Students who attended SWSDI in 2010 and 2011 have shown remarkable success in competition. Here is a sample of some of the achievements of our alumni:

Arizona State University Southwest Championships ’11

  • Noah Wuerful won LD.
  • Julia Yoo and Haoxuan Wu made quarterfinals of LD.
  • Joel Guy won Extemp, and Ebru Dogan placed 4th.
  • Paxton Attridge placed 2nd in Duo Interp.
  • Roy Diego McCoy and Paxton Attridge made finals of Humor.
  • Devanshi Mathur made finals in Prose.
  • Brianna Torres made finals in Expos.
  • Martin Lawrence placed 2nd in Congress.
  • Sam Wolff made quarterfinals of policy.
  • Jessica Schulte and Austin Gilliland made quarterfinals of PF.

FLA Winter Trophy Tournaments ’11

  • Sam Matthews placed 2nd in LD.
  • Jessica Schulte and Austin Gilliland won 4A PF, and Seth Schorr and Brody Krager made semis.
  • Jimmy Qian won 3A PF and was top speaker, and Celine Sannes-Pond, Lexie Filkins, and Jonathan Garza made semis.
  • Jeremiah Johnson made finals in Drama.
  • Jessica Schulte made finals in Duo.
  • Jimmy Qian, Jonathan Garza, and Joel Guy made finals in Extemp.
  • Joe Russell, Brody Krager, and Seth Schorr placed in Congress.
  • Sam Wolff made semis in Policy.

Alta Silver and Black Invitational ’11

  • Noah Wuerfel made octafinals (the bid round) in LD.

Dobson Invitational ’11

  • Half of the field in each LD outround was SWSDI alumni. In particular, Joel Guy placed 2nd, Celine Nguyen made semis, and Noah Wuerfel was top speaker.
  • PF was also dominated by SWSDI alumni. Jimmy Qian won and Jessica Schulte, Austin Gilliland, Celine Sannes-Pond, and Lexie Filkins made semis.
  • Paxton Attridge placed 2nd in Duo and 3rd in Humor.
  • Jimmy Qian placed 2nd and Jonathan Garza placed 4th in Extemp.

Mountain View Toro Country Classic ’11

  • Jimmy Qian placed 3rd in Extemp.
  • Paxton Attridge placed 3rd in Humor, and Kate Coriell also made finals.
  • Joe Russell placed 2nd in Oratory and 2nd in Congress, and made semis in PF.
  • Darius Ansari made semis in PF.

Desert Sun Invitational ’11

  • Celine Sannes-Pond and Martin Lawrence won PF, earning a bid to the TOC.
  • Jimmy Qian placed 2nd in PF, earning a bid to the TOC.
  • Darius Ansari and Joe Russell also earned bids to the TOC in PF.
  • Sam Wolff won Policy Debate.

SWSDI Tournament ’11

  • Half of the Congress finals was SWSDI alumni: Jimmy Qian took 3rd and Kate Coriell, Paxton Attridge, Joel Guy, Patricia Grahmann, Celine Sannes-Pond, and Lexie Filkins finaled.
  • Henry Sands placed 2nd in public forum
  • Frea Mehta placed 2nd in policy debate
  • Jonathan Garza made semis in public forum
  • Gavin Singer made semis in policy debate

NFL Nationals ’11

  • Congress alums Jimmy Qian and Martin Lawrence were national finalists in Congress! LD alum Noah Wuerfel also made national finals in Congress.

Arizona state championship tournaments ’11

  • Steven Limitone was a state champion in 5A PFD
  • Kathie Zhang was a state champion and top speaker in 3A policy debate
  • Jimmy Qian was a state champion in 3A PFD
  • Haoxuan Wu made semis in 5A LD
  • Broderick Krager and Seth Schorr were the top speakers in 4A PFD

National qualifiers ’11

  • Kasey Graves, Andrya Salazar, Frank Daniel, Lexi Zent, Joshua Quenneville, and Dylan Quenneville qualified to NFL Nationals in policy

Berkeley ’11

  • Celine Sannes-Pond and Martin Lawrence were invited to the prestigious Berkeley Round Robin in PFD
  • Kyle Turpin advanced to elimination rounds in LD

Central High School Bobcat Bonanza ’11

  • Noah Wuerfel and Jimmy Qian won their houses of congress, Celine Sannes-Pond took second, and Kyle Turpin took third
  • Darius Ansari, Martin Lawrence, and Celine Sannes-Pond made semis in PFD. Martin Lawrence and Celine Sannes-Pond were top speakers.
  • Kyle Turpin tied for top speaker in LD

Mountain View Toro Country Classic ’11

  • Alisa Partlan won policy debate
  • Haoxuan Wu made semis in LD
  • Celine Sannes-Pond, Martin Lawrence, and Mary McIntosh made semis of PFD
  • Celine Sannes-Pond won Congress, and Martin Lawrence took 2nd

ASU Southwest Championships ’11

  • Alisa Partlan made semifinals in policy
  • Jimmy Qian made quarterfinals and earned a bid to the TOC in PFD
  • Celine Sannes-Pond and Martin Lawrence made octafinals in PFD
  • Michael Ippolito made double octafinals in PFD

FLA Winter Trophy (5A) ’10

  • Michael Ippolito took 2nd in PFD
  • Steven Limitone made semis in PFD
  • Lily Luo made semis in policy

FLA Winter Trophy (1-3A) ’10

  • Kyle Turpin took 1st in LD and tied for top speaker
  • Noah Wuerfel made semis in LD
  • Celine Sannes-Pond and Martin Lawrence took 1st in PFD and were top speakers
  • Kathie Zhang took 2nd in policy
  • Erica Parrish and Joshua Quenneville made semis in policy

Red Mountain Lost Dutchman Invitational ’10:

  • Lily Luo made semis in policy
  • Darius Ansari made semis in PFD
  • Abby Perkins tied for top speaker in LD
  • Jimmy Qian took 2nd in Congress

Dobson Invitational ’10:

  • Haoxuan Wu made semis in LD
  • Celine Sannes-Pond and Martin Lawrence took 2nd place in PFD
  • Celine Sannes-Pond and Martin Lawrence tied for 3rd in House 1
  • Martin Lawrence won individual sweepstakes
  • Jimmy Qian took 3rd in House 3
  • Steven Limitone was top speaker in PFD

PCDS Eagle Classic ’10:

  • Dylan Quenneville, Josh Quenneville, Chloe Lopez, and Erica Parrish closed out novice policy
  • Ryan McCoy took 1st in varsity policy, Lily Luo made semis
  • Noah Wuerfel made semis in LD

Desert Sun Invitational ’10:

  • Celine Sannes-Pond and Martin Lawrence took 2nd place and a TOC bid in PFD
  • Noah Wuerfel was top speaker in LD

We love hearing from our students- if you attended SWSDI in the past, email us at info@southwestdebateinstitute.org to let us know of your successes!