HS Varsity/Open Original Oratory
- Semifinalist – Miya Zhu
- 5th Place – Avery Chang
HS Varsity/Open Impromptu
- 3rd Place – Miya Zhu
Tournaments
WINNERS AND AWARDS FROM PAST
Tournaments
Spring 2026
Fall 2025
Regent Legacy 2025 Tournament Awards
Parliamentary Debate
- Team Awards – COG ChHu
- Quarterfinalists – Logan Chinn & Jackie Humenik
- Speaker Awards
- 4th Place – Jackie Humenik
- 15th Place – Maddie Hong
MS SpAr
- 2nd Place – Angelo Lin
HS Varsity/Open SpAr
- 2nd Place – Logan Chinn
- 3rd Place – Jackie Humenik
- 4th Place – Maddie Hong
- 5th Place – Jongyoon Lee
HS Varsity/Open Original Oratory
- 1st Place/Tournament Champion – Logan Chinn
MS Impromptu
- 2nd Place – Angelo Lin
HS Varsity/Open Impromptu
- 2nd Place – Emma Chang
- 3rd Place – Jackie Humenik
HS Varsity/Open Extemporaneous
- 5th Place – Emma Chang
SVUDL John Lewis 2025 Tournament Awards
HS Varsity Parliamentary Debate 1st Place/Tournament Champions
- COG CH – Logan Chinn & Jackie Humenik
Forensics University 2025 Fall Classic Tournament Awards
MS Impromptu
- 4th Place – Angelo Lin
HS Impromptu
- 3rd Place – Logan Chinn
- 4th Place – Emma Chang
HS Extemporaneous
- 2nd Place – Emma Chang
Bargain Belt 2025 Invitational Tournament Awards
Open Original Oratory
- 1st Place – Avery Chang
Jack Howe 2025 Memorial Tournament Awards
HS Novice Impromptu
- 2nd Place – Angelo Lin
HS Open Original Oratory
- Quarterfinalist – Avery Chang
- Semifinalist – Miya Zhu
Spring 2024
St Genesius Async Tournament
OO 2nd place (Runner Up) – Avery Chang
NOFC Nationals Tournament
Sweepstakes
- 3rd Place HS Sweepstakes – 60 pts
Debate
MS Parli Speaker Awards
- 3rd – Emily Geng
HS Parli Speaker Awards
- 3rd – Avery Chang
- 2nd – Milin Zhu
Team Awards
- Double Gold: COG CH Avery Chang & Jackie Humenik, COG CZ Marcus Chien &
Miya Zhu
SpAr
MS
- Honors/Quarterfinalist: Katelyn Chang
- Honors/Quarterfinalist: Emma Chang
- GOLD/1ST/TOURNAMENT CHAMPION: Emily Geng
HS
- Honors – Varnika Karthick
- Honors – Rena Saito
- Bronze – Jackie Humenik
Speech
HS Original Oratory/Persuasive
- Bronze – Miya Zhu
- Silver – Avery Chang
HS Extemporaneous
- Bronze – Marcus Chien
- Bronze – Yvette Zhang
OCDL Champs Tournament
Open Parli Speaker Awards
- Distinguished: Emma Chang, Emily Geng, Khoa Ngo
Scholars of Speech May Meet Tournament
HS SpAr
- Silver – Rena Saito, Yvette Zhang
- Gold – Ananya Vuppula
CHSSA MS State Championship Tournament
Parli Debate
- Semifinalists – COG CC – Emma Chang & Katelyn Chang
SpAr
- Quarterfinalist – Emma Chang
- Semifinalist – Maddie Hong
Claremont Wolfcub Tournament
MS SpAr
- Finalist – Maddie Hong, Khoa Ngo, Triston Yan
- 1st Place – Emily Geng
MS Tall Tales
- 2nd Place – Emily Geng
- 1st Place – Khoa Ngo
MS Parli
- 2nd Place – COG HGN – Maddie Hong, Emily Geng, Khoa Ngo
NOF Maple Tournament
HS SpAr
- Bronze – Rena Saito, Logan Chinn, Milin Zhu
- Silver – Varnika Karthick
- Gold – Aman Talib
HS Platform
- Bronze – Jackie Humenik, Milin Zhu
- Silver – Varnika Karthick
HS Extemporaneous
- Silver – Rena Saito
