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2022 RESULTS – NJSDL State Championships

2022 State Championship Results

Congratulations to our New Jersey Speech & Debate League State Champions!

2022 Speech Results
Declamation – Abigail Lee – Ridge HS
Domestic Extemporaneous – Chloe Yang – Ridge HS
Dramatic Interpretation – Glory Okonkwo – Newark Central HS
Duo Interpretation – Jake Model and Thea Rind – Summit HS
Humorous Interpretation – Sarah Walsh – Summit HS
Impromptu Speaking – Bryan Liu – Ridge HS
Improvisational Speaking – Alex Gallegos – Summit HS
Informative Speaking – Layla Sayed – Elizabeth HS
International Extemporaneous Speaking – Melinda Deng – Millburn HS
Oral Interpretation of Literature – Khalid Saidu – North Star Academy, Newark
Original Oratory – Humphrey Chen – Ridge HS
Programmed Oral Interpretation – Yejin Lee – Ridge HS
2022 Debate Results
Congressional Debate – Surya Narla – Hunterdon-Central HS
JV Lincoln Douglas Debate – Vivian Zhu – Ridge HS
JV Public Forum Debate – Aadya Holla and Mihika Anjoo – Montville Twp HS
Novice Lincoln Douglas – Aviral Agastya & Lucy Brodkin – Co-Champions – Ridge HS
Novice Public Forum Debate – Andrew Cui / Pranav Mahesh & Matthew Sherman / Kuber Sarwal – Co-Champions – Ridge HS
Novice Parliamentary Debate – Ruth Fan / Julian Marlin – Ridgewood High School
Varsity Policy Debate – Katreena Diodatt / Zyhri Williams – Essex County Newark Tech HS
Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate – Ram Pantula – Montville Twp. HS
Varsity Parliamentary Debate – Khush Parikh / Tanay Vysyaraju – Montville Twp. hS
Varsity Public Forum Debate – Justin Black / Brian Migliaccio – Phillipsburg HS

School Awards
Overall Team Sweepstakes Awards
1st Place – Ridge High School
2nd Place – Summit High School
3rd Place – Montville Twp High School
4th Place – Millburn High School
5th Place – Phillipsburg High School
6th Place- Newark Central High School

Overall Speech Sweepstakes
1st Place – Ridge High School
2nd Place – Summit High School
3rd Place – Newark Central High School
4th Place – Montville Twp High School
5th Place – North Star Academy, Newark
6th Place – Millburn High School

Overall Debate Sweepstakes
1st Place – Ridge High School
2nd Place – Montville Twp High School
3rd Place – Hunterdon Central Regional High School
4th Place – Phillipsburg High School
5th Place – Millburn High School
6th Place – Bridgewater Raritan High School

Click here for a file of complete tournament results.

State Championship 2021

Congratulations to all the schools and students who participated in the 2021 NJSDL State Championships!

Overall Team Sweepstakes

  1. Ridge High School
  2. Summit High School
  3. Montville Township High School
  4. Millburn High School
  5. Bridgewater-Raritan High School
  6. Princeton High School

Debate Team Sweepstakes

  1. Ridge High School
  2. Millburn High School
  3. Bridgewater-Raritan High School
  4. Princeton High School
  5. Montville High School
  6. Summit High School

Speech Team Sweepstakes

  1. Ridge High School
  2. Summit High School
  3. Montville High School
  4. Elizabeth High School
  5. Freehold Township High School
  6. Randolph High School

Individual State Champions

  • Declamation – Hefziba Campos – Summit
  • US Extemporaneous Speaking – Chloe Yang – Ridge
  • Dramatic Interpretation – Sathya Gopinath – Ridge
  • Duo Interpretation – Sathya Gopinath & Laasya Gaddipati – Ridge
  • Humorous Interpretation – Anjali Dadlani – Ridge
  • Impromptu Speaking – Aarav Gupta – Summit
  • Improvisational Acting – Maria Papera – Montville Township
  • Informative Speaking – Ashley Xiang – Montville Township
  • International Extemporaneous – Mayin Puri – Ridge
  • Oral Interpretation of Prose/Poetry – Gracie Beardsley – Summit
  • Original Oratory – Victoria Wei – Montville Township
  • Programmed Oral Interpretation – Jocelyn Tan – Ridge
  • Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate – Mariam Khan – Ridge
  • JV Lincoln-Douglas Debate – Ram Pantula – Montville Township
  • Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate – Amulya Natchukuri – Bridgewater Raritan High School
  • Novice Public Forum – Aaron Agarwal and Maxwell Zhu – Millburn
  • JV Public Forum Debate – Carlos Ovando and Ritvik Senjalia – Bridgewater-Raritan
  • Varsity Public Forum – Nicholas Budny and Chris Shen – Princeton
  • Congressional Debate – Akshat Parthiban – Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter
  • Parliamentary Debate – Isabella Harelick and Alex Jerdee – Ridgewood
  • Policy Debate – Alanna Soares and Victoria D. Rengel – Newark Science

Full Report of Results can be accessed here.

State Championships Postponed Indefinitely

In light of Governor Murphy’s guidance that public gatherings of more than 250 people should be cancelled, the Executive Board and the Tournament Director have decided to indefinitely postpone the State Championships.

We do not have any additional details at this time regarding future date, location, etc.  As soon as there is more information available we will update.