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Marina Leventis
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MARINA LEVENTIS debated for Colleyville Heritage HS from 2013-2017 and served as co-president her junior and senior year. Marina attained 8 career bids and was tied as the bid leader her senior year. She consistently ranked in the top 10 teams for that season, reaching as high as #1 and finishing the year at #2. Marina was a semifinalist at the 2017 Tournament of Champions as well as the champion of the 2017 TFA State Tournament and the Blake Round Robin. She also reached late out rounds in tournaments such as Emory, Blake, Harvard, and the Glenbrooks, also winning a top 10 speaker award at nearly every tournament she attended. Since graduating high school, Marina has coached at Cypress Woods, qualifying her team to NSDA and TOC with outround appearances at tournaments like the Glenbrooks and Emory. Currently, Marina is a sophomore at Southern Methodist University majoring in Finance and minoring in Public Policy and International Affairs.

Competitive History
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  • 2x TOC qualifier (2016, 2017)
  • 2x NSDA qualifier (2016, 2017)
  • 3x TFA state qualifier (2015, 2016, 2017)
  • 2017 Tournament of Champions: Semifinalist, 5th speaker
  • 2017 Texas Forensic Association State Tournament: First Place
  • 2017 Harvard Invitational: Octofinalist
  • 2017 Barkley Forum @ Emory: Semifinalist
  • 2016 John Edie Holiday Debates @ Blake: Quarterfinalist 
  • 2016 Blake Round Robin: First Place
  • 2016 Glenbrooks Invitational: Octofinalist
  • 2016 Plano West Invitational: First Place
  • 2016 Grapevine Invitational: First Place
  • 2016 Tournament of Champions: Run Off’s
  • 2016 Berkeley Invitational: Semifinalist
  • 2016 Barkley Forum @ Emory: Double Octafinalist
  • 2015 Glenbrooks Invitational: Double Octafinalist
  • 2015 Grapevine Invitational: Second Place

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School year Hours

M-F: 3:45 pm - 8:30 pm 
Sun: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Telephone

510-270-8480
510-470-0531

Email (preferred)

For more info email us at: [email protected]

Locations

Fremont: 200 Brown Rd #201, Fremont, CA 94539

Cupertino: 20432 Silverado Avenue Suite 211, Cupertino, CA 95014

Aborn Institute: 2804 Riedel Road, San Jose, CA 95135 

​​​​Dublin: Loving Tree Academy, 6693 Owens Dr, Pleasanton, CA 94588​​
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    • Elementary Fall 2025
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