Woodward Academy Debate Team Earns First Place in Novice Division Tourney

From Woodward Academy:

COLLEGE PARK, GA – The Woodward Academy Upper School novice debate team traveled to Columbus, GA, for the "Blue Devil Debates" at Columbus High School on October 22. Freshman Saket Surapaneni and Vikram Kumar took first place overall in the novice division, achieving a 4-0 record. The War Eagles also took five of the top 10 speaker awards in novice: Vikram (1st), Prahalad Gururajan (2nd), Siddu Koppaku (5th), Saket (6th), and Armaan Ajani (7th).

In other debate news, the Varsity team has had recent success with second place finishes at the Meadows Invitational in Las Vegas and the St. Mark's Hoe Down in Dallas earlier this month. Visit the Debate Team's website for more information.

Woodward Academy is metro Atlanta’s long-proven college-preparatory independent school, in its second century of fostering excellence, character, and opportunity. Enrolling 2,700 students in grades Pre-K-12 from 23 counties, Woodward is the largest independent school in the continental U.S. and embraces the uniqueness of each individual. Guided by our core values of Excellence, Character and Opportunity, we champion student success. For more information on Woodward Academy, visit www.woodward.edu.

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