Saint Georges Invitational
2020 — Online, WA/US
Awards
AWARDS CEREMONY, 2020 SAINT GEORGE'S INVITATIONAL
First of all, thanks so much to all of you for attending the Saint George’s Invitational. It’s been a strange year, but we pulled it off! Thanks also to all of the parents, coaches, and judges who made this possible. Special thanks to Sam Normington, who once again ran a terrific—and remote—tabroom.
Normally, we’d obviously gather together for an awards ceremony, but for me—and I could be alone, here, but I doubt it—the scattered applause and awkward silences of a Zoom Ceremony just don’t have the same effect as the real thing. I think we can live without it. Yesterday I judged a Zoom round and I was a little bummed that we weren’t all in the same place, but then again the debaters looked happy enough in their kitchens and living rooms, and there was a kind of hominess to it that I liked. So, I’m going to roll with it and present awards in this form. If your name is on this list, please rest assured that it’s a genuine accomplishment. Even for a tournament of this size, the rounds here are traditionally incredibly competitive ones, and we’ve managed another impressive judging pool this year. If you’ve won a speaker award or advanced into out rounds, that is a serious matter. Congratulations are in order!
10 Michi Okahata Interlake
9 Emma Millar Ferris
8 Vlada Palanciuc Interlake
7 Emma Owen Ferris
6 Tariq Ravasia Saint George’s
5 Hargunn Sandhu Alpharetta
4 Zach Clough Ferris
3 Dev Gopal North Broward
2 Nora Cai Interlake
. . . and the Top Speaker at the 2020 Saint George’s Invitational is. . .
1 Jay Gopal North Broward
Congratulations one and all!
Thanks so much,
Chad