Congress Honors

The following competitors received Congress Honors this weekend:

  • 6th Place:  Elliot Mamet of Denver East HS
  • 5th Place:  Emilia Gambardella of Syosset HS
  • 4th Place:  Patrick McCormack of Chaminade HS
  • 3rd Place:  Charles Gress of St. Joseph’s Prep.
  • 2nd Place:  Evan Wescott of St. Joseph’s Prep.

and your Tournament Champion is

  • Fred DeRitis of St. Joseph’s Prep.

Congratulations to Senator DeRitis for winning the title two years in a row.

Congress Finalists

Here are the members of the Supersession who were not named to the Top 6:

  • Joe Brenner and Chris Cannataro–St. Joseph’s Prep.
  • Christina Colon, Lauren Malotra-Gaudet, and Zachary Sawyer–Berkeley Carroll School
  • Spencer Fogel–Half Hollow Hills
  • Jack Forbes–Denver East
  • Clancy Taylor–Flower Mound
  • Phillip Weinstein–Roslyn
  • Connor Winn–Manchester Essex

VLD Clearing Debaters

The following debaters have cleared to VLD Double Octos. Round is in Frist at 8 AM.VLD Double Octofinalists

Public Forum Location

PF tab and judges and rounds will be in Robinson (Woodrow Wilson School) on Sunday, not Frist. LD is still in Frist.

Congressional Debate Supersession Qualifiers

Congratulations to the students listed below, who qualified for the 2009 Supersession at the Princeton Classic.

The Supersession begins at 10 am; all judges should report to McCosh 46 at 945.  The Supersession will be held in the Whig Senate Chamber.


Joe Brenner St. Joseph’s Prep (PA)
Chris Cannataro St. Joseph’s Prep (PA)
Christina Colon Berkeley Carroll
Fred DeRitis St. Joseph’s Prep (PA)
Spencer Fogel Half Hollow Hills
Jack Forbes Denver East HS
Emilia Gambardella Syosset
Charles Gress St. Joseph’s Prep (PA)
Lauren Malotra-Gaudet Berkeley Carroll
Elliot Mamet Denver East HS
Patrick McCormack Chaminade
Zachary Sawyer Berkeley Carroll
Clancy Taylor Flower Mound High School
Phillip Weinstein Roslyn
Evan Wescott St. Joseph’s Prep (PA)
Connor Winn Manchester Essex

Postings in Speech

Speech semis are now posted online.  Draw at ten; rounds at ten thirty, all centered in McCosh..

Congress Semisupersession Qualifiers

Congratulations to the following qualifiers for the 2009 Princeton Invitational Semisupersession Chambers!  The Semisupersession begins at 530 in the rooms indicated.

In the Latitude Chamber–McCosh 60

Christina Colon Berkeley Carroll
Lauren Malotra-Gaudet Berkeley Carroll
Joseph Waldman Berkeley Carroll
Patrick McCormack Chaminade
Gregory Sweetman Delbarton School
Elliot Mamet Denver East HS
Rahul Gaikwad Flower Mound High School
Spencer Fogel Half Hollow Hills
Joseph Vasoli LaSalle
Max Rodier Manchester Essex
Valerie Peng Montville
Michael Lustrin Roslyn
Joe Brenner St. Joseph’s Prep (PA)
Fred DeRitis St. Joseph’s Prep (PA)
Andrew Smith St. Joseph’s Prep (PA)
Emilia Gambardella Syosset

In the Longitude Chamber–McCosh 64

Gianni LaTange Berkeley Carroll
Zachary Sawyer Berkeley Carroll
Courtney Wipf Berkeley Carroll
Hunter Dougherty Delbarton School
Jack Forbes Denver East HS
Kevin Alcantar Flower Mound High School
Clancy Taylor Flower Mound High School
Andrew Lonergan LaSalle
Katie Cochand Manchester Essex
Connor Winn Manchester Essex
Savannah Tibbetts Perkiomen Valley
Phillip Weinstein Roslyn
Chris Cannataro St. Joseph’s Prep (PA)
Charles Gress St. Joseph’s Prep (PA)
Evan Wescott St. Joseph’s Prep (PA)
Sydney Kirchner Valor Christian High School

Speech Judges Roster

Please consult the Princeton Judge Roster for information about who is judging when.  All hired judges are on standby for rounds they are not judging.  The students’ schematics are posted here.  Pools for finals and semis will be posted at Princeton Day School tomorrow.

