Senior Debate National Championships 2023
Congratulations to the students who were a part of the 2023 Senior debate National Championships! The Canadian Senior National Debating Championships is the highest level of debate competition in the country with the top debaters from across the country competing against one another. The road to the Senior Nationals involves first qualifying in regionals, followed by provincials then finally the opportunity to compete in the Nationals. In speaker awards, we would like to give special recognition to Neil He as the Champion Speaker. Full results are below:
Speaker Awards
Champion Speaker – Neil He
2nd Place Speaker – Angela Lu
5th Place Speaker – Meredith Wang
10th Place Speaker – Andy Yu
12th Place Speaker – Emily Zhao
18th Place Speaker – Rohan Singh
Team Awards
Semi-Finalist Team
Neil He
Quarter-Finalist Teams
Finn Liu
Angela Lu, Emily Zhao, Meredith Wang, Rohan Singh
2023 Optimist District Oratorical Contest
FDT students went to Washington state for the 2023 Optimist District Oratorical Contest. Congratulations to Jason Si for placing first and winning $2500! Kingston won $1500 in second place and Emily won $1000 for third. We’re so happy for you three!
1st Place – Jason Si
2nd Place – Kingston Wang
3rd Place – Emily Su
Junior Speech Nationals 2023
FDT students participated in another competitive tournament at the 2023 Junior Speech National Championships. At the tournament, there are several categories where speakers can win: Interpretive Reading, Solo Acting, and Debate. Congratulations to all the students who participated!
Overall Speaker Awards
1st Speaker – Matthew Yu
2nd Speaker – Grace Liu
5th Speaker – Vanessa Chen
9th Speaker – Eva Zhou
27th Speaker – Henry Liu
Team Awards
Impromptu Finals
1st Place – Matthew Yu
Persuasive Speaking Finals
5th Place – Matthew Yu
Interpretive Reading Finals
1st Place – Matthew Yu
2nd Place – Vanessa Chen
Solo Acting Finals
2nd Place – Henry Liu
Debate Finals
2nd Place – Matthew Yu
2023 Canadian Junior Nationals Debating Championships
FDT students participated in the annual Canadian Junior National Debating Championships. These students have to first qualify locally, then through provincial qualifications in order to finally compete at the national level!
Team Awards
Champion Team
Jade Wang & Jasmine Wang
Semi-Finalist Team
Xiao Bo Zeng
Quarter-Finalist Team
Zac Weinberg & Matthew Yu
Grace Liu & Henry Liu
Overall Speaker Awards
Champion Speaker – Jade Wang
2nd Speaker – Zac Weinberg
4th Speaker – Matthew Yu
9th Speaker – Xiao Bo Zeng
12th Speaker – Grace Liu
15th Speaker – Jasmine Wang
18th Speaker – Henry Liu
UBC Spring HST 2023
Senior Team Awards
Semi-Finalist Teams
Jeanette Pan & Kennedy Kopke
Henry Luo & Victoria Moldovan
Eva Wang & Emily Zhao
Melody Zhang
Senior Speaker Awards
1st Place – Eva Wang
3rd Place – Emily Zhao
4th Place – Kennedy Kopke
5th Place – Jeanette Pan
11th Place – Melody Zhang
Junior Team Awards
Champion Team
Emily Su
Finalist Team
Henry Liu & Grace Liu
Semi-Finalist Team
Flora Pan
Junior Speaker Awards
1st Place – Grace Liu
7th Place – Akash Krishnamurthy
3rd Place – Emily Su
8th Place – Miranda Sun
10th Place – Kaylin Lam
12th Place – Michael Xu
13th Place – Henry Liu
14th Place – Alina Yuan