Record-Setting Speech & Debate Tournament
Record-Setting Speech & Debate Tournament
On January 18th, Molloy’s Speech & Debate team competed at a local tournament hosted by The Mary Louis Academy. A total of 14 students competed, and a record-breaking nine students placed!
Moises Nunag ‘25 and Samara Nolan ‘25 placed 1st overall in Varsity Public Forum, while Anya Satyanarayana ‘27 and James Vanegas-Molina ‘27 placed 2nd. Ryder Lombardo ‘27 and Matthew Xiao ‘27 placed 4th in Novice Public Forum, Sameera Zaheid ‘27 placed 3rd in Declamation, and Kristina Raevsky ‘28 placed 5th out of 40+ students in Congressional Debate. In Varsity Lincoln Douglas, Elizabeth Canty ‘26 placed 1st undefeated!
As a team, Stanners placed 1st overall in Debate Sweepstakes and 3rd in Congress Sweepstakes. In all categories, Molloy placed 3rd for the day!
Moises, Samara, Elizabeth, and Kristina received their first half qualifications for the New York State Championships, and James and Anya received their second, making them the first people on the team to qualify for States this season! Congratulations, Stanners!