- Gold – Aman Talib
HS Sweepstakes
- 1st Place – 67.5 pts
NSDA East LA District Nats Qualifier Tournament
HS Original Oratory 3rd place (NSDA BID)
SVUDL Ryan Mills Invitational
Open Parli Debate Team Awards
- Open Octofinalists: COG CC – Marcus Chien & Logan Chinn
OCDL David Anderson Memorial Tournament
Open Parli
Speaker Awards
- Distinguished: Emily Geng, Katelyn Chang, Emma Chang -21st place speaker- Khoa Ngo
Team Awards
- Distinguished: COG GH: Emily Geng & Maddie Hong
- 10th place team: COG CC: Katelyn Chang & Emma Chang
Forensic University Spring Classic
HS Extemporaneous
- 7th – Varnika Karthick
HS Impromptu (Prepared Prompt)
- 1st place (Tournament Champion) – Avery Chang
- 4th place – Miya Zhu
- 7th place – Ananya Vuppula
- 8th place – Milin Zhu
HS Informative
- 6th place – Varnika Karthick
HS Original Oratory
- 2nd place – Avery Chang
- 8th place – Jackie Humenik
Cal Berkeley Invitational Tournament
Team Awards
- Octofinalists – COG CT – Logan Chinn & Aman Talib
- Octofinalists – COG VZ – Ananya Vuppula & Yvette Zhang
- Quarterfinalists – COG CZ – Avery Chang & Milin Zhu
Speaker Awards
- Open 5th place – Avery Chang
Stanford Invitational Tournament
Team Awards
- Novice Quarterfinalists – COG GN – Emily Geng & Khoa Ngo
- Open Semifinalists – COG TZ – Aman Talib & Yvette Zhang
Speaker Awards
- Novice 7th – Emily Geng
CA Async Scrimmage 2 Tournament
- 5th place – Avery Chang
Scholars of Speech Tournament Awards
Elementary SpAr:
- 16th place: Kyler Ji
- 14th place: Doria Chen
- 11th place: Michael Hong
- 5th place: Sunny Tian
MS SpAr:
- 15th place: Sharvan Karthick
- 4th place: Taran Wadhera
HS SpAr:
- 3rd place: Damacia Shang
- 2nd place: Madeleine Backus
Elementary Impromptu:
- 12th place: Sunny Tian
- 10th place: Kyler Ji
MS Impromptu:
- 13th place: Taran Wadhera
- 12th place: Sharvan Karthick
HS Impromptu:
- 4th place: Damacia Shang
- 3rd place: Madeleine Backus
Total Nationals Bids per event
TOC:
- Original Oratory – 4 bids
- Impromptu – 2 bids
- Extemp – 1 bid
NIETOC
- Original Oratory – 2 bids
- Impromptu – 1 bid
Peninsula Invitational Tournament
- Varsity/Open Impromptu Semifinalist (84 entries) – Avery Chang
- Varsity/Open OO 3rd place (114 entries) -Avery Chang
Avery Chang Speech Tournament Awards
Forensic University Fall Classic Tournament (Speech Only)
- Varsity/Open Original Oratory 2nd Place – Avery Chang
St Genesius Async Tournament
- Varsity/Open OO 2nd place (Runner Up) – Avery Chang
Peninsula Invitational Tournament
- Varsity/Open Impromptu Semifinalist (84 entries) – Avery Chang
- Varsity/Open OO 3rd place (114 entries) -Avery Chang
CA Async Scrimmage 2
- Varsity/Open 5th place – Avery Chang
Philhistorian Awards
MS SPAR
- Semifinalist – Sahi Gopavarapu
- Finalist – Khoa Ngo
- 3rd Place – Emma Chang
- 1st Place – Emily Geng
HS Impromptu
- Finalist – Jackie Humenik, Milin Zhu
- 3rd Place- Miya Zhu
Extemporaneous Speaking
- Finalist – Aman Talib
- 1st Place – Marcus Chien
Original Oratory
- 3rd Place- Logan Chinn
- 2nd Place- Miya Zhu
