3rd National Championships

Okemos High School & Michigan State University

Okemos & East Lansing, MI

April 12-14, 2008

Offered Policy Debate & Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Policy Debate

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its public health assistance to Sub-Saharan Africa.

Winner: St. Mark's — Jordan Blumenthal & Alex Katz
Runner Up: Colleyville Heritage — Evan DeFilippis & James Hamraie

Top Speaker: William Karlson — Stratford Academy
Runner Up: Evan Matthews — Woodward Academy

Baker Cup: Colleyville Heritage — Evan DeFilippis & James Hamraie

Tournament of the Year Award: Meadows Invitational (hosted by Tim Alderete, The Meadows School)

A sports tournament bracket showing matchups between high school teams from various schools in Texas, with team names, scores, and progression through rounds leading to a final champion.

Elim Seeds

  1. Stratford Academy CK — Brian Cole & William Karlson

  2. Woodward Academy MN — Evan Matthews & Brittany Nehman

  3. Cathedral Prep CH — Mike Carlotti & Leo Hayes

  4. Glenbrook North OZ — Debbie Oh & Lucy Zhu

  5. Colleyville Heritage DH — Evan DeFilippis & James Hamraie

  6. St. Mark's BK — Jordan Blumenthal & Alex Katz

  7. Carrollton Sacred Heart HS — Dorothy Hector & Catalina Santos

  8. Damien EN — Reid Ehrlich-Quinn & Ian Nelson

  9. Groves BG — Maya Bhardwaj & Sophia Goren

  10. Lakeland RW — Taylor Roth & Jason Wright

  11. Meadows KS — Bobby Kim & Jeremy Selesner

  12. Glenbrook South DT — Richard Day & Will Thibeau

  13. Tampa Prep HR — Nick Honegger & William Rains

  14. Woodward Academy PP — Matthew Pesce & Max Plithides

  15. Glenbrook South KP — Stacy Kapustina & Grant Peretz

  16. Edgemont CJ — Ben Chang & Harsh Jhaveri

Speaker Awards

  1. William Karlson — Stratford Academy

  2. Evan Matthews — Woodward Academy

  3. Jordan Blumenthal — St. Marks

  4. James Hamraie — Colleyville Heritage

  5. Lucy Zhu — Glenbrook North

  6. Sophia Goren — Groves

  7. Reid Ehrlich-Quinn — Damien

  8. Evan DeFilippis — Colleyville Heritage

  9. Grant Peretz — Glenbrook South

  10. Jason Wright — Lakeland

  11. Catalina Santos — Carrollton Sacred Heart

  12. Alex Katz — St. Marks

  13. Robin Gray — Fullerton Union

  14. Mike Carlotti — Cathedral Prep

  15. Brian Cole — Stratford Academy