Pasadena Memorial Results

            This past weekend of January 23^rd and 24^th, the Clear Brook Speech and Debate team returned to the competition circuit by attending the Pasadena Memorial High School Debate Tournament. The team was incredibly successful, and many members brought home trophies and new points towards TFA State qualification.

            The novices of the team showed their expertise by competing in many events, with big results in both speaking and debate events. In Novice Extemporaneous Speaking, member Jessica Cetrone made it all the way to finals, where she placed 4^th.. Member Nathan Tamburello also competed in this event, and received a 2nd place trophy in finals. Neil Patel, another team member, competed in Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate, where he moved on to finals and placed 2^nd overall. He also earned a 2^nd place Novice LD Speaker Award for receiving high marks for speaking presentation.

Team President, John Fossum, competed in Champion Lincoln Douglas debate, where he made it to Quarter-Finals and received two more points towards his qualification for the Texas Forensic Association State Meet in the spring. He now has a total of six points. Team member Raveena Bhalara also competed in Champion Lincoln Douglas Debate, where she made it to Quarter-Finals and received her first two points towards TFA State qualification.

Raveena also entered in the Original Oratory event for her first time and made it to finals, placing 6^th. This earned her one state point. The team’s Vice President of Individual Events, Brittny Johnson, competed in Impromptu Speaking and received a 5^th place trophy in finals. She also competed in Prose Interpretation, where she earned 3^rd place.