San Dieguito Academy Foundation

The SDA Speech and Debate team hosted the San Diego Imperial Valley League Varsity Debate tournament on Sept. 16th and Sept. 17th.

SDA's Speech and Debate Team ROCKS

Schools from all over the San Diego County competed in Public Forum Debate, Policy Debate, Lincoln Douglas Debate and Parliamentary Debate. San Dieguito Academy won second place overall in Varsity Debate and the following students placed in their events:

• Lucas Foster and Maia Rosengarten 8th place Parli Debate
• Derrik Marrow and Kiana Eberle 7th place Parli Debate
• Desiree Otillio and Cameron Koob 2nd place Parli Debate
• Michael Wimsatt and Elliot Horen 1st place Parli Debate
• David Galloway and Jerry Jin 8th place in Policy Debate
• Desiree Otillio and Joseph Swit placed 6th in Policy Debate
• Michael Wimsatt and Elliot Horen placed 1st in Policy Debate

A special thanks to all the parents who contributed to the success of the tournament and the community sponsors who provided food for the tournament including;

• Yogi’s
• Papa John Pizza
• St. Tropez
• Starbucks coffee

Our next upcoming tournaments will be on Saturday, Sept. 24th at Carlsbad High School and Oct. 1st and Oct. 2nd at CSU Long Beach. We are looking for any parents that will be willing to judge.

We are also looking for community donations. Please see our website at www.sdadebate.org for more details.