HS Varsity/Open Original Oratory
- Semifinalist – Miya Zhu
- 5th Place – Avery Chang
HS Varsity/Open Impromptu
- 3rd Place – Miya Zhu
Tournaments
October
Middle School
OCDL Fall Friendship Scramble
High School
Jack Howe Memorial Tournament
High School
UCLA Invitational
High School
NPDL Fall Parliamentary Debate Invitational
November
High School
Forensic University Fall Classic
High School
John Lewis SVUDL Invitational
Middle & High School
Cogito Intramural
December
Middle School
OCDL Holiday Tournament
Middle & High School
Regent Legacy Invitational
WINNERS AND AWARDS FROM PAST
Tournaments
Peninsula Invitational 2026
HS Varsity/Open Original Oratory
- Semifinalist - Miya Zhu
- 5th Place - Avery Chang
HS Varsity/Open Impromptu
- 3rd Place - Miya Zhu
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