Parli Debate
- 6th place – Cogito HZ – Jackie Humenik & Miya Zhu
Evergreen Invitational Tournament
Varsity/Open Team Awards
- Octofinalists- Cogito KZ: Varnika Karthick & Milin Zhu
- Semifinalists – Cogito CH: Avery Chang & Jackie Humenik
OCDL Winter Classic Tournament
Team Awards:
- Novice 9th place – Cogito HHT: Aron Hoda, Leon Hoda, Logan Truong
- Open 2nd place/runner-up – Cogito GH: Emily Geng & Maddie Hong
Speaker Awards:
- Open Distinguished Speaker – Maddie Hong
- Open 4th place – Emily Geng
Berkeley International Parliamentary Debate Invitational
Open Parliamentary Debate
- Quarterfinalists – Milin Zhu & Marcus Chien (over 50 entries)
Fall 2023
NOF Pine (Async) Tournament
- HS Informative Bronze – Varnika Karthick
- HS Original Oratory/Persuasive Bronze – Avery Chang
NOF Pine (Synchronous) Tournament
2nd – High School Sweepstakes
Speech
- HS Impromptu Bronze – Jackie Humenik
- HS SpAr
- Bronze – Jackie Humenik, Liam O’Connell, Marcus Chien, Miya Zhu
- Gold (Tournament Champion) – Varnika Karthick
OCDL Holiday Tournament (MS Parli)
Team Awards
- Novice 1st Place Team – COG YC: Triston Yan & Ethan Chao
- Open 2nd Place Team – Khoa Ngo (& Fairmont Partners)
Speaker Awards:
- Novice 9th – Triston Yan
- Novice 7th – Ethan Chao
- Open Distinguished Speaker – Khoa Ngo, Emily Geng
John Lewis Invitational Tournament
Open Parliamentary Debate
- Semifinalists – COG ZK – Milin Zhu & Varnika Karthick
Forensic University Fall Classic Tournament (Speech Only)
Extemporaneous Speaking
- Semifinalists: Ananya Vuppula, Rena Saito, Yvette Zhang
- 2nd Place: Avery Chang
Impromptu Speaking
- Semifinalist: Milin Zhu
- 3rd Place: Avery Chang
- 1st Place: Miya Zhu
Informative Speaking
- Semifinalist: Milin Zhu
- 4th Place: Varnika Karthick
Original Oratory
- 4th Place: Miya Zhu
- 2nd Place: Avery Chang
OCDL Scramble Tournament (MS Parli)
Team Awards
- Distinguished Team: Evan Huang, Khoa Ngo, Maddie Hong
- 8th Place Team – Katelyn Chang
Speaker Awards
- Distinguished Speaker: Khoa Ngo, Katelyn Chang
- 5th Place Speaker – Emma Chang
- Best 7th Grader – Emma Chang
Claremont Bargain Belt Tournament
Parli Debate
Team Awards:
- Novice Semifinalists – Cogito CO – Marcus and Liam
- Open Octofinalists – Cogito KZ – Varnika Karthick and Milin Zhu
- Open Quarterfinalists – Cogito HZ – Jackie Humenik and Miya Zhu
Speaker Awards:
- Novice 1st place speaker – Marcus Chien
Speech
- Novice Informative 1st place/tournament champion – Varnika Karthick
- Novice Impromptu 4th place – Varnika Karthick
- Open OO semifinalist – Avery Chang
- Open Impromptu semifinalist – Avery Chang
Cal Parli Tournament
Open Parli
- Octofinalists: COG CZ: Logan Chinn & Miya Zhu
Jack Howe Tournament
Parli Debate
Team Awards:
- Open Double Octofinalists – COG KZ Varnika Karthick & Milin Zhu
Open Speaker Awards:
- 9th – Avery Chang
Speech Awards
- Novice Informative:
- 7th – Milin Zhu
- 4th – Varnika Karthick
- Novice Original Oratory: 2nd (runner up) – Miya Zhu
- Open Original Oratory: 5th – Avery Chang