That’s A Wrap! Phillips Exeter & Riverdale Country School Win DSDS 2 & 3; Coppell & Southlake Carroll Claim Last Bids

TOC Digital Speech and Debate Series 2

In the final round of TOC Digital Speech and Debate Series 2, Coppell Andromeda debated on the proposition against Phillips Exeter Independent KAOD on the opposition. On a 3-0 decision, Philips Exeter Independent won the round. Congratulations to Philips Exeter Independent’s Valmik Dangayach, Aryan Agarwal, Emre Oklu, and Minseung (Minnie) Kim for winning the tournament. Congratulations to Coppell’s Ananya Rajesh Nair, Anjana S Boppana, Safiya Azam, and Emma Zhao for receiving the other bids!

The top 10 speakers were as follows:

1. Leena Khan – Penn Kingsmen Gold

2. Medha Muppidi – Palo Alto LMZRB

3. Mason Erbini – Crown Point Gold

4. Clara Chung – Chung Independent Lions

5. Swathi Keerthana Manneti – Chung Independent Lions

6. Jonah Gaetz – Harvard-Westlake GRC

7. Ethan Bradley – Palo Alto LMZRB

8. Ranveer Verma – Penn Kingsmen Gold

9. Sean Morris – Crown Point Gold

10. Josue Garcia – Central HS Springfield TGLBS

Full results can be found here.

TOC Digital Speech and Debate Series 3

In the final round of TOC Digital Speech and Debate Series 3, Riverdale Falcons debated on the proposition against Southlake Saffron on the opposition. On a 2-1 decision, Riverdale won the round. Congratulations to Riverdale’s Phillip Hyun, Diana Khodorkovskaya, Grant Henry, Theo Hand, and Finny Sands for winning the tournament. Congratulations to Southlake’s Amber Lin, Arnav Kakarala, Nethra Tummalapalli, and Anushka Velala for receiving the other bids!

The top 10 speakers were as follows:

1. Safiya Azam – Coppell Pulsar

2. Rohan Jain – Coppell Hyperion

3. Armaan Shahpuri – Alannah Debates Mysterious LLC Made 8 Days Ago

4. Jiya Jolly – Isidore Newman Greenies

5. Kaden Wong – Alannah Debates Our Source Got 220M Taxpayer Dollars

6. Sidharta De – Coppell Aurora

7. Samuel Chen – Alannah Debates Our Source Got 220M Taxpayer Dollars

8. Nethra Tummalapalli – Southlake Carroll Saffron

9. Yasha Godha – Coppell Solstice

10. Neilson Chien – Carlmont RSOC

Full results can be found here.

Alumni Shoutouts

Congrats to the following alum at DSDS #2

1. Ananya Rajesh Nair (‘23 & ‘25, Finals)

2. Anjana Boppana (‘23, Finals)

3. Safiya Azam (‘23-25, Finals)

4. Emma Zhao (‘24, Finals)

Congrats to the following alum at DSDS #3

1. Anushka Velala (‘25, Finals)

2. Nysa Nayak (‘24-’25, Semis)

3. Mahek Verma (‘23, Semis) 

4. Siddharth Boinapalli (‘24, Semis) 

5. Sidharta De (‘23, Semis, 6th Speaker)

6. Safiya Azam (‘23-’25, Quarters, Top Speaker)

7. Yasha Godha (‘24-’25, Quarters, 9th Speaker) 

8. Charvi Manem (‘25, Quarters)

9. Emma Zhao (‘24, Octas)

10. Iniya Nandakumar (‘24, Octas) 

11. Jayanth Yamunan (‘23, Octas)

12. Bhargav H Narayanan (‘24 Octas)