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 71 new degrees:
- JOANNA YOON - DEGREE OF MERIT
- RILEY CASEY - DEGREE OF HONOR
- CALEB CHEN - DEGREE OF OUTSTANDING DISTINCTION
- LEONARDO COLACITO - DEGREE OF HONOR
- KAI FORBACH - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- ZIHAN GAO - DEGREE OF OUTSTANDING DISTINCTION
- LANCE HANCKMAN - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- ERIN LEE - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- KRISTIANNA MCCLAIN - DEGREE OF HONOR
- ZARA MILLER - DEGREE OF HONOR
- SARAH MUIR - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- LIA PAISLEY - DEGREE OF HONOR
- VEER PRAKASH - DEGREE OF PREMIER DISTINCTION
- ZAINA TAHA - DEGREE OF HONOR
- JAKOB WEBBINK - DEGREE OF HONOR
- RAYHAN YANG - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- VINCENT CAO - DEGREE OF HONOR
- DIEGO DHUNGANA - DEGREE OF MERIT
- TATE DUENSING - DEGREE OF MERIT
- CONNOR ENNIS - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- AMA MENSAH-BOONE - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- NICK SHAIKH - DEGREE OF HNOR
- MARCUS VERMEULEN - DEGREE OF HONOR
- ANGUS COOK - DEGREE OF HONOR
- SHRIYA DHARMAPURIKAR - DEGREE OF HONOR
- KAI FORBACH - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- GRACE GUO - DEGREE OF MERIT
- EMMA GUO - DEGREE OF MERIT
- MAI MALESKY - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- SONIA PARIKH - DEGREE OF MERIT
- KIERSTEN HACKMAN - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- BEN HODGES - DEGREE OF OUTSTANDING DISTINCTION
- SHRIYA DHARMAPURIKAR - DEGREE OF MERIT
- LANCE HACKMAN - DEGREE OF HONOR
- AAYAZ HUSAIN - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- KRISTIANNA MCCLAIN - DEGREE OF MERIT
- ZARA MILLER - DEGREE OF MERIT
- SHREYA RAO - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- ZAINA TAHA - DEGREE OF MERIT
- RAYHAN YANG - DEGREE OF HONOR
- NACHIKETA KUMARA - DEGREE OF HONOR
- MICHAEL HANSEN - DEGREE OF PREMIER DISTINCTION
- ALEX HUANG - DEGREE OF PREMIER DISTINCTION
- JUSTIN KIM - DEGREE OF MERIT
- KAI FORBACH - DEGREE OF HONOR
- SACHIN AGGARWAL - DEGREE OF PREMIER DISTINCTION
- NACHI KUMARA - DEGREE OF MERIT
- JACK VAIL - DEGREE OF OUTSTANDING DISTINCTION
- MAYAH DING - DEGREE OF PREMIER DISTINCTION
- KWAME MENSAH-BOONE - DEGREE OF HONOR
- MAX TENDLER - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- 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 71 new degrees:
- JOANNA YOON - DEGREE OF MERIT
- RILEY CASEY - DEGREE OF HONOR
- CALEB CHEN - DEGREE OF OUTSTANDING DISTINCTION
- LEONARDO COLACITO - DEGREE OF HONOR
- KAI FORBACH - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- ZIHAN GAO - DEGREE OF OUTSTANDING DISTINCTION
- LANCE HANCKMAN - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- ERIN LEE - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- KRISTIANNA MCCLAIN - DEGREE OF HONOR
- ZARA MILLER - DEGREE OF HONOR
- SARAH MUIR - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- LIA PAISLEY - DEGREE OF HONOR
- VEER PRAKASH - DEGREE OF PREMIER DISTINCTION
- ZAINA TAHA - DEGREE OF HONOR
- JAKOB WEBBINK - DEGREE OF HONOR
- RAYHAN YANG - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- VINCENT CAO - DEGREE OF HONOR
- DIEGO DHUNGANA - DEGREE OF MERIT
- TATE DUENSING - DEGREE OF MERIT
- CONNOR ENNIS - DEGREE OF SPECIAL DISTINCTION
- AMA MENSAH-BOONE - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- NICK SHAIKH - DEGREE OF HNOR
- MARCUS VERMEULEN - DEGREE OF HONOR
- ANGUS COOK - DEGREE OF HONOR
- SHRIYA DHARMAPURIKAR - DEGREE OF HONOR
- KAI FORBACH - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- GRACE GUO - DEGREE OF MERIT
- EMMA GUO - DEGREE OF MERIT
- MAI MALESKY - DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
- SONIA PARIKH - DEGREE OF MERIT
- KIERSTEN HACKMAN - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- BEN HODGES - DEGREE OF OUTSTANDING DISTINCTION
- SHRIYA DHARMAPURIKAR - DEGREE OF MERIT
- LANCE HACKMAN - DEGREE OF HONOR
- AAYAZ HUSAIN - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- KRISTIANNA MCCLAIN - DEGREE OF MERIT
- ZARA MILLER - DEGREE OF MERIT
- SHREYA RAO - DEGREE OF DISTINCTION
- ZAINA TAHA - DEGREE OF MERIT
- RAYHAN YANG - DEGREE OF HONOR
- NACHIKETA KUMARA - DEGREE OF HONOR
- MICHAEL HANSEN - DEGREE OF PREMIER DISTINCTION
- ALEX HUANG - DEGREE OF PREMIER DISTINCTION
- JUSTIN KIM - DEGREE OF MERIT
- KAI FORBACH - DEGREE OF HONOR
- SACHIN AGGARWAL - DEGREE OF PREMIER DISTINCTION
- NACHI KUMARA - DEGREE OF MERIT
- JACK VAIL - DEGREE OF OUTSTANDING DISTINCTION
- MAYAH DING - DEGREE OF PREMIER DISTINCTION
- KWAME MENSAH-BOONE - DEGREE OF HONOR
- MAX TENDLER - DEGREE OF SUPERIOR DISTINCTION
- 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