Don’t Argue With These Livingston Student Debate Experts

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Don’t get into an argument with these Livingston High School students; you probably won’t stand a chance.

Earlier this month, 20 members of the Livingston High School Forensics Speech and Debate Team, coached by Michael Sunga and Alex Lamon, competed in the Newark CFL tournament at Ridge High School.

The Lancers came away with nine awards, including the fifth-place team sweepstakes trophy, district administrators said.

The following students won awards: Mary Yang, first place in Dramatic Performance; Nicole Rong, first place in junior varsity Oral Interpretation of Literature; Karen Hu, fifth place in varsity Oral Interpretation of Literature; Adam Clarke and Brian Janay; Second Place in JV Public Forum Debate; Aiara Chakraborty and Cindy Liang, Fifth Place in JV Public Forum Debate; Kenneth Ding, Third Place in JV Lincoln-Douglas Debate; Gene Lu, Quarterfinalist in Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate; Anna Xia, Seventh Place in Declamation.

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Photo: Livingston Public Schools

Caption: Members of the Livingston High School Speech and Debate team took home individual awards, and the team as a whole earned a team sweepstakes trophy, at the Newark CFL tournament. Shown in the first row are Dr. Michael Sunga, Cindy Liang, Anna Xia, Nicole Rong, Karen Hu, Mary Yang, Kenneth Ding, Aiara Chakraborty, and Adam Clarke. In the second row are Aditi Desai, Aarti Contractor, Sara Khalaj, Rachel Su, Gene Lu, Brian Janay, and Mr. Alex Lamon. In the third row are Jaina Jallow, Ankita Sharma, Brittaney Gui, and Karina Malhotra. In the back row are Meer Kenia, Pranit Dutta, and Benjamin Asher.