The National Speech and Debate Association recognizes each student with points based off of their accomplishments at each tournament. As students gain more experience, and therefore more points, they are recognized with “degrees.” Students who gain their first 25 points with the NSDA and receive the “Degree of Merit” become official team members of our National Forensic League chapter which is the Honor Society attached to Speech & Debate.
As a team, Durham Academy uses these degrees to measure the relative size, strength and health of our program.
In 2014, the team earned 60 degrees.
In 2015, the team earned 45 degrees.
In 2016, the team earned 107 degrees.
In 2017, the team earned 87 degrees.
In 2018, the team earned 105 degrees.
In 2019, the team earned 126 degrees.
In 2020, the team earned 121 degrees.
In 2021, the team earned 165 degrees.
In 2022, the team earned 125 degrees.
This year, our goal is to reach at least 100 degrees.
As of this moment, we have earned 125 new degrees:
- OWEN BRENT-LEVENSTEIN - DEGREE OF OUTSTANDING DISTINCTION
- PETE CROWLEY - DEGREE OF OUTSTANDING DISTINCTION
- ADA CATHERINE HAYS - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- BEN HODGES - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- VEER PRAKASH - DEGREE OF OUTSTANDING DISTINCTION
- AVA CLAAR - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- CONNOR ENNIS - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- ROBERT LIU - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- CALEB CHEN - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- BOHAN GAO - DEGREE OF OUTSTANDING DISTINCTION
- MADELINE GOTTFRIED - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- ABBEY KELLEY - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- ALEXANDER HUANG - DEGREE OF OUTSTANDING DISTINCTION
- LULU BURNSIDE - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- RILEY KIM - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- MAI MALESKY - DEGREE OF HONOR
- JOHN MCGOWAN - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- SHREYA RAO - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- CHLOE WOLF - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- KAI WONG - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- NETA ARIELY - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- AARAV PAREKH - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- JACK VAIL - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- CONNOR ENNIS - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- MARY MUNGAI - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- CARA PALMER - DEGREE OF HONOR
- TAYLOR WINSTEAD - DEGREE OF HONOR
- CHLOE WOLF- DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- ROBERT LIU - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- CATHERINE GAO - DEGREE OF HONOR
- OLIVER GUAN - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- BEN HODGES - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- RACHEL PELLOM - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- WILLIAM BROWN - DEGREE OF HONOR
- PRIYA AGGARWAL - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- CALEB CHEN - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- CONNOR ENNIS - DEGREE OF HONOR
- MICHAEL HANSEN - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- ALEX HUANG - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- JOHN MCGOWAN - DEGREE OF HONOR
- VEER PRAKASH - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- CAITLIN TRAVERS - DEGREE OF HONOR
- ELIZABETH WONG - DEGREE OF OUTSTANDING DISTINCTION
- KAI WONG - DEGREE OF HONOR
- DYLAN CHEN - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- JACOB HORNSTEIN - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- MAI MALESKY - DEGREE OF MERIT
- MERRITT SCHULZ - DEGREE OF MERIT
- TEDDY WALLEN - DEGREE OF PREMIER DISTINCTION
- ANIRUDH SUKHIJA - DEGREE OF PREMIER DISTINCTION
- SACHIN AGGARWAL - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- OWEN BRENT-LEVENSTEIN - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- AVA CLAAR - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- ANGUS COOK - DEGREE OF MERIT
- PETE CROWLEY - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- BEN HODGES - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- ASHA KUMAR - DEGREE OF MERIT
- JASON SORIN - DEGREE OF MERIT
- JEFF WELTY - THIRD DIAMOND
- CALEB CHEN - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- CLAIRE HONG - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- AMA MENSAH-BOONE - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- SHREYA RAO - DEGREE OF HONOR
