Achievements
Summary
2020 - 2021
FDA Horner*: Ranked #1 in South Bay Debate League
100+ Champions/Qualifications to Elimination Rounds
60+ Top Speaker Awards
200+ Winning Records
*Not affiliated with Horner Middle School
2019 - 2020
FDA Horner*: Ranked #1 in South Bay Debate League
60+ Champions/Qualifications to Elimination Rounds
30+ Top Speaker Awards
100+ Winning Records
*Not affiliated with Horner Middle School
2018 - 2019
FDA Horner*: Ranked #1 in South Bay Debate League
40+ Champions/Qualifications to Elimination Rounds
15+ Top Speaker Awards
50+ Winning Records
*Not affiliated with Horner Middle School
2018 - 2019
Middle School Results
CALIFORNIA CUP
#1 School : 75% win percentage
Selina Song, Akshaj Gupta, & Ansh Kharbanda - 6th place (Team Award)
Neha Suresh, Rohan Adwankar, & Ashwin Raghuraman - 7th place (Team Award)
Ansh Kharbanda - 11th place (Speaker Award)
Ashwin Raghuraman - 12th Place (Speaker Award)
Akshaj Gupta - 18th Place (Speaker Award)
Rohan Adwankar - 25th Place (Speaker Award)
FALL 2018 CLASSIC
#1 School : 75% win percentage
Selina Song, Akshaj Gupta, & Ansh Kharbanda - 8th place (Team Award)
Neha Suresh, Shamita Bhattacharjee, & Ashwin Raghuraman - 10th place (Team Award)
ORINDA IS INVITATIONAL
#1 School : 87.5% win percentage
Sadhana Chari, Shamita Bhattacharjee, & Selina Song - 2nd Place (Team Award)
Tanish Satish, Akshaj Gupta, & Ansh Kharbanda - 16th Place (Team Award)
Selina Song - 2nd Place (Speaker Award)
FALLON INVITATIONAL
Anshika Agarwal, Neha Suresh, & Rohan Adwankar - 14th place (Team Award)
Ansh Kharbanda - 3rd Place (Speaker Award)
HEAD ROYCE INVITATIONAL
Neha Suresh, Shamita Bhattacharjee, & Ashwin Raghuraman - 8th Place (Team Award)
Rohan Adwankar - 2nd Place (Speaker Award)
Post-FDA in High School
NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE INVITATIONAL
Madison Wong & Melissa Liu - Semifinals (JV)
Sanjana Moturi - Semifinals (JV)
Harshil Shah - Octofinals (JV)
Neha Bagepalli & Prahalad Chari - 3-2 Winning Record (Varsity)
Shivangi Gupta - 3-2 Winning Record (Varsity)
Delisha Kumar & Drishti Gupta - 3-2 Winning Record (Varsity)
SANTA CLARA PHILALETHIC INVITATIONAL
Melissa Liu & Cindy Yu - 1st place, and Tournament Champions (Novice)
Aryaman Gautam - Octofinalists (Novice)
Delisha Kumar & Drishti Gupta - Quarterfinals (Varsity)
Harshil Shah - 1st Place Speaker and Octofinals (Varsity)
Aryaman Gautam - Octofinals (Varsity)
Madison Wong - 3-2 Winning Record (Varsity)
Sanjana Moturi - 3-2 Winning Record (Varsity)
Anoushka Shukla & Rachel Kavalakatt - 3-2 Winning Record (Varsity)
SANTA CLARA DEMPSEY CRONIN INVITATIONAL
Madison Wong - Octofinals (Novice)
Sanjana Moturi - Octofinals (Novice)
Shivangi Gupta & Rachel Kavalakatt - Quarterfinals (Varsity)
Ved Mistry - Double Octofinals (Varsity)
Drishti Gupta & Delisha Kumar - 3-2 Winning Record (Varsity)
Cindy Yu - 12th Place Speaker (Novice)
Darsh Singhania - 6th Place Speaker (Varsity)
CAL PARLI INVITATIONAL
Neha Bagepalli & Prahalad Chari - 1st place and Champions (JV)
Shivangi Gupta & Rachel Kavalakatt - Octoifinals (Varsity)
Caroline Xin & Darsh Singhania - Octofinals (Varsity)
POLYGON INVITATIONAL
Darsh Singhania & Caroline Xin - 3-2 Winning Record (Varsity/Open)
NOTRE DAME INVITATIONAL
Shivangi Gupta and Rachel Kavalakatt - 3-2 Winning Record (Varsity)
