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Great Pumpkin Debates (Nov 2024)
November 2 @ 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
$20.00
21st Century Debate: “Great Pumpkin” Debates (All Grades)
We are hosting an online debate event…
[Invitation (PDF)] & [Results (PDF)].
Day/Time (Eastern): Saturday, November 2, 2024, from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Day/Time (Bejing): Sunday, November 2, 2024, from 4:00 am to 8:00 am.
Events: Public Forum Debate (grades 3-5, & 6-8), Crossfire Champions (All), & Costume Event (All).
Topic (ALL): The U.S. should substantially expand its “surveillance infrastructure” along its southern border.
IMPORTANT: We would like to have debaters/judges wearing costumes (costumes are optional) and participate in a costume contest as well. We need judges for this too! 🙂
PRIZES: We will have prizes (medallions) for some of the top performances. The number of awards depends on the number of people who sign up.
Activity Schedule (Saturday, November 2, 2024): [All times are for US, Eastern Time]
4:00 PM to 4:15 PM = Orientation
Public Forum Debate: Increasing US Border Surveillance (PF BALLOT)
4:25 PM to 5:25 PM = Public Forum Round 1
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM = Public Forum Round 2
6:35 PM to 7:35 PM = Public Forum Round 3
‘Crossfire Only’ Event: All grades! (CROSSFIRE BALLOT).
6:00 PM to 7:55 PM = Crossfire Champions.
Costume Event: All grades! (COSTUME BALLOT).
6:00 PM to 7:55 PM = Costume Contest.
For more information, please contact the tournament organizer:
Bill Eddy (billeddy@21stcenturydebate.org).
EVENT RESULTS (MORE = LATER!)
PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE
[TOP TEAMS] Elementary Division (Grades 3-5)
| Rank | Team-ID | Participants | Wins | Total Score |
| First Place | ES-005 | Aishani Sanyami & Ethan Chen | 3 | 169.0 |
| Second Place | ES-006 | Moses Xia & Ishan Reddy | 2 | 168.5 |
| Third Place | ES-003 | Abbie Peng & Nova Peng | 2 | 164.5 |
[TOP SPEAKERS] Elementary Division (Grades 3-5)
| Rank | Participant Name | Total Score |
| 1st | Ishan Reddy | 86.5 (28.0 + 30.0 + 28.5) |
| 2nd | Cindy Lin | 86.0 (27.0 + 29.0 + 30.0) |
| 3rd | Ethan Chen | 85.5 (28.0 + 28.0 + 29.5) |
| 4th (Tie) | Aishani Sanyami | 83.5 (27.0 + 26.5 + 30.0) |
| 4th (Tie) | Julia Zhu | 83.5 (26.5 + 27.5 + 29.5) |
| 4th (Tie) | Nova Peng | 83.5 (28.5 + 27.5 + 27.5) |
| 7th (Tie) | Dudu Cao | 82.0 (27.5 + 27.0 + 27.5) |
| 7th (Tie) | Moses Xia | 82.0 (26.0 + 28.0 + 28.0) |
| 9th (Tie) | Abbie Peng | 81.0 (28.0 + 26.0 + 27.0) |
| 9th (Tie) | Daxton Du | 81.0 (27.5 + 26.5 + 27.0) |
[TOP TEAMS] Middle School Division (Grades 6-8)
| Rank | Team-ID | Participants | Wins | Total Score |
