We want to start by sending a huge congratulation to each debater at this SCJFL tournament. They spoke on and debated about incredibly serious issues while history was unfolding in front of their eyes. Whether it was an analysis of NATO or considerations of the effects of conflicts on outer space, the Russian invasion of Ukraine played a role in these debates and I commend the students for being willing to adapt and learn on the fly as situations in the world developed.

Kudos represented final break rounds across both debate events at this tournament as well as taking home some 1st places!

For Lincoln Douglas: Pearl Hsieh, Yanzi Feng, and Sophia Ren advanced to the first set of break rounds with Yanzi and Sophia advancing into the set of final break rounds. Sophia claimed 7th overall with Yanzi taking 8th. Congratulations for advancing on such a competitive break for the tournament! To make it to the first set of break rounds, each debater required 3 wins out of 4 preliminary rounds. This LD entry list contained around ~60 students, so competition was tight. Very well done debaters.

For Public Forum, the team dove into the world of international military relations just as a major super power was taking action on the global stage. Through the evolving info, all debaters remained strong in their cases and focused on the big picture. For speaker awards Celina Zhou took 9th, Wesley Wang took 4th, and Claire Liu took 1st! Great job presenting not only strong cases, but also eloquent speeches. For placements, the teams of Doria Chen & Wesley Wang and Yuna Wu & Jerry Zhang advanced to the first set of break rounds with 3 wins. The teams of Claire Liu & Joyce Zhang and Harry Chen & Kaden Wong made it to the final set of break rounds! Harry and Kaden took 5th overall while Claire and Joyce claimed 1st place and were crowned Public Forum tournament champions! Huge congratulations to Claire and Joyce as well as all other debaters for their hard work and effort.

We are excited to start preparing for our end of the year tournaments and look forward to representing Kudos proudly.