Riverside High Team Wins National Recognition
Riverside High Speech and Debate students earned national honors at the National Speech and Debate Association National Tournament. Riverside High was named a School of Excellence in Speech, and student honors include:
- Senior Chantel Brown was an Octafinalist in Dramatic Interpretation
- Senior Nida Ansari was 12th in the Nation in US Extemporaneous Speaking and was a four-time qualifier
- Senior Lorenzo Barberis Canonico was 16th in Congressional Debate in the Senate and was a four-time qualifier
- Kerry Yan was 18th in Congressional Debate in the House
- Kerry Yan was elected Best Presiding Officer during the Final Session of Congressional Debate in the House
- Sophomore Carol Lee finished sixth in the Expository Speaking Final Round
- Junior Stephanie Hong and Sophomore Carol Lee were octafinalists in Duo Interpretation
- Sophomore Matt Harrington was a Semifinalist in Expository Speaking
