TOURNAMENT AWARDS FROM 2024 IISPSC IN BERMUDA:
Based on Finals - here are the top speakers in each event:
Impromptu Speaking – Third Place Speaker Salar Sekhabat Buckingham Browne & Nichols
Impromptu Speaking – Second Place Speaker Helen Ziomecki Branksome Hall
Impromptu Speaking - Top Speaker Emily Zhang Winsor
Extemporaneous Speaking - Third Place Speaker Charlotte Gundersen Bishop Straughn School
Extemporaneous Speaking - Second Place Speaker Billy Tang Deerfield Academy
Extemporaneous Speaking - Top SpeakerJack Brown Country Day School
Parliamentary Debate - Third Place Speaker Billy Tang Deerfield Academy
Parliamentary Debate - Second Place Speaker Isaiah Stephens The Hotchkiss School
Parliamentary Debate- Top Speaker Edie Huffard Deerfield Academy
News Podcast - Third Place Speaker Helena ThomasBermuda High School
News Podcast - Second Place Speaker Wyatt ClarkeArmbrae Academy
News Podcast - Top Speaker Thiren Sockanathan Strathcona Tweedsmuir
After Dinner Speaking - Third Place SpeakerSalar Sekhabat Buckingham Browne & Nichols
After Dinner Speaking - Second Place Speaker Helena Thomas Bermuda High School
After Dinner Speaking - Top Speaker (Greek Gods)Theodora Zarrow Winsor
Persuasive Speaking - Third Place SpeakerJack Brown Country Day School
Persuasive Speaking - Second Place Speaker Vanessa Chen Crofton House School
Persuasive Speaking - Top SpeakerEmma Tian University of Toronto Schools
Interpretive Reading - Third Place Speaker Emily Butler Balmoral Hall
Interpretive Reading - Second Place Speaker Gurnivaaz Kaur Sandhu Vivek
Interpretive Reading - Top Speaker Elizabeth Cotze The York School
Dramatic Interpretation - Third Place Speaker Wyatt Clarke Armbrae Academy
Dramatic Interpretation - Second Place Speaker Rachel JiaWest Point Grey
Dramatic Interpretation - Top SpeakerJack Harrington Arrmbrae Academy
Cross-Examination Debate- Second Place Team Carol Zhou St. Clement's School
Cross-Examination Debate - Second Place Team Ella Xu
Cross-Examination Debate - First Place Team Billy Tang Deerfield Academy
Cross-Examination Debate - First Place Team Avery Zachowich
PHIL HANSEN SPIRIT AWARDAmanat Sekhon - Vivek High School
The following awards are all based on the preliminary rounds:
UNDER 16 SPEAKER - Third place Therin Sockanathan - Strathcona Tweedsmuir
UNDER 16 SPEAKER - Second Place Wyatt Clarke - Armbrae
UNDER 16 SPEAKER - First Place - Queen Margaret PlaqueJack Harrington Armbrae
Montreal Cup - Top Individual Canadian Vanessa Chen - Crofton House School
Geoff Buerger Trophy -Top US Individual Speaker - TieIsaiah Stephens - The Hotchkiss School and Emily Zhang - The Winsor School
Balmoral Hall Trophy – Top Overseas Individual Helena Thomas BHS
Second Place Overseas Team Vivek Team of Amulya, Gurnivaaz & Phalgun
First Place - St. John’s-Ravenscourt Shield for the top overseas team The Bermuda High School
Second Place Canadian Team The Country Day School
First Place - Winner of CSDF Trophy for the top Canadian School team Branksome Hall
Second Place U.S. Team The Hotchkiss School
First Place – The St. John’s Kilmarnock Trophy for the top USA school team The Winsor School
Top Asia-Pacific Schools - First Place Vivek Team of Amulya, Gurnivaaz & Phalgun
Ross Lambert Trophy - Top Team All competitors and coach come up Winsor
OVERALL SPEAKER - Tenth placeSalar Sekhavat Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
OVERALL SPEAKER - Ninth placeShaye Lee The Hotchkiss School
OVERALL SPEAKER - Eighth placeThiren Sockanathan Strathcona-Tweedsmuir
OVERALL SPEAKER - Seventh place Wyatt Clarke Armbrae Academy
OVERALL SPEAKER- Sixth place Helen Ziomecki Branksome Hall
OVERALL SPEAKER - Fifth place Theodora Zarrow Winsor
OVERALL SPEAKER - Third place tie Emily Zhang Winsor
OVERALL SPEAKER - Third place tie Isaiah Stephens The Hotchkiss School
OVERALL SPEAKER - Second place Jack Harrington Armbrae Academy
OVERALL SPEAKER - First place Vanessa Chen Crofton House School
