2021 to 2022
February 2022
Congratulations to our varsity debate co-captain, Andrew Subingsubing, who was selected as the 2022 National Association for Urban Debate Leagues (NAUDL) DEBATER OF THE YEAR!!
2/19/22
The team competed in the Berkeley Invitational debate tournament this weekend and showed that hard work and perseverance pays-off. Jokim and Andrew made it to the double octofinals and a chance to attend the Tournament of Champions in Lexington, KY. We are the first team in the Los Angeles Urban Debate League's history to qualify for this amazing tournament! Big thank you to our coach Camron Ward and Ms. Joy Yoneda for supporting our team through the tournament and preparation. Send good vibes as Jokim and Andrew continue to compete today! Go Monarchs!!
Our award-winning squad have competed in both local and invitational tournaments. As of this year, senior Andrew Subingsubing and junior Jokim Bryant are the first team in LAMDL History to qualify for the Tournament of Champions; this is the premiere tournament for high school debaters. We are very proud of them and commend their hard work!
All the best to Andrew Subingsubing and Jokim Bryant, who will be virtually competing in University of Las Vegas’ Golden Desert Invitational this weekend!
Special thanks go out to Jokim Bryant and Matthew Stroud for recruiting multiple judges for LAMDL’s 4th tournament and alumni Ernesto Alvarez-Flores, Adriana Castro, and Sierra Magallanes for serving as judges!
Congratulations to Andrew Subingsubing and Jokim Bryant for their 6-0 record in the preliminary rounds of the University of Las Vegas’ Golden Desert Invitational! They were the #1 seed coming out of the preliminaries! The team made it to the Octofinals round and we are very proud of them! There were 148 varsity debaters from across the nation competing; Andrew was recognized as the 2nd Place Speaker and Jokim as the 6th Place Speaker!!
We would also like to recognize Novice debater Eric Tobias as the 8th Place Speaker for the Los Angeles Metropolitan Debate League’s Tournament 4!! Well done!!
We would also like to recognize Novice debater Eric Tobias as the 8th Place Speaker for the Los Angeles Metropolitan Debate League’s Tournament 4!! Well done!!
CONGRATULATIONS
CONGRATULATIONS
December 2021
NOVICE
Andrew Subingsubing and Jokim Bryant for making it to the Octafinals round at the Peninsula Invitational last weekend! They set a new record for the Los Angeles Metropolitan Debate League (LAMDL)! Cyron Mandia & Maria Seiple did a great job at winning three rounds against some tough competition! Well done, Monarchs!
BEST WISHES to Andrew and Jokim as they compete in the Emory Barkley Forum Invitational this weekend; they are continuing their quest for a qualifying bid for the Tournament of Champions! Cyron & Maria, and varsity debaters Precious Alagba & Rickelle Basilio, and Frank Martinez & Nicolas Laganis as well as our Novice teams – Alliana Huerto & Christine Te and Obinna Nworgu & Eric Tobias, will be competing virtually in LAMDL’s 4th tournament of the year this weekend! Thank you for allyour hard work to prepare for these tournaments!
To the award winners of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Debate League’s Tournament #4 - NOVICE FINALISTS – OBI NWORGU AND ERIC TOBIAS!! OBI ALSO WON THE 8th PLACE SPEAKER AWARD!!
ANDREW SUBINGSUBING & JOKIM BRYANT WON 3 ROUNDS IN THE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE BARKLEY FORUM INVITATIONAL, COMPETING AGAINST TEAMS FROM ACROSS THE NATION!!+
CONGRATULATIONS TO ANDREW SUBINGSUBING AND JOKIM BRYANT for making it to the SEMI-FINALS of the La Costa Canyon Winter Invitational! ANDREW won the JOHN DIMITRI STUDENT CHARACTER AWARD!
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR VHTPA DEBATE SQUAD for doing so well at our 3rd Los Angeles Metropolitan Debate League tournament this past weekend!
SPEAKER AWARDS:
PAUL HOLLAND-SMITH – 1st
BRIANA ALAGBA – 3rd
ALLIANA HUERTO - 6th
CHRISTINE TE - 7th
OBI NWORGU - 9th
SEMI-FINALISTS:
PAUL HOLLAND-SMITH & BRIANA ALAGBA
BRIANA ALAGBA – 3rd
ALLIANA HUERTO - 6th
CHRISTINE TE - 7th
OBI NWORGU - 9th
SEMI-FINALISTS:
PAUL HOLLAND-SMITH & BRIANA ALAGBA
JUNIOR VARISTY
SPEAKER AWARDS:
FRANK MARTINEZ - - 7th
NICOLAS LAGANIS - 8th
FINALISTS
FRANK MARTINEZ & NICOLAS LAGANIS
NICOLAS LAGANIS - 8th
FINALISTS
FRANK MARTINEZ & NICOLAS LAGANIS
VARSITY
SPEAKER AWARDS:
ANDREW SUBINGSUBING - 1st
JOKIM BRYANT - 2nd
CYRON MANDIA - 6th
JOKIM BRYANT - 2nd
CYRON MANDIA - 6th
CHAMPIONS:
CYRON MANDIA & MARIA SEIPLE
ANDREW SUBINGSUBING & JOKIM BRYANT
ANDREW SUBINGSUBING & JOKIM BRYANT