Senior Division
National Qualifiers
Alternates
Junior Division
National Qualifiers
Alternates
Senior Division Historical Paper
The Jazz Ambassadors: Using the Weapon of "Swing" for Diplomacy and the Debate of Racism in the United States
Gehrig Lachenmaier
Prairieview School (Urbandale)
Teacher: Brittany Schofield
Speak No German: The Babel Proclamation
Meredith Struebing
Abraham Lincoln High School (Council Bluffs)
Teacher: Deb Masker
Senior Division Individual Exhibit
1980 Olympic Boycott
Treyton Schaapherder
Clarinda High School (Clarinda )
Teacher: Linda Vanden Bosch
A Debate In the Air
Jubilee Cunigan
Southeast Valley High School (Dayton)
Teacher: Josh Dyer
Senior Division Group Exhibit
La Huelga- The Struggle That Earned Farm Workers Rights
Leticia Herrera and Yessenia Alvarez Zamora
Marshalltown High School (Marshalltown)
Teacher: Susan Fritzell
Nazi John Rabe's Diplomatic Challenge: Savior to Victims of the Nanking Massacre
Calla Brunkan and Peyton Wenck
North Scott Senior High School (Eldridge)
Teachers: Michele Willet and Lisa Jackson
Senior Division Individual Documentary
When the Little Ball Moved the Big Ball: How the 1971 Ping Pong Tournaments Thawed U.S. and China Relations in the Cold War
Rohan Devadas
Johnston Senior High School (Johnston)
Teacher: Sue Cline
Changing Tides: The Devastating Story of the Sri Lankan Tamil Crisis
Akshara Eswar
Johnston Senior High School (Johnston)
Teacher: Sue Cline
Senior Division Group Documentary
Out Of Their Chairs And Up The Stairs: ADA Now!
Callahan Levi, Kadence Huck and Paige Franzen
Nashua-Plainfield Junior-Senior High School (Nashua)
Teacher: Suzan Turner
Plyler v. Doe: Crossing the Border from Classroom to Courtroom
Eshaan Chandani and Anjali Kumar
Johnston High School (Johnston)
Teacher: Sue Cline
Senior Division Individual Performance
Upton Sinclair: Bringing Debate to Expose Appalling Conditions Reforming the Meat Industry
Mandolin Young
Akron Westfield Senior High School (Akron)
Teacher: Val Philips
A Diplomatic Queen: From Pawn to Player
Nessa Brooks
Le Mars High School (Le Mars)
Teacher: Kathi Oetken
Senior Division Group Performance
A Study in Secrets: How the Betrayal of a Nation Paved the Way for Foreign and Domestic Reform
Casey Oolman, Amy De Groot, Caleb TeKrony and Jane Taylor
Unity Christian High School (Sioux Center)
Teacher: Mandy Van Schouwen
Amica Mea, Te Amo: The Fall of the Roman Republic
Gauge Reyes, Liam Knudtson, Maddison Lambert, Aubry Knudtson and Carter Lambert
Okoboji High School (Milford)
Teacher: Linnea Lambert
Senior Division Individual Website
Khrushchev, Corn, and Cold War Diplomacy: Garst Grows Relations With Russia One Ear At A Time
Caleb Sinnwell
Nashua-Plainfield Junior-Senior High School (Nashua)
Teacher: Suzan Turner
'An Inward Voyage of Discovery' Debate and Diplomacy: The Human Genome Project
Lillie Hoffman
Storm Lake High School (Storm Lake)
Teacher: Christina Rice
Senior Division Group Website
The Mother of Modern Medicine: Henrietta Lacks and the Debate Over HeLa Cells
Mackenzie Bohr and Madison McNealey
North Scott High School (Eldridge)
Teacher: Michele Willet and Lisa Jackson
The Panama Canal: Connecting Two Worlds
Shreyas Shrestha, Aydean Bejtovic, Kathir Kalyanaraman and Andrew Bogue
Johnston Middle School (Johnston)
Teacher: Molly McConnell
Senior Division Historical Paper
Diplomatic Approaches to Nuclear Competition during the Cold War
Lauryn Venema
Williamsburg Jr-Sr High School (East Amana)
Teacher: Nathan Rodemeyer
Senior Division Individual Exhibit
Chernobyl: Debate & Diplomacy
Kaeley Meyer
Unity Christian High School (Sioux Center)
Teacher: Mandy Van Schouwen
Senior Division Group Exhibit
"It Is Up To You Boys": How Debate Changed Sioux County
Morgan Hummel and Amalia Visser
Unity Christian High School (Orange City)
Teacher: Kris Talsma
Senior Division Individual Documentary
How the U-2 Deception Eroded Super-Power Diplomacy
Charles Gilbertson
Marshalltown High School (Marshalltown)
Teacher: Susan Fritzell
Senior Division Group Documentary
Governor Ray and the Tai Dam: Diplomacy Despite the Debate
Emily Eppinga and MyKayla Zylstra
Unity Christian High School (Sioux Center)
Teacher: Jonathon Holwerda
Senior Division Group Performance
The PMRC Hearings: Parents, Punks, and Parley
Caeden Canuso, Chase Madden, Katelyn McFarland and Sydney Bellinghausen
Carroll High School (Carroll)
Teacher: Kelly Borchers
Senior Division Individual Website
The 504 Sit-In: Debating the Government for Disability Rights
Anita Dinakar
Johnston Senior High School (Grimes)
Teacher: Sue Cline
Senior Division Group Website
The 1955 Le Mans Disaster: Debating Racing and Diplomacy for Improved Safety
Tom Lane and Matthew Beierschmitt
Akron Westfield Senior High School (Merrill)
Teacher: Val Philips
Junior Division Historical Paper
The Cuban Missile Crisis: The World on the Brink
