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Team LASER Rocks The House At UT

Written by Sarah Abi Saab
December 11, 2023
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Walking On Sunshine Erica Carranza, Sarah Abi Saab, Leah Ghebrelul, and Abigail Nguyen pose after winning their speaker awards for the UT Tournament. There were 42 teams present, constituting around 200 competitors. “It was the perfect birthday gift,” said Carranza.

On Friday, December 1, at 11 AM, Worlds Schools Team LASER left for Austin from the Alief Transportation Center. Following their arrival three hours later, the team put their belongings in the hotel room, got dressed, and drove to the UT campus for their first day of debate. After 6 preliminary rounds that took place on Friday and Saturday, speaker awards were announced. Out of over 200 competitors, Erica Carranza placed 1, Sarah Abi Saab placed 6, Leah Ghebrelul placed 11, and Abigail Nguyen placed 20. Out of the three Houston teams that broke to octofinals, Team LASER was ranked the highest in speaker points.

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