Prosper ISD Academic Competition

Each month we will recognize students at the elementary, middle, and high school levels for their commitment to Academic Competition. With only the high schools engaged so far, we only have 2 for September. Please help us congratulate these outstanding students for their hard work and excellence in contributions to Prosper ISD Academic Competition!

This past weekend, Prosper High School was host to more than 1500 student competitors vying to qualify for the prestigious National Individual Events Tournament of Champions (NIETOC). This is the first year that Prosper ISD has hosted a NIETOC bid tournament. This was held in conjunction with the Texas Forensics Association (TFA) tournament where students were also vying to qualify for the TFA State Meet in March.

Hosted by the Prosper High School Speech and Debate team, the tournament produced 20 NIETOC National bids in different events and several TFA State Qualifiers.

The Prosper High School debate program was supported by the Prosper High School Culinary Arts Department who supported the tournament by preparing and serving all of the food for the judge and coach hospitality department.

At the most recent tournament held at Prosper High School, several more Prosper ISD students finished with state and national qualifiers and several more were medalists at the event.

PHS

Abhiram Vellanki & Aaditya Ananth - 2nd Place Varsity Policy Debate

Abhiram Vellanki - Top Speaker - Varsity Policy Debate

Aaditya Ananth - 3rd place Speaker - Varsity Policy Debate

Ruy Liao & Nainika Ronanki - Varsity Policy Debate Quarter-finalists

Ansh Dattani & Jissha Satheesh Kumar - Novice Policy Debate Quarter Finalists

Jissha Satheesh Kumar - 3rd place Speaker - Novice Policy Debate

Ansh Dattani - 4th place Speaker - Novice Policy Debate

Erica Smith - 2nd place - Program of Oral Interp

RHHS

Sharikkaa Shanker & Soumika Annam - 3rd Place Policy Debate

Sreemanth Tirumalanadhuni - Varsity LD Debate Quarter-finalist

Matthew Stevenson - Varsity LD Debate Quarter-Finalist and 6th place speaker in Varsity LD Debate

Samarth Belthur - 5th place International Extemporaneous Speaking

Rex Ventura - 6th place Program of Oral Interp

Nishita Nadig - 6th place Poetry Interp

Nishita Balamurali & Esha Amarthaluru - 5th place Duo Interpretation

WGHS

Aneek Kalagara - 8th place Novice Congressional Debate

Aayana Pawar - 6th place Original Oratory

Joseph Awoyemi & Srinithi Manjunath - Varsity Public Forum Debate Quarter-finalist

Srinithi Manjunath - 6th place speaker in Varsity Public Forum Debate

Prosper ISD is proud to offer our elementary, middle school, and high school UIL competitions to our students free of charge.

Throughout the year, we will have several opportunities for parents to support our UIL program by volunteering.

You will also need to complete a Volunteer Background Check found at the link below in order to volunteer. Once you have completed the form and submitted, please email rlkane@prosper-isd.net so that I can check on your status and get you cleared to help support our amazing students and coaches in the UIL Academics program.