| First Place | MS-004 | Alison Lee & Aditya Chatterjee | 3 | 169.6 |
| Second Place | MS-005 | Ryo Kawakami & Divith Aspari | 2 | 167.3 |
| Third Place | MS-002 | Avril Eich & Neha Ramesh | 2 | 166.5 |
[TOP SPEAKERS] Middle School Division (Grades 6-8)
| Rank | Participant Name | Total Score |
| 1st (Tie) | Aaditya Chatterjee | 84.8 (27.5 + 29.0 + 28.3) |
| 1st (Tie) | Alison Lee | 84.8 (28.0 + 28.5 + 28.3) |
| 3rd | Ryo Kawakami | 84.0 (28.0 + 27.5 + 28.5) |
| 4th | Divith Aspari | 83.3 (27.8 + 27.5 + 28.0) |
| 5th | Avril Eich | 83.5 (28.5 + 27.5 + 27.5) |
| 6th (Tie) | Neha Ramesh | 83.0 (29.0 + 27.0 + 27.0) |
| 6th (Tie) | Nia Godse | 83.0 (28.0 + 27.5 + 27.5) |
| 8th | Nandini Sakineni | 82.5 (27.5 + 28.0 + 27.0) |
| 9th | Meagan Poei | 82.3 (26.5 + 27.3 + 28.5) |
| 10th | Emme Ngo | 81.8 (27.0 + 27.3 + 27.5) |
“CROSSFIRE CHAMPIONS”
Elementary Division (Top 10)
| Rank | Full Name | Grade | Win % Score | Speaking % Score | Total Score |
| 1st (Tie) | Aishani Sanyami | 5 | 33.33 (66.7%) | 48.00 (96.0%) | 81.33 |
| 1st (Tie) | Ethan Chen | 5 | 33.33 (66.7%) | 48.00 (96.0%) | 81.33 |
| 1st (Tie) | Ishan Reddy | 5 | 33.33 (66.7%) | 48.00 (96.0%) | 81.33 |
| 4th | Suri Zeng | 3 | 33.33 (66.7%) | 46.83 (93.67%) | 80.16 |
| 5th | Amy Zhang | 5 | 25.00 (50.0%) | 47.17 (94.33%) | 72.17 |
| 6th | Vivaan Sehgal | 4 | 25.00 (50.0%) | 46.67 (93.33%) | 71.67 |
| 7th | Catherine Liu | 5 | 16.67 (33.3%) | 47.00 (94.0%) | 63.67 |
| 8th | Nova Peng | 4 | 16.67 (33.3%) | 46.33 (92.67%) | 63.00 |
| 9th | Dudu Cao | 3 | 16.67 (33.3%) | 45.50 (91.0%) | 62.17 |
| 10th | Daxton Du | 3 | 16.67 (33.3%) | 45.33 (90.67%) | 62.00 |
Middle School Division (Top 5)
| Rank | Full Name | Grade | Win % Score | Speaking % Score | Total Score |
| 1st | Ryo Kawakami | 7 | 37.50 (75.0%) | 46.67 (93.33%) | 84.17 |
| 2nd | Avril Eich | 8 | 16.67 (33.3%) | 46.33 (92.67%) | 63.00 |
| 3rd | Neha Ramesh | 8 | 16.67 (33.3%) | 46.17 (92.33%) | 62.84 |
| 4th | Meagan Poei | 7 | 16.67 (33.3%) | 45.83 (91.67%) | 62.50 |
| 5th | Emme Ngo | 7 | 16.67 (33.3%) | 45.50 (91.0%) | 62.17 |
COSTUME CONTEST WINNERS
Elementary School Division (Grades 3-5)
| Rank | Full Name | Grade | Costume | Total Score |
| 1st | Julia Zhu | 5 | Hermione/Witch | 39.5 |
| 2nd | Ethan Chen | 5 | Scarecrow | 37.5 |
| 3rd | Dudu Cao | 3 | Megatron | 37.2 |
| 4th | Daxton Du | 3 | Optimus Prime | 35.8 |
| 5th | Nova Peng | 4 | Hermione/Hogwarts Student | 35.3 |
| 6th | Amy Zhang | 5 | Harry Potter | 35.0 |
| 7th | Catherine Liu | 5 | Hogwarts Student | 34.7 |
Middle School Division (Grades 6-8)
| Rank | Full Name | Grade | Costume | Total Score |
| 1st | Ryo Kawakami | 7 | George Washington | 36.3 |
| 2nd | Alison Lee | 6 | Lemon | 35.3 |