Rachel Horton
Harding Middle School (Robins)
Teacher: Shannon Haas
Herbert Hoover: Humanitarian Hero Halts Hunger Through Food Diplomacy
Elexa O'Neill
Nashua-Plainfield Junior-Senior High School (Charles City)
Teacher: Suzan Turner
Junior Division Individual Exhibit
A Ray of Compassion: Debate and Diplomacy of the Indochinese Refugees
Sarah Tilberg
Le Mars Middle School (Le Mars)
Teacher: Kathi Oetken
A Debated Diplomacy: The Cuban Missile Crisis
Sydney Bruxvoort
Oskaloosa Christian School (New Sharon)
Teacher: Renee Van Kooten
Junior Division Group Exhibit
Orphan Train: Journey of Uncertainty
Garrett See, Ryan Northup and Tommy Sexton
St. Benedict School (Ridgeway)
Teacher: Patty Lien
Strike 3! Baseball's Out! The 1994 MLB Baseball Strike
William Barquist and Joseph McDermott
Bettendorf Middle School (Bettendorf)
Teacher: Deb Temperly
Junior Division Individual Documentary
Hollywood’s Red Scare: How Diplomacy and Debate Over Communism Impacted Film
Benjamin Gillette
Bettendorf Middle School (Bettendorf)
Teacher: Deb Temperly
Debating Desegregation: Crisis In Little Rock
Kaia Schleifman
Gerald W Kirn Middle School (Council Bluffs)
Teacher: Deb Masker
Junior Division Group Documentary
Lo, the Rich Indian: How the Lack of Debate and Absence of Diplomacy Impacted the Osage Nation
Peyton Small, Melissa Fairbanks, Nathan Schoenfelder and Reegan Mckee
Akron Westfield Middle School (Akron)
Teacher: Val Philips
Failed Diplomacy in the Black Hills: The Ongoing Debate for the Sioux Nation’s Sacred Land
Lilah Rasche and Lucy Wolf
Bettendorf Middle School (Bettendorf)
Teacher: Deb Temperly
Junior Division Individual Performance
Dorothea Dix: How debate & diplomacy changed the treatment of mental health patients forever
Vivian Searcy
St. Benedict School (Decorah)
Teacher: Patty Lien
The Lowell Mill Girls: A Revolutionary Step for Women's Activists
Gabriella Ripslinger
Bettendorf Middle School (Davenport)
Teacher: Deb Temperly
Junior Division Group Performance
Iowa Girls Basketball: A Century of Debate
Tess Frerichs, Avery Gaswint, Elizabeth Philips and Morgan Knapp
Akron-Westfield Middle School (Akron)
Teacher: Val Philips
The Luminous Career of a Radium Girl: Patriotism, Poisoning, and The Occupational Disease Labor Legislation of 1936
Yllka Islami, Brooke Stangl, Jaia Strong, Leah McFarland and Brianna Kiger
Carroll Middle School (Carroll)
Teacher: Kelly Borchers
Junior Division Individual Website
The International Bill of Human Rights: A Path to Equality
Abigail Agan
Sudlow Intermediate (Davenport)
Teacher: Kimberly Woods
Vietnamese Refugees in Iowa: Ray's Humanitarian and Controversial Relocation
Lillian Frideres
Nevada Middle School (Nevada)
Teacher: Randy Davis
Junior Division Group Website
Tinker v. Des Moines: Silent Debate at the Schoolhouse Gate Opens the Door for Student Expression
Christopher Niedert, Lily Jones and Connor Sullivan
Nashua-Plainfield Junior-Senior High School (Nashua)
Teacher: Suzan Turner
The Abortion Debate: How Roe v. Wade Empowered Women While Polarizing a Nation
Makenna Miller, Charlotte Nigey and Kelsi Smith
Bettendorf Middle School (Bettendorf)
Teacher: Deb Temperly
Junior Division Historical Paper
Standing Bear’s Fight for Justice: How a Ponca Chief Influenced the Debate Over Native Rights in America
Mila Hansen
Lewis Central Middle School (Council Bluffs)
Teacher: Michelle Kavars
Junior Division Individual Exhibit
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: Tragedy Sparks Safety Debate
Rachel Paplow
Nashua-Plainfield Junior-Senior High School (Nashua)
Teacher: Suzan Turner
Junior Division Group Exhibit
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Controversy
Willow Blair and Audrey Essa
St. Benedict School (Decorah)
Teacher: Patty Lien
Junior Division Individual Documentary
Dr. Harvey Wiley: Saving a Poisoned America
Titus Cerwinske
Nashua-Plainfield Junior-Senior High School (Nashua)
Teacher: Suzan Turner
Junior Division Group Documentary
Terror, Tragedy, and Teddy Roosevelt: How America’s Leader Saved America’s Game
Brayden Swearinger and Noah Penn
Franklin Middle School (Cedar Rapids)
Teacher: Kristina Dvorak
Junior Division Individual Performance
The Caning of Charles Sumner: The Breakdown of Debate and Diplomacy
Lucas Hagen
B R Miller Middle School (Marshalltown)
Teacher: Ann Jackson
Junior Division Group Performance
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire’s Impact on America
Claudia Dixon, Gracelynn Tangen and Rachel Weis
St. Benedict (Decorah)
Teacher: Patty Lien
Junior Division Individual Website
Stonewall Riots
Isabella Sailor
Decorah Middle School (Decorah)
Teacher: Wes Knaack
Junior Division Group Website
Jazz Diplomacy: Melting the Iron Curtain
Spencer Nelson, Elijah Oetken and John Higman
Akron Westfield Middle School (Akron)
Teacher: Val Philips