Debate Students Earn Recognition at the 40th Annual Fall Classic

Greenhill welcomed some of the nation's top high school debate programs to campus for the 40th Annual Fall Classic, held September 19-20. One of the country's most prestigious debate tournaments, the Fall Classic brought together students from 94 schools across 21 states, along with teams from Taiwan, for a weekend of rigorous competition and academic excellence. Below are the results of Greenhill students.

Lincoln-Douglas Round Robin
Champion: Vivek Thankavel ’27

World Schools, Green Division
Champions: Safa Ashraf ’29, Isabel Evans ’29, Sara Mishra ’29, and Margaret Starrs ’29

World Schools, Green Division Speaker Awards
1st: Meena Taneja ’29
2nd: Sophia Kucher ’29
3rd: Isabel Evans ’29

World Schools, Gold Division
Champion: Cindy Chou ’28 (representing Team Texas)
Runner-up: Arhaan Iyer ’28 (representing Team Texas)
Quarterfinalist: Tim Csallner ’28 (representing USA Development Team)

World Schools, Gold Division Speaker Awards
3rd: Arhaan Iyer ’28 (representing Team Texas)
5th: Tim Csallner ’28 (representing USA Debate)
11th: Marleigh Massoud ’28 (representing USA Development Team)

Varsity Lincoln-Douglas
Octofinalist: Eric Xing ’28
Double-octofinalist: Owen Gao ’28

Varsity Policy Debate
Octofinalists: Mahedhar Sunkara ’27 and Akash Bose ’27

The event featured approximately 850 debates and welcomed more than 750 competitors, judges, coaches, parents, and volunteers to campus. Congratulations to the Greenhill students whose performances earned recognition at this year's tournament.