- JACK VAIL - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- CHLOE WOLF - DEGREE OF HONOR
- RINAL DAHHAN - DEGREE OF HONOR
- OLIVER GUAN - DEGREE OF HONOR
- ALLISON HALL - DEGREE OF MERIT
- BEN HODGES - DEGREE OF HONOR
- ERIN LEE - DEGREE OF MERIT
- SAM SHI - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- CAITLIN TRAVERS - DEGREE OF MERIT
- TAYLOR WINSTEAD - DEGREE OF HONOR
- HARDIT BHUTANI - DEGREE OF MERIT
- CONNOR ENNIS - DEGREE OF MERIT
- BOHAN GAO - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- ZIHAN GAO - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- OLIVER GUAN - DEGREE OF MERIT
- AAYAZ HUSAIN - DEGREE OF HONOR
- CARA PALMER - DEGREE OF MERIT
- ZACH WAHIDI - DEGREE OF MERIT
- PRIYA AGGARWAL - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- LULU BURNSIDE - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- ANEESH PATKAR - DEGREE OF MERIT
- PRIYA AGGARWAL - DEGREE OF HONOR
- CALEB CHEN - DEGREE OF HONOR
- CATHERINE GAO - DEGREE OF MERIT
- ABBEY KELLEY - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- JOHN MCGOWAN - DEGREE OF MERIT
- SHREYA RAO - DEGREE OF MERIT
- CHLOE WOLF - DEGREE OF MERIT
- KAI WONG - DEGREE OF MERIT
- BEN HODGES - DEGREE OF MERIT
- EVA CROWLEY - DEGREE OF MERIT
- RINAL DAHHAN - DEGREE OF MERIT
- MAYAH DING - DEGREE OF OUTSTANDING DISTINCTION
- ANABEL GUTIERREZ - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- PRIYA AGGARWAL - DEGREE OF MERIT
- SACHIN AGGARWAL - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- ASIA CROWLEY - DEGREE OF PREMIER DISTINCTION
- MADELINE GOTTFRIED - DEGREE OF HONOR
- MICHAEL HANSEN - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- ALEX HUANG - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- AAYAZ HUSAIN - DEGREE OF MERIT
- ROBERT LIU - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- MACKENNA MORRIS - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- TAYLOR WINSTEAD - DEGREE OF MERIT
- NETA ARIELY - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- SARAH MUIR - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- SARA SHAIKH - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- MATTHEW SUN - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- KIERSTEN HACKMAN - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- MAX TENDLER - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
As a team, Durham Academy uses these degrees to measure the relative size, strength and health of our program.
In 2014, the team earned 60 degrees.
In 2015, the team earned 45 degrees.
In 2016, the team earned 107 degrees.
In 2017, the team earned 87 degrees.
In 2018, the team earned 105 degrees.
In 2019, the team earned 126 degrees.
In 2020, the team earned 121 degrees.
In 2021, the team earned 165 degrees.
In 2022, the team earned 125 degrees.
This year, our goal is to reach at least 100 degrees.
As of this moment, we have earned 125 new degrees:
- OWEN BRENT-LEVENSTEIN - DEGREE OF OUTSTANDING DISTINCTION
- PETE CROWLEY - DEGREE OF OUTSTANDING DISTINCTION
- ADA CATHERINE HAYS - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- BEN HODGES - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- VEER PRAKASH - DEGREE OF OUTSTANDING DISTINCTION
- AVA CLAAR - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- CONNOR ENNIS - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- ROBERT LIU - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- CALEB CHEN - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- BOHAN GAO - DEGREE OF OUTSTANDING DISTINCTION
- MADELINE GOTTFRIED - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- ABBEY KELLEY - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- ALEXANDER HUANG - DEGREE OF OUTSTANDING DISTINCTION
- LULU BURNSIDE - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- RILEY KIM - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- MAI MALESKY - DEGREE OF HONOR
- JOHN MCGOWAN - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- SHREYA RAO - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- CHLOE WOLF - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- KAI WONG - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- NETA ARIELY - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- AARAV PAREKH - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- JACK VAIL - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- CONNOR ENNIS - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- MARY MUNGAI - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- CARA PALMER - DEGREE OF HONOR
