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RESULTS & BIDS

2022-2023 RESULTS
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NEEDHAM, March 2023
  • Anastasia Tolstoy, Play Reading, 6th Place
  • ​Sanjhbati Das, Congressional Debate, Finalist
  • ​Katherine Alexander, Congressional Debate, Finalist
  • Nathan Moldover, Congressional Debate, 6th Place
  • Christa Belev, Speaker Award, Novice Public Forum Debate
  • Akshaya Ravi, Tabloid Extemp, 2nd Place

MARDI GRAS, March 2023
  • JJ Gilbert, Children's Literature, 2nd Place
  • Jared Mastromatteo, Prose Reading, 5th Place
  • Sam Posner, Congressional Debate, 5th Place
  • Adam Pochobut, Congressional Debate, Finalist
  • Ben Scharr-Weiner, Congressional Debate, 6th Place
  • Lauren Applegate, Impromptu, 7th Place
  • Akshaya Satheesh, Novice Oral Interpretation, 4th Place
  • Clara Duckworth & Desmond Eliot, Public Forum Debate, 5th Place
  • Team Sweepstakes, 7th Place

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NCFL QUALIFIER, February 2023
  • JJ Gilbert, Dramatic Performance, Qualified
  • Chris Gagliardi, Student Congress, Qualified
  • Akshaya Ravi, Student Congress, Qualified
  • Nathan Moldover, Student Congress, Qualified
  • Desmond Eliot & Doris Yu, Public Forum Debate, Qualified
  • Clara Duckworth & Diya Sebastian, Public Forum Debate, Qualified

NSDA SPEECH & DEBATE QUALIFIER, February 2023
  • JJ Gilbert, Humorous Interpretation, Qualified for NSDA
  • Lauren Applegate, Humorous Interpretation, Second Alternate
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KEITH WEST MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT AT BOSTON LATIN, January 2023
  • JJ Gilbert, Children's Literature, 2nd Place
  • Lauren Applegate, Children's Literature, 4th Place
  • Connor Federico-Grome, Prose Reading, 5th Place

NSDA CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE QUALIFIER, January 2023
  • Christopher Gagliardi, Congressional Debate - Senate, Qualified for NSDA
  • Akshaya Ravi, Congressional Debate - House, Qualified for NSDA
  • Ben Scharr-Weiner, Congressional Debate - House, Qualified for NSDA
  • Nate Moldover, Congressional Debate - House, First Alternate
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THE HOLLY FESTIVAL, December 2022
  • Lauren Applegate, Children’s Literature, 4th place
  • Jared Mastromatteo, Children’s Literature, 6th place
  • Christopher Gagliardi, Congressional Debate, 1st place
  • Akshaya Ravi, Congressional Debate, 2nd place
  • Ben Scharr-Weiner, Congressional Debate, Finalist
  • Nate Moldover, Congressional Debate, Finalist
  • Connor Federico-Grome, Drama Audition, 2nd place
  • JJ Gilbert, Dramatic Performance, 3rd place
  • JJ Gilbert, Extemp Literature, 1st place
  • Anastasia Tolstoy, Extemp Literature, 3rd place
  • Christa Belev and Adam Pochobut, Novice Public Forum Debate, 2nd place
  • Ella Kelly, Novice Oral Interpretation, 2nd place
  • Cadoa Aukerman, Novice Oral Interpretation, 4th place
  • Anastasia Tolstoy, Play Reading, 4th place
  • JJ Gilbert, Press Conference, 2nd place
  • Connor Federico-Grome, Prose Reading, 2nd place
  • Connor Federico-Grome, Double-Entry Award, 1st place
  • Lauren Applegate, Double-Entry Award, 3rd place
  • JJ Gilbert, Pentathlon, 1st place​

LINCOLN SUDBURY, December 2022
  • Ben Scharr-Weiner, Congressional Debate, 2nd place
  • Sam Posner, Congressional Debate, 6th place
  • Nate Moldover, Congressional Debate, 10th place

GRACIA BURKILL MEMORIAL, November 2022
  • Jared Mastromatteo, Children’s Literature, 5th place
  • Akshaya Ravi, Congressional Debate, 1st place
  • Christopher Gagliardi, Congressional Debate, 2nd place
  • Nate Moldover, Congressional Debate, Finalist
  • JJ Gilbert, Dramatic Performance, 3rd place
  • Riley Forslund, Novice Oral Interp - Poetry, 3rd place
  • JJ Gilbert, Prose Reading, 4th place
  • Akshaya Satheesh & Doris Yu, Novice Public Forum Debate, winning record

REVERE FALL FEST, October 2022
  • Lauren Applegate, Children's Literature, 3rd Place
  • JJ Gilbert, Dramatic Performance, 3rd Place
  • Lauren Applegate, Impromptu Speaking, 5th Place
  • Riley Forslund, Novice Oral Interpretation, 5th Place
  • Connor Federico-Grome, Prose Reading, 3rd Place
  • Ben Scharr-Weiner, Congressional Debate, Finalist
  • Nate Moldover, Congressional Debate, 4th Place
  • Christopher Gagliardi, Congressional Debate, 2nd Place
  • Team Sweepstakes, 1st Place - Small School Division

YALE UNIVERSITY INVITATIONAL, September/October 2022
  • JJ Gilbert, Humorous Interpretation, 6th place
  • Akshaya Ravi, Student Congress, Semifinalist 
  • Christopher Gagliardi, Student Congress, Semifinalist

Results ARCHIVE

2021-2022 Results
2020-2021 Results
2019-2020 Results
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.


2022-2023 Bids 

Congressional Debate
  • Nate Moldover (Revere, Gracia, LS, Holly, Needham)
  • Christopher Gagliardi (Revere, Gracia, Holly)
  • Akshaya Ravi (Gracia, Holly)
  • Ben Scharr-Weiner (LS, Holly, Mardi Gras)
  • Sam Posner (LS, Mardi Gras)
  • Adam Pochobut (Mardi Gras)
  • Sanjhbati Das (Needham)
  • ​Katherine Alexander (Needham)
Children's Literature
  • Lauren Applegate (Revere, Holly, Boston Latin, Mardi Gras)
  • Jared Mastromatteo (Gracia, Holly)
  • JJ Gilbert (Boston Latin, Mardi Gras)
  • Akshaya Satheesh (NOI - Mardi Gras)
Dramatic Performance
  • JJ Gilbert (Revere, Gracia, Holly)
Group Discussion
  • Avery Young (Holly, Mardi Gras)
Impromptu Speaking
  • Lauren Applegate (Revere, Holly, Mardi Gras)
  • JJ Gilbert (Holly)
  • Akshaya Ravi (Needham)
Play Reading
  • Anastasia Tolstoy (Holly, Needham)
Poetry Reading
  • Riley Forslund (Revere - NOI, Gracia, Newton South)
  • Mali Zekavat (Holly)
Prose Reading
  • Connor Federico-Grome (Revere, Gracia, Holly, Boston Latin)
  • JJ Gilbert (Gracia, Holly)
  • Ella Kelly (Gracia, Holly - NOI, Newton South)
  • Cadoa Aukerman (Holly - NOI)
  • Jared Mastromatteo (Mardi Gras)
Public Forum Debate
  • ​Akshaya Satheesh & Doris Yu (Gracia)
  • ​​Christa Belev and Adam Pochobut (Holly, Needham)
  • Chris Gagliardi & Akshaya Ravi (Mardi Gras)
  • ​Clara Duckworth & Desmond Eliot (Mardi Gras)
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