Congress Judging Assignments

Session I

North Chamber

Parliamentarian– Gabby Friedman

Scorers–Timothy Cairl and Tom O’Leary

South Chamber

Parliamentarian–Amanda DeStefano

Scorers–Kiara Jorgenson and Mohit Agrawal

East Chamber

Parliamentarian–Francis Musell

Scorers–Carol Saunders and Greg Lupion

West Chamber

Parliamentarian–Tom Tasche

Scorers–Cindy Kraus and J. Rhodes

All other Congress judges are on standby for Session I.  Session II judge rosters will be posted in the morning.

Congress Chambers

The following are the four Congress Chambers for the Preliminary Sessions of the Princeton Invitational Student Congress.  Please report to your chambers as close to 845 am on Saturday as possible for opening sessions.  All Congress judges should report at 845 to McCosh 46 for tournament information.  Judge assigments may be posted tonight

North Chamber–McCosh 64

Christina Colon Berkeley Carroll
Zachary Sawyer Berkeley Carroll
Christopher Mello Chaminade
Elliot Mamet Denver East HS
Olivia Drakes Flower Mound High School
Clancy Taylor Flower Mound High School
Zakiya Williams Wells Half Hollow Hills
Joseph Vasoli LaSalle
Sophia Mastendino Manchester Essex
John Dixon Monsignor Farrell
Olivia Conetta Roslyn
Michael Lustrin Roslyn
Dylan Nunez Royal Palm Beach High School
Chris Cannataro St. Joseph’s Prep (PA)
Evan Wescott St. Joseph’s Prep (PA)
Rohan Samarth State College
Delaney Bryant Valor Christian High School

South Chamber–McCosh 60

Brandan McCammitt Archbishop Ryan HS
Lauren Malotra-Gaudet Berkeley Carroll
Courtney Wipf Berkeley Carroll
Gregory Sweetman Delbarton School
Jacob Arnett Flower Mound High School
Faduma Nur Flower Mound High School
Spencer Fogel Half Hollow Hills
Scott Haber John Jay
Katie Cochand Manchester Essex
Max Rodier Manchester Essex
Valerie Peng Montville
Jacob Goldstein Roslyn
Tim Silber Roslyn
Ambika Pandya St. Joseph Hill Academy
Charles Gress St. Joseph’s Prep (PA)
Alex Goncalves State College
Aaron Pinkard Union Catholic

East Chamber–McCosh 62

Alban Xhema Archbishop Ryan HS
Julia Rephen Berkeley Carroll
Patrick McCormack Chaminade
Jack Forbes Denver East HS
Christopher Decker Flower Mound High School
Sam Pietsch Flower Mound High School
Gabrielle Persichilli Half Hollow Hills
Andrew Lonergan LaSalle
Jacob Martz Manchester Essex
Connor Winn Manchester Essex
Savannah Tibbetts Perkiomen Valley
Alexander Jafari Roslyn
Phillip Weinstein Roslyn
Joe Brenner St. Joseph’s Prep (PA)
Andrew Smith St. Joseph’s Prep (PA)
Kyle Poorman State College
Sean Sarra Union Catholic

West Chamber–McCosh 66

Gianni LaTange Berkeley Carroll
Joseph Waldman Berkeley Carroll
Hunter Dougherty Delbarton School
Kevin Alcantar Flower Mound High School
Rahul Gaikwad Flower Mound High School
Kristin Gonzalez G. Holmes Braddock
Andrew Bilgore John Jay
Joe Burgess Manchester Essex
Ian Rodhe Manchester Essex
Michael Moske Monsignor Farrell
Isaac Fisher Roslyn
Michael Resnick Roslyn
Serena Candelaria St. Joseph Hill Academy
Fred DeRitis St. Joseph’s Prep (PA)
Joseph Denby State College
Emilia Gambardella Syosset
Sydney Kirchner Valor Christian High School