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Hall of Fame Inductees

Jefferson City High School has been providing students the opportunities of developing their voices through competitive speech and debate since 1996. Each student has the unique experience of traveling across the country to compete against other bright, young scholars. Some even get the opportunity, if they qualify, to travel to compete at two National Tournaments throughout the year: the National Catholic Forensics League (NCFL) Tournament and the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) Tournament. These two events bring in over 400 schools from across the country. Only the best and brightest achieve this great honor. 

This page is dedicated to those bright, young scholars. They are hereby inducted into our Debate Team's Hall of Fame. To qualify for the team's hall of fame, they must accomplish at least one of the following criteria:

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  • Qualify to Nationals as a Freshman

  • Qualify to Nationals all four years while participating in Speech & Debate

  • Advance to the Top 32 in their event at either the NCFL National Tournament or NSDA National Tournament

  • Achieve at least 2000 NSDA points by the time they graduate from the program

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ARJUN GARIKAPATY - CLASS OF 2025

  • Class Valedictorian

  • 2025 MSHSAA State Champions in Policy

  • 2024 NCFL Top 30 Policy Debate

  • Three-Time NSDA National Attendee

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ANAGHA GARIKAPATY - CLASS OF 2025

  • 2025 MSHSAA State Champions in Policy

  • 2024 NCFL Top 30 Policy Debate

  • Two-Time NSDA National Attendee

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INDIA LENGYEL - CLASS OF 2025

  • 2023 NCFL Top 30 in DUO Interp

  • Attends Missouri State and studying to be a Theatre Teacher

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MILES SWEAZEA - CLASS OF 2025

  • 2024 NCFL Top 30 in Humorous Interp

  • 2025 NIETOC Top 60 in DUET Acting

  • Three-Time National Qualifier (Humorous Interp & Congress)

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KATE BAILEY - CLASS OF 2023

  • 2024 NCFL Top 30 in DUO Interp

  • Four-Time Qualifier to NSDA (Dramatic Interp x3 and DUO Interp x1)

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ARIN HAWK - CLASS OF 2022

  • 2022 NCFL Semifinalist in Oratory

  • 2022 NSDA Top 60 in Oratory

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QUENTIN TRULL - CLASS OF 2021

  • 2021 Team President

  • 2021 NSDA Poetry Semifinalist

  • Serves as the JCHS Speech/Debate Assistant Coach

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SAMARTH SINHA - CLASS OF 2021

  • 2021 NCFL Semifinalist in Oratory

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EC POWERS - CLASS OF 2020

  • 2019 NCFL Top 30 in Policy Debate

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GRAHAM BOND - CLASS OF 2020

  • 2019 NCFL Top 30 in Policy Debate

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YOLANDA MARTIN - CLASS OF 2019

  • Finished Sixth Place at the NCFL National Tournament in Dramatic Interpretation (2019)

  • Qualified to MSHSAA State Once in Dramatic Interpretation

  • Attended Lincoln University​​​​​​​​​

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LETICIA NKETIAH - CLASS OF 2019

  • Finished Fourth Place at the NSDA National Tournament in Original Oratory (2019)

  • Finished Fifth Place at the NSDA National Tournament in Original Oratory (2018)

  • Semifinalist at the NCFL National Tournament in Original Oratory (2019)

  • Semifinalist at the NCFL National Tournament in Original Oratory (2018)

  • Qualified to NSDA Nationals Three Times in Original Oratory

  • Qualified to MSHSAA State Twice in Original Oratory

  • Served as Team President in 2019

  • Attended The Ohio State University

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MICHAEL WAGGONER - CLASS OF 2018

  • Finished in the Top 14 as a Senior in Policy at the NSDA National Tournament (2018)

  • Finished in Top 16 as a Senior in Policy at the NCFL National Tournament (2018)

  • Finished in the Top 32 as a Junior in Policy at the NCFL National Tournament (2017)

