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 39 new degrees:
- PRIYA AGGARWAL - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- VINCENT CAO - DEGREE OF MERIT
- KAI FORBACH - DEGREE OF MERIT
- MATTHEW GAO - DEGREE OF MERIT
- ATLAS LAD - DEGREE OF MERIT
- ANANYA METTU - DEGREE OF MERIT
- LIA PAISLEY - DEGREE OF MERIT
- RUSHIL REDDY - DEGREE OF MERIT
- NICK SHAIKH - DEGREE OF MERIT
- CALEB CHEN - DEGRE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- OLIVER GUAN - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- JOHN MCGOWAN - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- BEN HODGES - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- JOSS WEBBINK - DEGREE OF MERIT
- WILLIAM BROWN - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- SAM SHI - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- ELIZABETH WONG - DEGREE OF PREMIER DISTINCTION
- ZIHAN GAO - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- CHLOE WOLF - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- HUGO ALLEN - DEGREE OF MERIT
- RILEY CASEY - DEGREE OF MERIT
- LEONARDO COLACITO - DEGREE OF MERIT
- LANCE HACKMAN - DEGREE OF MERIT
- AAYAZ HUSAIN - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- ETHAN LI - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- KWAME MENSAH-BOONE - DEGREE OF MERIT
- THEO SATTERFIELD - DEGREE OF MERIT
- JACK VAIL - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- JAKOB WEBBINK - DEGREE OF MERIT
- RAYHAN YANG - DEGREE OF MERIT
- KAI WONG - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- ALEXANDRA SENCER - THIRD DIAMOND
- CATHERINE GAO - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- CAITLIN TRAVERS - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- LULU BURNSIDE - DEGREE OF OUTSTANDING DISTINCTION
- TAYLOR WINSTEAD - 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 39 new degrees:
- PRIYA AGGARWAL - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- VINCENT CAO - DEGREE OF MERIT
- KAI FORBACH - DEGREE OF MERIT
- MATTHEW GAO - DEGREE OF MERIT
- ATLAS LAD - DEGREE OF MERIT
- ANANYA METTU - DEGREE OF MERIT
- LIA PAISLEY - DEGREE OF MERIT
- RUSHIL REDDY - DEGREE OF MERIT
- NICK SHAIKH - DEGREE OF MERIT
- CALEB CHEN - DEGRE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- OLIVER GUAN - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- JOHN MCGOWAN - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- BEN HODGES - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- JOSS WEBBINK - DEGREE OF MERIT
- WILLIAM BROWN - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- SAM SHI - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- ELIZABETH WONG - DEGREE OF PREMIER DISTINCTION
- ZIHAN GAO - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- CHLOE WOLF - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- HUGO ALLEN - DEGREE OF MERIT
- RILEY CASEY - DEGREE OF MERIT
- LEONARDO COLACITO - DEGREE OF MERIT
- LANCE HACKMAN - DEGREE OF MERIT
- AAYAZ HUSAIN - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- ETHAN LI - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- KWAME MENSAH-BOONE - DEGREE OF MERIT
- THEO SATTERFIELD - DEGREE OF MERIT
- JACK VAIL - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- JAKOB WEBBINK - DEGREE OF MERIT
- RAYHAN YANG - DEGREE OF MERIT
- KAI WONG - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- ALEXANDRA SENCER - THIRD DIAMOND
- CATHERINE GAO - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- CAITLIN TRAVERS - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- LULU BURNSIDE - DEGREE OF OUTSTANDING DISTINCTION
- TAYLOR WINSTEAD - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION