Alex is an eighth grader who is currently part of the IHP program at Walter Reed Middle School. He has and still is actively competing in both speech and debate, primarily in Impromptu, OO, and Public Forum. He was a middle school Nationals Finalist in Impromptu in the sixth grade, and has won the California Orator’s Cup for the middle school division. He has also won the California State and SoCal tournaments, as well as Octa-finaled at state for Public Forum in sixth grade.