Based on Finals - here are the top speakers in each event:
Impromptu Speaking – Third Place Speaker Salar Sekhabat Buckingham Browne & Nichols
Impromptu Speaking – Second Place Speaker Helen Ziomecki Branksome Hall
Impromptu Speaking - Top Speaker Emily Zhang Winsor
Extemporaneous Speaking - Third Place Speaker Charlotte Gundersen Bishop Straughn School
Extemporaneous Speaking - Second Place Speaker Billy Tang Deerfield Academy
Extemporaneous Speaking - Top SpeakerJack Brown Country Day School
Parliamentary Debate - Third Place Speaker Billy Tang Deerfield Academy
Parliamentary Debate - Second Place Speaker Isaiah Stephens The Hotchkiss School
Parliamentary Debate- Top Speaker Edie Huffard Deerfield Academy
News Podcast - Third Place Speaker Helena ThomasBermuda High School
News Podcast - Second Place Speaker Wyatt ClarkeArmbrae Academy
News Podcast - Top Speaker Thiren Sockanathan Strathcona Tweedsmuir
After Dinner Speaking - Third Place SpeakerSalar Sekhabat Buckingham Browne & Nichols
After Dinner Speaking - Second Place Speaker Helena Thomas Bermuda High School
After Dinner Speaking - Top Speaker (Greek Gods)Theodora Zarrow Winsor
Persuasive Speaking - Third Place SpeakerJack Brown Country Day School
Persuasive Speaking - Second Place Speaker Vanessa Chen Crofton House School
Persuasive Speaking - Top SpeakerEmma Tian University of Toronto Schools
Interpretive Reading - Third Place Speaker Emily Butler Balmoral Hall
Interpretive Reading - Second Place Speaker Gurnivaaz Kaur Sandhu Vivek
Interpretive Reading - Top Speaker Elizabeth Cotze The York School
Dramatic Interpretation - Third Place Speaker Wyatt Clarke Armbrae Academy
Dramatic Interpretation - Second Place Speaker Rachel JiaWest Point Grey
Dramatic Interpretation - Top SpeakerJack Harrington Arrmbrae Academy
Cross-Examination Debate- Second Place Team Carol Zhou St. Clement's School
Cross-Examination Debate - Second Place Team Ella Xu
Cross-Examination Debate - First Place Team Billy Tang Deerfield Academy
Cross-Examination Debate - First Place Team Avery Zachowich
PHIL HANSEN SPIRIT AWARDAmanat Sekhon - Vivek High School
The following awards are all based on the preliminary rounds:
UNDER 16 SPEAKER - Third place Therin Sockanathan - Strathcona Tweedsmuir
UNDER 16 SPEAKER - Second Place Wyatt Clarke - Armbrae
UNDER 16 SPEAKER - First Place - Queen Margaret PlaqueJack Harrington Armbrae
Montreal Cup - Top Individual Canadian Vanessa Chen - Crofton House School
Geoff Buerger Trophy -Top US Individual Speaker - TieIsaiah Stephens - The Hotchkiss School and Emily Zhang - The Winsor School
Balmoral Hall Trophy – Top Overseas Individual Helena Thomas BHS
Second Place Overseas Team Vivek Team of Amulya, Gurnivaaz & Phalgun
First Place - St. John’s-Ravenscourt Shield for the top overseas team The Bermuda High School
Second Place Canadian Team The Country Day School
First Place - Winner of CSDF Trophy for the top Canadian School team Branksome Hall
Second Place U.S. Team The Hotchkiss School
First Place – The St. John’s Kilmarnock Trophy for the top USA school team The Winsor School
Top Asia-Pacific Schools - First Place Vivek Team of Amulya, Gurnivaaz & Phalgun
Ross Lambert Trophy - Top Team All competitors and coach come up Winsor
OVERALL SPEAKER - Tenth placeSalar Sekhavat Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
OVERALL SPEAKER - Ninth placeShaye Lee The Hotchkiss School
OVERALL SPEAKER - Eighth placeThiren Sockanathan Strathcona-Tweedsmuir
OVERALL SPEAKER - Seventh place Wyatt Clarke Armbrae Academy
OVERALL SPEAKER- Sixth place Helen Ziomecki Branksome Hall
OVERALL SPEAKER - Fifth place Theodora Zarrow Winsor
OVERALL SPEAKER - Third place tie Emily Zhang Winsor
OVERALL SPEAKER - Third place tie Isaiah Stephens The Hotchkiss School
OVERALL SPEAKER - Second place Jack Harrington Armbrae Academy
OVERALL SPEAKER - First place Vanessa Chen Crofton House School
