Please Join Us at the 2025 Cavalier Invitational & Challenge
11th Cavalier Invitational - January 17th through 19th, 2025
7th Cavalier Challenge - January 20th, 2025

Please help me in congratulating the 2024 Champions of the Cavalier Invitational!

- Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Riley Ro, Cary Academy (NC)
- Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Riley Powell, Cary Academy (NC)
- Varsity Public Forum Debate: Stella Wu & Brendon Chen, Taipei American School (TW)
- Novice Public Forum Debate: Chloe Lin & Aviva Wang, Cary Academy (NC)
- Congressional Debate: Breck DuPaul, Hawken School (OH)
- Dramatic Interpretation: Tyler Crivella, Seven Lakes HS (TX)
- Duo Interpretation: Grace Wallace & Tess Totten, Asheville HS (NC)
- Extemporaneous Speaking: Kajal Parmar, Cary Academy (NC)
- Humorous Interpretation: Shriya Katukuri, Lake Highland Prep (FL)
- Impromptu Speaking: Isabel Chang, Cary Academy (NC)
- Informative Speaking: Sasha DiMare, American Heritage Palm Beach HS (FL)
- Oral Interpretation: Tyler Crivella, Seven Lakes HS (TX)
- Oratorical Declamation: Evelyn Miller, Pinecrest HS (NC)
- Original Oratory: Ashlan Smith, Lake Highland Prep (FL)
- Program of Oral Interpretation: Aayna Bhatheja, Lake Highland Prep (FL)
- Overall Champion: Cary Academy NC)

Recipients of the Jeffrey B Welty Award (Coach of Championship Public Forum Team)

Please help me in congratulating the 2024 recipients of the Jeffrey B Welty award:
- Varsity Public Forum Debate: Micah Cook, Jonathan Chen, Katheryne Dwyer, Veer Prakash ('23), Chase Williams & Lawrence Zhou, Taipei American School (TW)
- Novice Public Forum Debate: RJ Pellicciotta, Sophia Rubenstein, Willie Warren & Caleb Horowitz, Cary Academy (NC)

Recipients of the Robert Sheard Excellence in Coaching Award

Please help me in congratulating the 2024 recipients of the Robert Sheard Excellence in Coaching award:
- Courtney Coffman, Northland Christian School (TX)
- Chase Williams, Taipei American School (TW)

Congratulations to the Champions of the Survivor Challenge

Please help me in congratulating the 2024 Champions of the Cavalier Challenge!
- Congressional Debate: Rohan Kathuria, Seven Lakes HS (TX)
- Extemporaneous Speaking: Chloe Leng, Hawken School (OH)
- Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Riley Ro & Derek Han, Cary Academy (NC)
- Public Forum Debate: Bailey Koh & Ayan Bakshi, Southlake Carroll HS (TX)

Information for the 2024 Cavalier Invitational is populated here:

Equity Concerns

Durham Academy Speech and Debate is committed to providing its students, staff, and community members the opportunity to pursue excellence in their endeavors. This opportunity can exist only when each member of our community is assured an atmosphere of mutual respect.

Durham Academy Speech and Debate is committed to maintaining an environment that is free from all forms of harassment and discrimination. Accordingly, all forms of harassment and discrimination are prohibited, whether committed by students, staff, or management. Durham Academy Speech and Debate is committed to the enforcement of this policy.

Individuals who are found to have violated this policy will be subject to the full range of sanctions, up to and including removal from competition. Any individual or group of individuals who believes they have been a victim of harassment and/or discrimination should report it on this form immediately.

Information about Implicit Bias in Speech & Debate

You can file an Equity Concern with our Equity Team by clicking here.