- TAYLOR WINSTEAD - DEGREE OF HONOR
- CHLOE WOLF- DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- ROBERT LIU - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- CATHERINE GAO - DEGREE OF HONOR
- OLIVER GUAN - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- BEN HODGES - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- RACHEL PELLOM - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- WILLIAM BROWN - DEGREE OF HONOR
- PRIYA AGGARWAL - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- CALEB CHEN - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- CONNOR ENNIS - DEGREE OF HONOR
- MICHAEL HANSEN - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- ALEX HUANG - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- JOHN MCGOWAN - DEGREE OF HONOR
- VEER PRAKASH - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- CAITLIN TRAVERS - DEGREE OF HONOR
- ELIZABETH WONG - DEGREE OF OUTSTANDING DISTINCTION
- KAI WONG - DEGREE OF HONOR
- DYLAN CHEN - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- JACOB HORNSTEIN - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- MAI MALESKY - DEGREE OF MERIT
- MERRITT SCHULZ - DEGREE OF MERIT
- TEDDY WALLEN - DEGREE OF PREMIER DISTINCTION
- ANIRUDH SUKHIJA - DEGREE OF PREMIER DISTINCTION
- SACHIN AGGARWAL - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- OWEN BRENT-LEVENSTEIN - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- AVA CLAAR - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- ANGUS COOK - DEGREE OF MERIT
- PETE CROWLEY - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- BEN HODGES - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- ASHA KUMAR - DEGREE OF MERIT
- JASON SORIN - DEGREE OF MERIT
- JEFF WELTY - THIRD DIAMOND
- CALEB CHEN - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- CLAIRE HONG - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- AMA MENSAH-BOONE - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- SHREYA RAO - DEGREE OF HONOR
- JACK VAIL - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- CHLOE WOLF - DEGREE OF HONOR
- RINAL DAHHAN - DEGREE OF HONOR
- OLIVER GUAN - DEGREE OF HONOR
- ALLISON HALL - DEGREE OF MERIT
- BEN HODGES - DEGREE OF HONOR
- ERIN LEE - DEGREE OF MERIT
- SAM SHI - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- CAITLIN TRAVERS - DEGREE OF MERIT
- TAYLOR WINSTEAD - DEGREE OF HONOR
- HARDIT BHUTANI - DEGREE OF MERIT
- CONNOR ENNIS - DEGREE OF MERIT
- BOHAN GAO - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- ZIHAN GAO - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- OLIVER GUAN - DEGREE OF MERIT
- AAYAZ HUSAIN - DEGREE OF HONOR
- CARA PALMER - DEGREE OF MERIT
- ZACH WAHIDI - DEGREE OF MERIT
- PRIYA AGGARWAL - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- LULU BURNSIDE - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- ANEESH PATKAR - DEGREE OF MERIT
- PRIYA AGGARWAL - DEGREE OF HONOR
- CALEB CHEN - DEGREE OF HONOR
- CATHERINE GAO - DEGREE OF MERIT
- ABBEY KELLEY - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- JOHN MCGOWAN - DEGREE OF MERIT
- SHREYA RAO - DEGREE OF MERIT
- CHLOE WOLF - DEGREE OF MERIT
- KAI WONG - DEGREE OF MERIT
- BEN HODGES - DEGREE OF MERIT
- EVA CROWLEY - DEGREE OF MERIT
- RINAL DAHHAN - DEGREE OF MERIT
- MAYAH DING - DEGREE OF OUTSTANDING DISTINCTION
- ANABEL GUTIERREZ - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- PRIYA AGGARWAL - DEGREE OF MERIT
- SACHIN AGGARWAL - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- ASIA CROWLEY - DEGREE OF PREMIER DISTINCTION
- MADELINE GOTTFRIED - DEGREE OF HONOR
- MICHAEL HANSEN - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- ALEX HUANG - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- AAYAZ HUSAIN - DEGREE OF MERIT
- ROBERT LIU - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- MACKENNA MORRIS - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- TAYLOR WINSTEAD - DEGREE OF MERIT
- NETA ARIELY - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- SARAH MUIR - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- SARA SHAIKH - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- MATTHEW SUN - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- KIERSTEN HACKMAN - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- MAX TENDLER - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION