Summit High School Debate Team Takes On Harvard Competition

SUMMIT, NJ - The Summit High School speech and debate team emerged successful last weekend with three semi-finalists and one finalist, among other designations, district officials said.

Among 4,000 competitors representing 400 schools and 34 states at the Harvard Invitational Tournament, Summit High School’s team advanced to 19 elimination rounds with five octo-finalists, three semi-finalists and one finalist.

Notable successes include Ally Lipschitz, Matt Lameo, Eli Markowitz, Abby Rosen's double octos; Matt Hecker’s semi-finalist and Molly Duff’s fourth place designation for original orator, and Scarlet Ashcroft Mae Bale Dyer’s octo and Ella Szabados’ quarter-finalist designation for dramatic interpretation.

Here’s the full list of honorees:

ORIGINAL ORATORY

4th Place: Molly Duff (out of 303 entries)
Semi Finals: Matt Hecker
Double Octos: Ally Lipschitz, Matt Lameo, Eli Markowitz, Abby Rosen

DRAMATIC INTERP

Octos: Scarlet Ashcroft Mae Bale Dyer
Quarters: Ella Szabados

DUO INTERP

Octos: Brooke Campbell & Lilly Espeland
Quarters: Ella Szabados & Hefziba Campos
Semis: Ella Macgill & Sarah Walsh

HUMOROUS INTERP

Octos: Charlie Zucker, Sarah Walsh

INFORMATIVE SPEAKING

Quarters: Henry Reising
Octos: Emma Vachal

PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE

QUADS: Andrew Cheung & Ravi Naidu; Kira Bhatia & Scott Au-Yeung

PROGRAM ORAL INTERP

Octos: Zach Siegel and Chloe Lee