NFL National Tournament
Wichita, Kansas
June 2007

Student Congress Senate
Finalist Melissa Butler
Melissa was in the top 25 congressional debaters in the Nation





Kentucky National Debate Institute
Summer 2007

Varsity Cross Examination
James Hamraie was invited to participate in the prestigious Kentucky Fellows program. Only 12 debaters in the nation are invited to participate.



University of Michigan Debate Institute
Summer 2007

Varsity Cross Examination
1st Place Andrew Murray
2nd Place Speaker Andrew Murray




UNT Mean Green Debate Workshops
Summer 2007

Varsity Lincoln Douglas
2nd Place Arti Bhatia
Octofinalist Rahim Sayani
Octofinalist Khurram Ali
1st Place Speaker Arti Bhatia

Varsity Cross Examination
3rd Place Evan Defilippis
5th Place Jonathan Wang
7th Place Speaker Evan Defilippis
“Hardest Worker” Evan Defilippis




Grapevine
September 7-8, 2007

Varsity Cross Examination
1st Place James Hamraie and Evan Defilippis
3rd Place Andrew Murray and Alex Nasr
7th Place Speaker James Hamraie

Varsity Lincoln Douglas
3rd Place Arti Bhatia
5th Place Rahim Sayani
9th Place Khurram Ali
1st Place Speaker Rahim Sayani
4th Place Speaker Arti Bhatia

Combined with the Oral Interp team- 1st Place Sweepstakes

Receiving bids to the Tournament of Champions in Lexington, Kentucky- May 2008:
James Hamraie and Evan Defilippis
Andrew Murray and Alex Nasr
Arti Bhatia




Greenhill Round Robin
September 13-14, 2007


Varsity Cross Examination
4th Place in Pod James Hamraie and Evan Defilippis

Varsity Lincoln Douglas
4th Place in Pod Arti Bhatia
Invitee Rahim Sayani

James and Evan were one of sixteen teams from around the nation that were invited to this prestigious round robin.

Arti and Rahim were two of the individual competitors out of sixteen from around the nation that were invited to this prestigious round robin.




Greenhill
September 15-17, 2007

Varsity Cross Examination
1st Place James Hamraie and Evan Defilippis
3rd Place Andrew Murray and Alex Nasr
2nd Place Speaker James Hamraie
7th Place Speaker Andrew Murray
8th Place Speaker Evan Defilippis

Varsity Lincoln Douglas
Double-octofinalist Arti Bhatia
Double-octofinalist Rahim Sayani

Both policy teams of James Hamraie and Evan Defilippis and Andrew Murray and Alex Nasr are now fully qualified for the Tournament of Champions.


Southlake
September 14-15, 2007

Varsity Lincoln Douglas
3rd Place Michael Sorenson
Octofinalist Binita Patel
1st Place Speaker Michael Sorenson

Along with the Oral Interpretation team, we placed 4th overall in Sweepstakes.




Newman Smith
September 28-29, 2007

Varsity Lincoln Douglas
1st Place Rahim Sayani
5th Place Natasha Ahmed
Octofinalist Bekah Boyer
Octofinalist Binita Patel
1st Place Speaker Binita Patel

Varsity Cross Examination
2nd Place Jonathan Wang and John Wilbur
5th Place Lyndon Lee and Kevin Zou
2nd Place Speaker Jonathan Wang

Novice Lincoln Douglas
Octofinalist Mahwish Hirani

Rahim Sayani is now qualified for the TFA State Tournament to be held in March.




Valley Mid America Cup
Des Moines, Iowa
September 28-October 1, 2007

Varsity Lincoln Douglas
Double-octofinalist Arti Bhatia
Double-octofinalist Khurram Ali
Double-octofinalist Michael Sorenson
7th Place Speaker Khurram Ali




Plano West
October 12-13 2007

Varsity Lincoln Douglas
1st Place Michael Sorenson
2nd Place Arti Bhatia
3rd Place Khurram Ali
5th Place Saima Hirani
5th Place Binita Patel
1st Place Speaker Arti Bhatia
2nd Place Speaker Binita Patel


Varsity Cross Examination
2nd Place Evan Defilippis and James Hamraie
3rd Place John Wilbur and Jonathan Wang
1st Place Speaker James Hamraie
2nd Place Speaker Evan Defilippis
3rd Place Speaker Jonathan Wang

The following are now qualified to the TFA State tournament:
John Wilbur and Jonathan Wang
James Hamraie and Evan Defilippis
Arti Bhatia
Michael Sorenson




St. Mark’s
October 19-21 2007

Varsity Cross Examination
Octofinalist James Hamraie and Even Defilippis
Double-octofinalist Andrew Murray and Alex Nasr
9th Speaker James Hamraie

Varsity Lincoln Douglas
Double-octofinalist Arti Bhatia
Double-octofinalist Khurram Ali
13th Speaker Rahim Sayani




Plano East
October 26-27 2007

Varsity Lincoln Douglas
3rd Place Binita Patel
Octofinalist Saima Hirani
Octofinalist Natasha Ahmed
Octofinalist Mubeen Tejani
1st Place Speaker Binita Patel

Novice Lincoln Douglas
Octofinalist Mahwish Hirani




University of North Texas
November 2-3, 2007
Varsity Cross Examination
2nd Place Andrew Murray and Alex Nasr
5th Place Jonathan Wang and John Wilbur
3rd Place Speaker Alex Nasr
4th Place Speaker Andrew Murray

Varsity Lincoln Douglas
Octofinalist Michael Sorenson
2nd Place Speaker Michael Sorenson

Andrew Murray and Alex Nasr are now fully qualified for the Texas Forensic Association State Tournament.





Hockaday
November 8-9, 2007

Varsity Lincoln Douglas
5th Place Khurram Ali
Octofinalist Rahim Sayani

Novice Cross Examination
5th Place Raheem Ismaili and Gaurang Gupte




Glenbrooks
November 17-19, 2007
Chicago, Illinois

Varsity Cross Examination
5th Place James Hamraie and Evan Defilippis
Double-octofinalist Andrew Murray and Alex Nasr

Varsity Lincoln Douglas
Double-octofinalist Arti Bhatia

First, the team of Andrew Murray and Alex Nasr competed at the inaugural University of Texas at Dallas speech and debate tournament. Competing against 25 other teams from the Dallas area, they won the tournament. Andrew was also named first speaker at the tournament.

The team of Evan Defilippis and James Hamraie traveled to Nashville, TN where they competed in the Southern Bell Forum debate tournament hosted by Montgomery Bell Academy. The tournament featured 58 of the top teams from throughout the country. We are pleased to announce that Evan and James won the tournament, staking their claim as being one of the top debate teams in the country. James was also named fifth best speaker at the tournament.

CHHS debaters advance in national tournament
Students from Colleyville Heritage High have advanced to the "Sweet 16" round in the 2007-2008 Bickel & Brewer/NYU National Public Policy Forum, a national debate tournament including more than 500 students from more than 25 states. The NPPF is the only national contest that gives high school students the opportunity to participate in written and oral debates on the issues of public policy. As one of the top 16 schools, CHHS will compete in a written debate in hopes of advancing to the finals in April at New York University. The winning team will receive a $10,000 grand prize, presented in the form of individual cash awards for scholarships.