Our Staff

Julia Ye is a rising junior who competes in Policy Debate. She has been doing speech and debate for four years and has competed in over 10 tournaments both at the local and national level. At the varsity level, Julia has won the WIAA State Championships, co-championed the Bear Creek Invitational, and advanced to elimination rounds at the TOC Digital Speech and Debate Series 2. Her favorite arguments are Kritiks and process counterplans. In addition to debate, Julia enjoys playing tennis, visiting national parks, and drawing.

Emily is a rising senior from international school. She spends her free time painting, baking bomb brownies, debating, and eating sumo oranges. She likes being involved and doesn’t mind helping when something needs to get done. She’s especially passionate about creative expression and learning how different people think, which shows up in both her art and her love for debate.

Eva Olteanu is an incoming junior at Interlake High School and has been debating for two years, competing in policy debate! She fully qualified to the Tournament of Champions (TOC) in 2025, as well as advanced to the elimination rounds at Mid America Cup, Berkeley Invitational, Lakeland, etc. and champing/co-champing tournaments such as Bear Creek, Mount Vernon Invitational, and state! Outside of debate, Eva likes to do a number of grandma-esque activities such as baking, sewing/knitting, reading, and walking her dog (Mocha).

Sophy is a rising sophomore who has been debating for three years with a focus in Public Forum Debate (PF) and Impromptu Speech (IMP). She has advanced to elimination rounds and earned speaker awards at numerous tournaments, including this year at Newport, University of Puget Sound, and Bear Creek, as well as winning in novice PF at Seattle U. Sophy is also a dedicated debate coach at Tyee Middle School, and can’t wait to meet more debaters. Outside of debate, you’ll probably find her reading, taking photos, or spending time at the beach!

Suha is a rising junior at Interlake and is starting her third year on Interlake’s Speech and Debate team. Suha’s seen numerous successes in Humorous Interpretation, with attendance at the TOC. Outside of SnD, Suha likes to bake, listen to music, and go on runs.

Weijia is a rising junior who competes in Public Forum. She advanced to elimination rounds at multiple tournaments and qualified to the TOC. In her free time, Weijia likes to rock climb, paint, draw, and learn about biology. She's super excited to teach at this year's S&D camp!.

Aaron is a rising junior policy debater at Interlake. So far in his two year debate career, he qualified to the tournament of champions, won top speaker at the Lakeland Invitational, and advanced to the elimination rounds of other tournaments. Although it doesn't show, his favorite argument to run is the disadvantage. One fun fact is that his biggest hobby is origami.

Jingqi is an incoming sophomore who competes in Public Forum. This year, she advanced to elimination rounds in various tournaments, as well as championing SeattleU in the Novice Division. Jingqi also enjoys her work as a coach of Tyee Speech and Debate. In her free time, she likes to draw, read and play games.

Tarang is a rising sophomore at Interlake High School in Bellevue, Washington with over four years of speech and debate experience, focusing on Public Forum Debate (PF) and Dramatic Interpretation (DI). This year, she placed 4th overall in Washington State for Dramatic Interpretation. Tarang also has experience as a coach, working with middle school students through Tyee Middle School’s Speech & Debate team. Outside of Speech & Debate, Tarang loves arts and crafts, dancing, and listening to music.

Shreshth is a rising sophomore at interlake high school. He has been doing speech and debate for 1 year but focuses on policy debate. He has been to 5 tournaments his freshman year. Outside of speech and debate he enjoys playing soccer on his team, watching tv, and reading.

Sneha Chawla is a rising junior at Interlake High School in Washington State and has been doing Speech and Debate for three years, but primarily focuses on Platform Speech... She has been doing several major competitions like the Stanford Invitational, TOC Digital Series, and many more and also won awards in some of them... She has been passionate about helping novices and thereby enhancing her own skills to lead successful and the most fun Speech And Debate experiences. Outside of S&D, she enjoys composing her own songs and sketching some beautiful pieces of art, which further helps her enhance her unique skills that she enjoys spending time in😊.

Ece is a rising junior at Interlake. She has done Lincoln-Douglas debate for two years, teaching novices in the Lincoln-Douglas squad and acting as a judge for Odle Debate. Outside of debate, she works for Turkish Women's Charity and Aid Association and enjoys math and cooking.