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WBHS SPEECH AND DEBATE
  • Home
  • Announcements
  • About Us
  • Tournaments
  • Booster Club
  • EAST/CFL/FFL INFO/SIGNUPS
  • Judging Resources
  • SQUAD PRACTICE SCHEDULE
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  • FORMS & FEES
  • Congressional Debate
  • Lincoln-Douglas (LD)
  • Public Forum (PF)
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WBHS SPEECH AND DEBATE
2019-202o Debate Team Ranking
National Ranking: 61 of 3,500  State Ranking: 3 of 154  District Ranking: 3 of 39
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West Broward is the 4th fastest growing debate team in the district.  With over 400 degrees, the team was selected as an elite member of the distinguished  NSDA  400 Club.  This year, novice and varsity members have earned over 250 awards in 13 events at 35 district, state and national tournaments!
Meet our officers
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Marsha Charles-Pierre
PRESIDENT
Grade: Senior 
Event: Informative Speaking/Original Oratory
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Hassan Palanpurwala
 VICE PRESIDENT
Grade: Senior
Event: Lincoln Douglas Debate
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Sophia Manzor
 Secretary
Grade: Senior
Event: Original Oratory
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Anika Mellacheruvu
TREASURER
Grade: Senior
Event: Dramatic Interpretation
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Hemaanya Mondraty
CO-TREASURER
Grade: Senior
Event: Dramatic Interpretation
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Ria Rajpal
local Tournament Director 
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Elle Alicea
National tournament director
Grade: Junior
Event: Original Oratory
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Taylor Pierson
Publicity/Social events coordinator
Grade: Senior
Event: Extemporaneous Speaking 

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Ashley Matos
FUNDraising Manager 
Grade: Senior
​Event: Program Oral Interpretation
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Tarini Popuri​
nsda points manager
Grade: Sophomore
​Event: Informative Speaking
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Grace John
Congress captain
Grade: Senior
​Event: Congressional Debate
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​Hassan Palenpurwala
Lincoln-Douglass Co-captain
Grade: Senior
Event: Lincoln Douglass Debate
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Dami Adesanya​
Extemporaneous Speaking captain
Grade: Sophomore 
​Event: Extemporaneous Speaking 

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​Reva Kumar
Public forum co-captain
Grade: Sophomore
​Event: Public Forum Debate 
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Ramon Perez
public forum co-captain
Grade: Sophomore
Event: Public Forum Debate
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Ashritha Reddy
speech co-captain
Grade: Senior
Event: Original Oratory
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Sheyjar Kaul
Speech co-captain
Grade: Junior
​Event: Informative Speaking
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Sophia Plaza
Interpretation co-captain
Grade: Sophomore
Events: Humorous & Duo Interpretation
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Salomon Mitrani
Interpretation co-captain
Grade: Senior
​Event: Dramatic Interpretation
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Katrina Benitez
Head coach
This will be my 1st year serving as a coach for West Broward.
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Natalie Fernandez
Assistant coach
I am a Bobcat Debate alumnus Class of 2018. I am so excited to be back! 
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