  • Qualified to NSDA Nationals Twice in Policy

  • Qualified to MSHSAA State Once in Policy

  • Attended Missouri State University​

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HUNTER MIDDLETON - CLASS OF 2018

  • Finished in Top 16 as a Senior in Policy at the NCFL National Tournament (2018)

  • Qualified to NSDA Nationals Once in US Extemp

  • Attended Missouri State University​​​​​​​​​

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MITCHELL HUSTON - CLASS OF 2018

  • Finished Second Place at NSDA Nationals in Prose Interpretation (2017)

  • Advanced to Top 60 at Nationals in Dramatic Interp (2018)

  • Qualified to NSDA Nationals Twice (Once in Humorous Interp and Once in Dramatic Interp)

  • Qualified to MSHSAA State Once in Prose

  • Attended and competed at Southwest Baptist University

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MICHAEL MANDA - CLASS OF 2018

  • Qualified ALL FOUR YEARS to NSDA Nationals (Once in Congress, Twice in Lincoln-Douglas, and Once in Policy)

  • Finished in the Top 14 at NSDA Nationals as a Senior in Policy Debate (2018)

  • Qualified to MSHSAA State Tournament Twice (Once in Lincoln Douglas and Once in US Extemp)

  • Served as Team President in 2018

  • Attended Dartmouth University

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SPENSER BARTHOLOMEW - CLASS OF 2018

  • Qualified to NSDA Nationals as a Freshman in Dramatic Interpretation (2015)

  • Qualified to MSHSAA State Three Times (Twice in Dramatic Interp and Once in Storytelling)

  • Attended Missouri State University​​​​​

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BURKE CRAIGHEAD - CLASS OF 2018

  • Qualified to NSDA Nationals in Three Times (Twice in Foreign Extemp and Once in Policy Debate)

  • Qualified to MSHSAA State in Foreign Extemp Three Times

  • Attended Baylor University

  • Currently attends Harvard Law School​​​

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LUCY LIAO - CLASS OF 2017

  • Advanced to the Top 32 in Policy Debate as a Junior at NCFL Nationals (2016)

  • Advanced to the Top 32 in Policy Debate as a Senior at NCFL Nationals (2017)

  • Qualified to Nationals two years

  • Qualified to MSHSAA State Twice in Policy Debate

  • Served as Team President in 2016

  • Attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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KYLE CRAFT - CLASS OF 2016

  • ​Advanced to the Top 32 in Policy Debate as a Junior at NCFL Nationals (2015)

  • Advanced to the Top 32 in Policy Debate as a Senior at NCFL Nationals (2016)

  • Qualified to NSDA Nationals two years

  • Qualified to MSHSAA State Twice in Policy Debate

  • Served as Team President in 2015

  • Attended University of Missouri-Rolla​​​​​

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SABRINA TANNEHILL - CLASS OF 2015

  • Advanced to Round 11 (Top 30) as a Senior in Public Forum at NSDA (2015)

  • Advanced to Round 10 (Top 45) as a Junior in Public Forum at NSDA (2014)

  • Qualified to NSDA Nationals Two Years

  • Qualified to MSHSAA State One Time in Public Forum

  • Served as Team President in 2015 with her Debate Partner, Meredith Manda

  • Graduated from Washington University

  • Currently lives in Copenhagen, Denmark

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MEREDITH MANDA - CLASS OF 2015

  • Valedictorian of the 2015 Graduating Class

  • Advanced to Round 11 (Top 30) as a Senior in Public Forum at NSDA (2015)

  • Advanced to Round 10 (Top 45) as a Junior in Public Forum at NSDA (2014)

  • Advanced to Semifinals in Congress as a Sophomore at NSDA (2013)

  • Qualified to NSDA Nationals Three Years

  • Qualified to MSHSAA State One Time in Public Forum

  • Served as Team President in 2015 with her Debate Partner, Sabrina Tannehill

  • Graduated from Stanford University & Harvard Law School

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