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RESULTS & BIDS

2019-2020 RESULTS
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NSDA ONLINE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
  • Alicia Paglia, World Schools Debate, Triple Octofinalist (Top 60)
  • Noah Abji, Congressional Debate - House of Representatives, Quarterfinalist (Top 120)
  • Jacob Moldover, Congressional Debate - Senate, Semifinalist (Top 48)
  • Lianna Paglia, Poetry Reading, Octofinalist (Top 60)
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MSDL ONLINE STATE TOURNAMENT
  • Melica Zekavat, Big Questions Debate, 1st Place
  • ​JJ Gilbert, Children's Literature, 2nd Place
  • Nandini Sharma, Play Reading, 7th Place
  • Matilda Morales, Play Reading, 3rd Place
  • Lianna Paglia, Poetry Reading, 4th Place
  • Matilda Morales, Prose Reading, Semi-Finalist
  • Akshaya Ravi, Student Congress, 9th Place
  • ​Noah Abji, Student Congress, 4th Place
  • Jacob Moldover, Student Congress, 3rd Place
  • Keith Richards, Student Congress, 2nd Place
  • Alicia Paglia, Student Congress, 1st Place

MARDI GRAS, February 2020
  • Lauren Applegate, Children's Literature, 5th Place
  • JJ Gilbert, Children's Literature, 2nd Place
  • ​Akshaya Ravi, Student Congress, 2nd Place

NEWTON SOUTH WINTER FESTIVAL, January 2020
  • Chris Gagliardi, Student Congress, 4th Place
  • Matilda Morales, Honorable Mention, Play Reading
  • Connor Federico-Grome, Honorable Mention, Program Oral Interp
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THE HOLLY SPEECH FESTIVAL, December 2019
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  • JJ Gilbert, 3rd Place, Children's Literature
  • Lianna Paglia, 2nd Place, Drama Audition
  • Lianna Paglia, 4th Place, Dramatic Performance
  • Seussical, 1st Place, Multiple Reading
  • Tyler Mastromatteo, 6th Place, Poetry Reading
  • Julia Reinach, 5th Place, Program Oral Interpretation
  • Ben Bradley, Finalist, Student Congress
  • Noah Abji, Finalist, Student Congress
  • Helena Bouchereau, Finalist, Student Congress
  • Akshaya Ravi, Finalist, Student Congress
  • Alicia Paglia, Finalist, Student Congress
  • Alexa Gilbert, 3rd Place, Student Congress
  • Keith Richards, 2nd Place, Student Congress
  • Jacob Moldover, FOUR TIME CHAMPION, Student Congress

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LINCOLN SUDBURY, December 2019
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  • Akshaya Ravi, Finalist, Student Congress 
  • Jacob Moldover, Speaker Award, Varsity PF


​LITTLE LEXINGTON, November 2019

Congratulations to our newly formed Public Forum Debate squad on a great showing at Little Lex! Our Varsity PF Team of Malica Zekavat and Jacob Moldover had a winning record for the day, meaning they also qualified for State Debate! 
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GRACIA BURKILL MEMORIAL, November 2019
  • Sophie Habecker, 2nd Place, Children's Literature
  • JJ Gilbert, 1st Place, Children's Literature
  • Lianna Paglia, 1st Place, Dramatic Performance
  • Nandini Sharma, 7th Place, Play Reading
  • Matilda Morales, 3rd Place, Play Reading
  • Helena Bouchereau, Finalist, Student Congress
  • Akshaya Ravi, Finalist, Student Congress
  • Noah Abji, 6th Place, Student Congress
  • Alicia Paglia, 5th Place, Student Congress
  • Alexa Gilbert, 4th Place, Student Congress
  • Jacob Moldover, 3rd Place, Student Congress
  • Keith Richards, 2nd Place, Student Congress
  • Claire Eckelkamp, 6th Place, Program Oral Interp
  • ​Jared Mastromatteo, 7th Place, Novice Oral Interp

