Leadership

Emma is an incoming freshman at Princeton University. She was the Debate Captain at LHP. In debate, she primarily read soft left affirmatives and critical arguments but is also familiar with philosophy and policy positions. She reached elimination rounds at multiple national tournaments, including Cypress Tradition, Harvard, Sunvite, and Lexington. She was third speaker at Harvard JV and ninth speaker at Sunvite. Outside of debate, she enjoys baking, reading, and listening to music. 

Justin is a rising senior at American Heritage School in Plantation, Florida. Debate wise, his argument interests include the Nietzsche K, Meta-Theory, Spark, and tricky philosophy. He has reached outrounds at multiple national circuit tournaments, including the Barkley Forum and Florida Blue Key, and has qualified for and broken at the NSDA national tournament this year. He is the only sophomore at Harvard to reach the octofinal stage, accumulating a TOC bid in the process. He also semifinaled FFL States, getting second place speaker. Outside of debate, he enjoys playing the violin, running for his school's track team, and reading philosophy. 

Neel is a rising senior. 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.