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RE Speech and Debate off to a strong start in 2025-26
Speech and debate students from Ransom Everglades scored three first-place trophies and eight finals finishes at the early-season Nova Titan Invitational in Davie, Fla., Oct. 10-11. RE's champions: Gustavo do Valle '26 won first place in Humorous Interpretation, Flavia Contreras '28 scored first place in Dramatic Interpretation and Jackson Berlin '27 claimed first in Informative Speaking.
In Extemporaneous Speaking, RE students won three of the top six places: Mateo Delgado '27 earned second place, Reed Gershman '26 scored third and Ella Griffin '29, sixth, in Extemporaneous Speaking. In Congressional Debate, Evan Coulter '27 won sixth place and Tyson Dalal '28 finished eighth.
The team's performance in Davie followed a great season opener at the Yale Invitational in New Haven, Conn., where Lucas Sanchez '27 placed third in Dramatic Interpretation, and many awards at the Flying L Invitational in Fort Lauderdale on September 27. The Raiders are coached by faculty members Kate Hamm and Justinmar Perez.
Notable results for the Nova Titan Invitational, Oct. 10-11
The team's performance in Davie followed a great season opener at the Yale Invitational in New Haven, Conn., where Lucas Sanchez '27 placed third in Dramatic Interpretation, and many awards at the Flying L Invitational in Fort Lauderdale on September 27. The Raiders are coached by faculty members Kate Hamm and Justinmar Perez.
Notable results for the Nova Titan Invitational, Oct. 10-11
Gustavo do Valle '26, first place, Humorous Interpretation
Flavia Contreras '28, first place, Dramatic Interpretation
Jackson Berlin '27, first place, Informative Speaking
Mateo Delgado '27, second place, Extemporaneous Speaking
Reed Gershman '26, third place, Extemporaneous Speaking
Ella Griffin '29, sixth place, Extemporaneous Speaking
Evan Coulter '27, sixth place, Congressional Debate
Tyson Dalal '28, eighth place, Congressional Debate
Notable Results for Flying L Invitational, Sept. 27
Gustavo do Valle '26, first place, Humorous Interpretation
Axel Sirinyan '29 and Trip Barrington '29, first place, Novice Public Forum Debate
Paola Maynulet '26 first place, Original Oratory, and second place, Duo Interpretation, alongside Stella Newman '26
Stefano Kruger '28, first place, Program Oral Interpretation
Constantino Pena '26 and Tyler Marcus '26, first place, Varsity Public Forum Debate
Luisa Duarte '27 and Nick Torres '27, second place, Varsity Public Forum Debate
Stella Newman '26 and Paola Maynulet '26 second place, in Duo Interpretation
Ella Griffin '29, second place, Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking
Reed Gershman '26, second place, Varsity Impromptu Speaking, and third place in Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking
Jackson Berlin '27, second place in Varsity Informative Speaking and sixth place in Varsity Impromptu Speaking
Julia Jacir '27 and Sofi Mena '27, third place in Varsity Public Forum Debate
Misha Gowda '28, third place in Original Oratory
Connor Alfonso '26, third place in Varsity Informative Speaking
Dana Chopp '26, third place in Varsity Student Congress
Mateo Delgado '27, fourth place in Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking
Minnie Zhou '26, Ana Gonzalez '26, Eli Tomassetti '27, fourth place in World Schools Debate
Tyson Dalal '28, fourth place in Varsity Student Congress
Maya Bhandari '28, fourth place Varsity Student Congress
Bridget Mestepey '26, fifth place in Varsity Informative Speaking
Maryam Astorga '28, fifth place in Program Oral Interpretation
Lila Mosse '27 and Lyla Thurber '28, fifth place in Varsity Public Forum Debate
Garoe del Coso '27, sixth place in Humorous Interpretation
Sofiya Dewan '29 and Valentina Grunauer '29, sixth place in Novice Public Forum Debate
Chloe Zaldivar '26, sixth place in Varsity Student Congress
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