About Tierra Linda Speech and Debate
The Tierra Linda Speech and Debate Club and competition team was founded four years ago with the intent of spreading awareness, knowledge, and teaching skills to succeed in high school and beyond. TL Speech and Debate has produced multiple state and national champions.
Meet the Tierra Linda Speech and Debate Team
Mr. De
Advisor, the OG
Experience in: Everything, especially LD, U.S. Extemp, and Prose. Was a District Champion and National Qualifier in LD during high school.
Other hobbies: Tennis and pickleball, reading, and playing the bass.
Aashvi P.
President
Experience in: Informative, Prose, Original Oratory, Program Oral Interpretation (POI), Parliamentary debate.
Hobbies: speech and debate, badminton, playing the clarinet, dancing, listening to music, reading, and theater
Hana S.
Vice President/Secretary
Experience in: Public Forum, SPAR, Extemp
Other hobbies: writing, reading, soccer, saxophone, clarinet, speech and debate, running, watching TV, and hanging out with my dog, Momo
Ethan L.
Captain of Spontaneous Speech
Experience in: Parli, SPAR, World Schools, Extemp
Other hobbies: math, piano, speech and debate, video games, poker
Annie W.
Captain of Congress
Experience in: Congress, Dec, SPAR
Other hobbies: playing cello, swimming, scrolling, and reading
Aya Z.
Co-Captain of Speech
Experience in: Duo Interpretation, Dramatic Interpretation
Other hobbies: dance, reading, baking, drawing, and eating
Faye L.
Co-Captain of Platform Speech
Experience in: Informative, Prose, Dramatic Interpretation, and SPAR
Other hobbies: Speech and debate, piano, guitar, volleyball, cello, baking, reading, and watching TV with my dog, Gus.
Madeleine C.
Captain of Public Forum
Experience in: PF, extemp, SPAR
Other hobbies: tennis, online shopping, and gaslighting Hana into thinking she’s supposed to do the neg case.