NY), January 25-26, 2008
- Top 16- Sam Dharia '06, Niskayuna (NY)
- Emory University Barkley Forum (Emory, GA), January 26-27, 2008
- Top 4- Lindsay Dolan, 2007 Senior Fellow, Hockaday (TX)
- Top 32-Ellen Noble '07, Walt Whitman (MD)
- Newark Debates (Newark, NJ), February 1-2, 2008
- Top 8- Stephanie Caravias, 2007 Senior Fellow, Ridge (NJ)
- Harvard National Invitational (Cambridge, MA), February 16-18, 2008
- Top 4 - Karlyn Gorski '05-'07, Perkiomen Valley (PA)
- Top 16 - Stephanie Caravias, 2007 Senior Fellow, Ridge (NJ)
- Top 64 - Ellen Noble '07, Walt Whitman (NY)
- Top 64 - Sam Dharia '06, Niskayuna (NY)
- Participant - Alex Koren '06-'07, PA Leadership (PA)
- Participant - Lisa Kapp '05-'06, Perkiomen Valley (PA) Junior Varsity
- Top 32 and 11th Speaker - Adam Freeman '07, Union Catholic (NJ)
- Top 32 - Eddie Amador, Franklin Towne (PA)
- Participant - Yong Lin Lee '07, Franklin Towne (PA)
- Participant - Collin Smith '07, New-Hope Solebury (PA)
- Participant - Krishma Kumar '07, PA Leadership (PA)
- Participant - Andrew Pitts '07, PA Leadership (PA)
- Participant - Chris Nardeo '07, Perkiomen Valley (PA)
- Participant - Victoria Blazejewski '07, Franklin Towne (PA)
- Georgetown Round Robin (Washington, D.C.), February 29, 2008
- 2nd Place and Top Speaker- Lindsay Dolan, 2007 Senior Fellow, Hockaday (TX)
- 4th Place and 5th Speaker- Stephanie Caravias, 2007 Senior Fellow, Ridge (NJ)
- PCFL City Finals (Philadelphia, PA), March 1, 2008
- Top 4 & CFL National Qualifier- Lisa Kapp '05-'06, Perkiomen Valley (PA)
- Top 6 & CFL National Qualifier- Karlyn Gorski '05-'07, Perkiomen Valley (PA)
- Top 6 & CFL National Qualifier- Alex Koren '06-'07, PA Leadership (PA)
- Top 8- Jay Garlapati '05-'06, Unionville (PA)
- Participant-Yong Lin Lee '07, Franklin Towne (PA)
- Participant-Rubin Rhodes '07, Parkway Center City (PA)
- Participant-Ryan Rudolph '07, Parkway Center City (PA)
- Participant-Eddie Amador, Franklin Towne (PA)
- Participant-Tony Murphy '07, Holy Ghost (PA)
- Georgetown University Cherry Blossom Tournament (Washington, D.C.), March 1-2, 2008
- Champion and 3rd Speaker- Stephanie Caravias, 2007 Senior Fellow, Ridge (NJ)
- Top 8- Lindsay Dolan, 2007 Senior Fellow, Hockaday (TX)
- Valley Forge District NFL Qualifiers (Wyndmoor, PA), March 6-7, 2008
- 2nd Place & NFL National Qualifier - Alex Koren '06-'07, PA Leadership (PA)
- Participant - Lisa Kapp '05-'06, Perkiomen Valley (PA)
- Participant - Karlyn Gorski '05-'07, Perkiomen Valley (PA)
- Participant-Yong Lin Lee '07, Franklin Towne (PA)
- Participant-Eddie Amador, Franklin Towne (PA)
- NJ State Championships (Flemington, NJ), March 7-8, 2008
- Top 4- Stephanie Caravias, 2007 Senior Fellow, Ridge (NJ)
* All class years denotes year of Philadelphia Debate Institute participation
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