Neel is a rising senior and a co-founder of Kritikal Discussions. He has qualified to the Tournament of Champions twice—first as a sophomore in PF and then as junior in LD. As a junior, Neel broke at the Tournament of Champions while also earning a top speaker award. He’s advanced to elimination rounds at dozens of national tournaments, including Harvard, Glenbrooks, Apple Valley, Bronx, Lexington, and the Tournament of Champions. His accomplishments include a quarterfinal appearance at the Mid-America Cup and a championship title at NSD Flagship. He primarily reads Ks and philosophical arguments, but has experimented with soft-left plan affs. In his free time, Neel enjoys reading, eating, and playing with his dog.

Chris is a junior debater who earned two bids and reached elims/got speaker awards at several national tournaments, including finals at Blake and quarters at Lexington. He primarily reads critical arguments, particularly arguments involving settler colonialism and anti-Blackness. Outside of debate he likes to read and listen to music.

Hi! My name’s Skanda. I’m currently a Junior at Plano West. I qualified to the TOC last year and got to Octofinals. I’m excited to be teaching!

Chupeng is a rising senior heading into his 3rd year in varsity debate. He mainly reads theory and phil arguments. He debates in both the national and local circuit, reaching elims at Harvard, Sunvite, UDDL, Nova Titan, Constellation, and others. Outside of debate, he enjoys playing the saxophone and piano, grinding video games, and doing random things (then stopping the next day lol)!

I have 3 bids, Went to the TOC started 0-2 but won 4 in a row to break. I have made it to finals at many national tournaments, and have broken at many national tournaments. My debate interest is mainly phil and theory a lot more phil now, and I have started to engage in the k more. Outside of debate I am a big MCU fan(legend of the ten rings is my favorite movie), I like getting food with friends, I am a big fan of music.

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Hey, I’m Conan. I’m a rising junior and started circuit debate in my freshman year. I’ve broken at various national tournaments, including Valley, Blue Key, Sunvite, Harvard, and NCFL, ultimately qualifying to the 2026 TOC. In rounds, I primarily read philosophy, theory, and tricks. In my free time, I go to the gym, play guitar, and work on intense projects like guitar-building, amplifier-building, and coding. I am very excited to work with you all! 

Ruby Simon is a rising senior at Sehome High School. Next year will be her fourth year competing in LD. She has reached elims of several tournaments, including Yale, Florida Blue Key, Blake, and Harvard and qualified to the TOC her junior year. Outside of debate, Ruby enjoys hanging out with friends and playing clarinet.

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I’m a passionate debater with experience competing in Lincoln-Douglas debate. Some of my accomplishments include reaching semifinals at Constellation and double octafinals at Lex. I enjoy debate because it allows me to explore philosophy, critical thinking, and public speaking while competing against talented students. Outside of debate, I spend a lot of time at the gym and enjoy being outdoors in my free time.

Flynn Williams is a rising senior at Harrison High School in New York, where he has competed in LD debate for 3 years. He has qualified to the TOC twice, breaking his junior year and accumulating over 7 bids. He mostly reads kritiks, theory, and soft-left affs. Aside from debate, Flynn loves math. 

Hello! My name is Ethan Wu and I am excited to be working with Kritikal Discussions this summer. Over my debate career, I have obtained 5 total bids, qualifying to the TOC twice, and reached late elimination rounds in many tournaments. These tournaments include the finals of Bronx, quarters of Yale, quarters of Harvard, quarters of TOC Digital 2, and octofinals of Blake. I mainly enjoy reading policy style arguments but like going for theoretical arguments as well. Outside of debate, I love to write, tinker, and play soccer with my friends.

Veronica debates LD at Vestavia Hills. Some of her debate accomplishments include 3 career bids, reaching outrounds of tournaments like Apple Valley and Emory, as well as numerous speaker awards including second speaker at the Harvard Round Robin. She reads a diverse array of arguments but primarily focuses on the kritik and postmodern authors. Outside of debate she enjoys sewing, painting, and spending time with loved ones. She's excited to work with everyone this summer!