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REVERE, October 2019
  • Lianna Paglia, Dramatic Performance, 3rd Place
  • Lily Metcalf, Novice Oral Interpretation, 7th Place
  • Connor Federico-Grome, Program Oral Interpretation, 5th Place
  • Cam Steinberg, Student Congress, Finalist
  • Noah Abji, Student Congress, 4th Place
  • Alexa Gilbert, Student Congress, 2nd Place
  • Jacob Moldover, Student Congress, 1st Place
  • Team Sweepstakes, 6th Place

YALE UNIVERSITY, September 2019
  • Alexa Gilbert, Congressional Debate Semifinalist
  • Keith Richards, Congressional Debate Semifinalist 
  • Lianna Paglia, Dramatic Interpretation Quarterfinalist
  • ​Jacob Moldover, Congressional Debate Finalist
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Results ARCHIVE

2018-2019 Results
2017-2018 Results
2016-2017 Results
2015-2016 Results
2014-2015 Results
2013-2014 Results

HOW TO EARN STATE BIDS

Students must earn two bids in order to qualify for States in speech events. A cumulative average rank in preliminary rounds of 3 or less in an event will earn one bid towards States in that event. All students who advance to finals, regardless of their cumulative ranks, will also receive one bid each in the event in which they reach finals.  

The State qualification for Multiple will be by piece and one more than 50% of the cast in that piece. Alternatively, 100% of a cast may qualify together and may enter with another piece. In order to qualify for States, casts and pieces must receive two bids.


Students must earn two bids to qualify for the State Championship tournament in Student Congress. A student may earn no more than one bid per League-sanctioned tournament. All students who rank in the top six of their preliminary chamber, including students tied for sixth place, shall earn one bid regardless of chamber size. A student who does not rank in the top six of their chamber, but who qualifies for the Super Session of a League-sanctioned Congress tournament, shall, similarly, earn one bid.

Public Forum Debaters qualify for the State Championship Tournament if: the two debaters have a winning preliminary round record in an open or varsity PF division at an MSDL-sanctioned tournament, debating together as a pair OR have a winning preliminary round record in an open or varsity PF division at tournament that awards Tournament of Championship bids, debating together as a pair and, each debater has debated in at least four MSDL-sanctioned tournaments in PF.


2019-2020 Bids

KL
  • Sophie (Gracia, LS, The Holly)
  • JJ (Gracia, The Holly, Mardi Gras)
  • Jared (Gracia)
  • Lauren A (Mardi Gras)
DP
  • Lianna (Revere, Gracia,, The Holly) 
  • Amy (Mardi Gras)
IM
  • Vinith (Gracia, The Holly)
MULT
  • ​Seussical (The Holly)
PL
  • Matilda (Gracia, Newton South)
  • Nandini (Gracia, Mardi Gras)
PO
  • Lily (Revere)
  • Tyler (Gracia, The Holly)
POI
  • Connor (Revere, The Holly)
  • Claire (Gracia)
  • Julia (The Holly)
PR
  • Matilda (Revere, Newton South)
  • Drew (Gracia, LS, The Holly)
  • Amy (The Holly)
  • Ella (Newton South)
Congress
  • Cam (Revere)
  • Noah (Revere, Gracia, The Holly)
  • Alexa (Revere, Gracia, The Holly)
  • Jacob (Revere, Gracia, The Holly)
  • Alicia (Gracia, The Holly)
  • Keith (Gracia, The Holly)
  • Helena (Gracia, The Holly)
  • Akshaya (Gracia, LS, The Holly, Mardi Gras)
  • Melica (Gracia, The Holly)
  • Ben (The Holly)
  • Chris (The Holly, Newton South)
Public Forum
  • Melica & Jacob (Little Lex, LS)
  • Keith & Jacob (Mardi Gras)
  • Melica & Calli (Mardi Gras)
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