Plano ISD congratulates students from Plano West Senior High School, Plano East Senior High School and Plano Senior High School for their exceptional performances at the Texas Forensic Association’s State Championship Tournament in Prosper, Texas. The statewide event brought together 176 schools and more than 1,400 students to compete across multiple debate and speech categories.
Second Place Overall in State
Congressional Debate
Amaan Fahim – Semifinalist
Rishabh Mehta – Semifinalist
Roshan Shivnani – Semifinalist
Anahita Tomar – Semifinalist
Jennifer Duan – Finalist, 15th place out of 173 competitors
Duo Interpretation
Rania Azizah & Puja Tirumuru – Quarterfinalists
Catherine Cockrell & Anika Cherukuri – Semifinalists
Joshua Wu & Sulaiman Ilyas – Quarterfinalists
Humorous Interpretation
Impromptu Speaking
Informative Speaking
International Extemporaneous Speaking
Varshini Arun – Semifinalist
Kaitlyn Fan – Semifinalist
Eric Qian – Semifinalist
Ryan Xu – Finalist, 3rd place in state
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Ryan Chang – Elimination rounds
Skanda Gopikannan – Elimination rounds
Zayd Mahmud – Elimination rounds
Angel Ribo – Semifinalist, Top Speaker and State Champion
Navid Sheybani – Elimination rounds
Original Oratory
Public Forum Debate
Aayush Appan & Yang Bai – Top 14 finishers
Arjun Elango & Aashna Bhakkad – Elimination round qualifiers
James Chen & Collin Cui – Elimination round qualifiers
Goutham Ronanki & Albert Luo – Elimination round qualifiers
Crystal Wong & Jenna Lee – Elimination round qualifiers
Jessica Zhang & Esther Zhao – Elimination round qualifiers
Jessica Zhang – 2nd Place Speaker
Goutham Ronanki and Rishya Vemireddy – Top 10 Speakers
United States Extemporaneous Speaking
Seniors Rehan Buvvaji and Roshan Shivnani capped off a historic season as top competitors at four major national tournaments. At TFA State, Buvvaji finished 3rd overall, while Shivnani was crowned State Champion, reclaiming a title last held by Plano West in 2023. The Wolfpack finished second overall in the state.
10th Place Overall in State
Congressional Debate
Aakash Arulkumaran – 2nd place
Advait Boyanapalli – Qualifier, Outstanding Presiding Officer
Aariz Inamdar – Qualifier
Ashwin Goel – Qualifier
Ashraf Kuzbari – 7th place, Outstanding Presiding Officer
Sanjeev Gedela – Qualifier
Tarwat Chowdhury – Qualifier
Varshini Arulkumaran – Qualifier
Duo Interpretation
Humorous Interpretation
Impromptu Speaking
Aariz Inamdar – Semifinalist
Sanjeev Gedela – 7th place
Varshini Arulkumaran – Quarterfinalist
Informative Speaking
International Extemporaneous Speaking
Original Oratory
Public Forum Debate
United States Extemporaneous Speaking
Angelo Ferris – 5th place
Samedh Davuluri – Semifinalist
Tarwat Chowdhury – Quarterfinalist
Noah Rahman – Quarterfinalist
17th Place Overall in State
Congressional Debate
Dhruv Arun – 13th place
Zidan Kutub – Semifinalist
Lawson Leblanc – Semifinalist
Dramatic Interpretation
Humorous Interpretation
Informative Speaking
International Extemporaneous Speaking
Original Oratory
Program Oral Interpretation
Congratulations to all three senior high schools for this year’s remarkable achievements. Plano ISD extends our appreciation to each student, coach and sponsor for their hard work, dedication and continued commitment to excellence in speech and debate.