Caroline Xin & Darsh Singhania - 3-2 Winning Record (Varsity)
STEPHEN STEWART MILPITAS INVITATIONAL
Ved Mistry - 4th Place Speaker and Octofinals (Varsity)
Drishti Gupta & Delisha Kumar - Double Octofinals (Varsity)
GGSA PARLI 2
Cindy Yu & Melissa Liu - 2nd Place and Undefeated (Novice)
Madison Wong - 7th Place and Undefeated (Novice)
Harshil Shah - 8th Place and Undefeated (Novice)
Delisha Kumar & Drishti Gupta - 4th Place and Undefeated (Varsity)
Neha Bagepalli & Prahalad Chari - 2-1 Winning Record (Varsity)
Shivangi Gupta & Rachel Kavalakatt - 2-1 Winning Record (Varsity)
GEORGIANA HAYS INVITATIONAL
Shivam Singh & Isaac Hair - 1st Place and Champions (Novice)
Shivangi Gupta & Rachel Kavalakatt - 3-1 Winning Record (Varsity)
Shivam Singh - 1st Place Speaker (Novice)
Isaac Hair - 2nd Place Speaker (Novice)
2017 - 2018
Middle School Results
FDA Horner* - #1 ranked school in South Bay Debate League
*Not affiliated with Horner Middle School
2017 NATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Delisha Kumar, Isaac Hair, and Shivangi Gupta - 10th place (Team Award)
Drishti Gupta - 31st place (Speaker Award)
Shivangi Gupta - 20th place (Speaker Award)
Caroline Xin - 17th place (Speaker Award)
2018 South Bay Debate League Invitational
Sanjana Moturi, Nihar Nuthikattu, and Isaac Hair - 1st place (Team Award)
Veda Raja, Melissa Liu, Cindy Yu - 2nd place (Team Award)
Nihar Nuthikattu- 7th place (Speaker Award)
Sanjana Moturi - 8th place (Speaker Award)
Cindy Yu - 9th place (Speaker Award)
Ashwin Raghuraman -10th place (Speaker Award)
Isaac Hair - 13th place (Speaker Award)
Melissa Liu -15th place (Speaker Award)
Post-FDAin High School
NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE INVITATIONAL
Darsh Singhania & Caroline Xin- 2nd Seed and Quarterfinals w(Novice)
Drishti Gupta & Delisha Kumar- 1st Seed and Double Octofinals (Novice)
UNIVERSITY OF PACIFIC INVITATIONAL
Drishti Gupta & Delisha Kumar - Champions (Novice)
Darsh Singhania & Caroline Xin - Quarterfinals (Novice)
CAL PARLI INVITATIONAL
Neha Bagepalli - Quarterfinals (Novice)
Drishti Gupta & Delisha Kumar- Octofinals (Novice)
Darsh Singhania & Caroline Xin- Octofinals (Novice)
Amirah Mohamed Rafi - Octofinals (Novice)
SANTA CLARA DEMPSY CRONIN INVITATIONAL
Caroline Xin - Octofinals (Novice)
Shivangi Gupta - Octofinals (Varsity)
SANTA CLARA PHILALETHIC INVITATIONAL
Neha Bagepalli & Prahalad Chari- Quarterfinals (Novice)
STANFORD INVITATIONAL
Prahalad Chari & Neha Bagepalli- Octofinals (Novice)
VIKINGS INVITATIONAL
Neha Bagepalli & Ved Mistry - 2nd Place (Novice)
Kevin Zhu & Ayushi Batwara - 4th place (Novice)
Shivangi Gupta & Rachel Kalavakatt - 6th Place (Varsity)
TOTALLY FREE TOURNAMENT
Shivangi Gupta & Rachel Kalavakatt- Finals (Novice)
Drishti Gupta & Delisha Kumar - Semifinals (Novice)
GGSA PARLI 1
Darsh Singhania & Caroline Xin - 3-0 (Novice)
Drishti Gupta & Delisha Kumar- 2-1 Record (Novice)
Shivangi Gupta & Rachel Kalavakatt - 2-1 Record (Novice)
GGSA PARLI 3
Mehek Parghi - 2-1 Record (Novice)
Drishti Gupta & Delisha Kumar - 2-1 Record (Varsity)
Darsh Singhania & Caroline Xin - 2-1 Record (Varsity)
TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS (NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS)
Shivangi Gupta & Rachel Kalavakatt (Qualifier)