The BAUDL’s Spring Kick Off was held on January 31st at Cal-Berkeley. Their first tournament of the second semester, our now seasoned varsity division was as intense a competition as ever. Amidst all of the veterans, though, one face stood out. Tevah El Ehmet was debating at his first tournament ever and was asked to compete with his team’s most experienced debater as her usual partner was unable to make it. To say the least, Tevah rose to the occasion, earning a spot in the top 10 individual speakers, and, with his partner, Jessica Winsey, debating his way to a first place trophy! Congrats to Tevah on an amazing showing and to Jessica and Street Academy for winning back-to-back tournament championships.
Cal Prep’s Natassija Jordan, no stranger to speaker awards, was the tournament’s Top Speaker. Only a sophomore, Natassija is sure to have an impressive and crowded trophy case before she graduates. Cal Prep also won the Novice Division Championship. Congratulations to Vaughn Arterberry and Briana Martinez.
Finally, the Spring Kick Off carried on a tradition established at the Winter Debates: the BAUDL Spirit Award. This time around, we asked last month’s winners, Fremont Federation, to recognize another school. For their enthusiasm and affability, they chose Skyline.
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Varsity Finals
Street EW (Jessica Winsey & Tevah El Ehmet) def. Skyline SW (Zach Seidl & Kayla Wheatfall)
Top 12 Varsity Teams
1. Street EW (Jessica Winsey & Tevah El Ehmet)
2. Skyline SW (Zach Seidl & Kayla Wheatfall)
3. Cal Prep AB (Alana Banks)
4. Skyline CW (Mya Whitaker & Rashid Campbell)
5. EXCEL/Street BW (David Benoit & Tanesha Walker)
6. Cal Prep TE (Jonathan Turner & Carlene Ervin)
7. Media GS (Cristal Gomez & Emely Srimoukda)
8. Leadership Prep/Oakland High CL (Zachariah Cleveland & Cecilia Lopez)
9. Media RS (Elizabeth Rodriguez & Brandon Sneed)
10. Cal Prep RJ (Jackie Rouse & Natassija Jordan)
11. Skyline CR (Imani Cole & Christine Reed)
12. Media/Robeson AH (Darryl Hardy & Boris Aguillar)
Top 20 Varsity Speakers
1. Natassija Jordan (Cal Prep)
2. Mya Whitaker (Skyline)
3. Zach Seidl (Skyline)
4. Jessica Winsey (Street)
5. Alana Banks (Cal Prep)
6. Jackie Rouse (Cal Prep)
7. Christine Reed (Skyline)
8. Tanesha Walker (EXCEL)
9. Tevah El Ehmet (Street Academy)
10. Kayla Wheatfall (Skyline)
11. Carlene Ervin (Cal Prep)
12. David Benoit (Street)
13. Jonathan Turner (Cal Prep)
14. Cecilia Lopez (Oakland High)
15. Emely Srimoukda (Media)
16. Rashid Campbell (Skyline)
17. Brandon Sneed (Media)
18. Cristal Gomez (Media)
19. Elizabeth Rodriguez (Media)
20. Imani Cole (Skyline)
Top 8 Novice Teams
1. Cal Prep AM (Vaughn Arterberry & Briana Martinez)
2. Skyline PR (Zarahia Perdomo & Michael Rezee)
3. Cal Prep HT (William Hampton-Bruce & Kenyatta Traylor)
4. Leadership Prep/Media CS (Mariah Cleveland & Doriana Smith)
5. Street WC (Elijah Wallace & Moises Cruz)
6. Cal Prep WC (Aman Williams & Dez Climens)
7. EXCEL SM (Sean Searsight & Kennedy Mullins)
8. Robeson SB (Sheila Blandon)
Top 15 Novice Speakers
1. Vaughn Arterberry (Cal Prep)
2. Michael Rezee (Skyline)
3. Kenyatta Traylor (Cal Prep)
4. Moises Cruz (Street)
5. Briana Martinez (Cal Prep)
6. Zarahia Perdomo (Skyline)
7. William Hampton-Bruce (Cal Prep)
8. Mariah Cleveland (Leadership Prep)
9. Doriana Smith (Media)
10. Kennedy Mullins (EXCEL)
11. Doriana Smith (Media)
12. Kennedy Mullins (EXCEL)
13. Elijah Wallace (Street Academy)
14. Sean Searsight (EXCEL)
15. Sheila Blandon (Robeson)
