2026 Fall Speech & Debate
ABOUT
ABOUT
Katy Speech & Debate Academy
Informed thinkers. Confident speakers.
Our Coaches
Natalie P.
Coach
Natalie is a Class of 2027 student at the UT Austin McCombs School of Business, an SLHS Class of 2023 alumna, a KSDA alumna, former SLHS debate team president, and a Congressional Debate national qualifier. Read more about Natalie here.
Anika S.
Coach
Anika is a four-time qualifier to the Texas Forensic Association State Tournament, earning 2nd place this past year. She is also a two-time qualifier to the Tournament of Champions, where she advanced to the top 16 nationally. On the national circuit, Anika has got to the semifinals of the Blake Tournament and to the quarterfinals at the Longhorn Classic, achieving a ranking of 66th in the nation.
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Andy C.
Andy is a junior at Seven Lakes High School and a KSDA alumna competing in Public Forum and Extemp. Learn more about Andy here.
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Parth N.
Parth is a Class of 2028 student at Harvard University. He is an SLHS class of 2024 and a KSDA alumna. Parth participated in speech and debate for 7 years mainly in Congressional Debate.
Courtney
Coach
Hi, I'm Courtney! I’m a junior at Seven Lakes High School and have competed at the varsity level for the past three years, with two additional years of middle school experience. I’ve qualified for the National Tournament in Lincoln–Douglas and Policy Debate, the State Tournament in Public Forum, and consistently advance to elimination rounds at both local and national tournaments.
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Jason S.
Jason is a class of 2027 student at Brown University and a Hotchkiss School alumna competing in speech and debate for 7 years. Read more about Jason here.
Ann M.
Director
Ann is the director of KSDA.
Audrey L.
Co-Director
Audrey is a Rice University Class of 2025 student and a Taylor High School Class of 2020 alumna, where she served as president of the debate team. She competed in speech and debate for 6 years across a range of events and brings over 10 years of coaching experience. Learn more about Audrey here.
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Vivienne L.
Vivienne is a Class of 2027 Finance with Honors student in the C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston. She is a Taylor HS class of 2023 and alumna and was president of their debate team. She is a national qualifier in domestic extemp. Learn more about Vivienne here.
