About WSC Beijing Alpacas

Greetings scholars! The fact that you are reading this page means that you have signed up for WSC or you are interested to find out! Well, WSC has been one of the coolest and most enriching experiences for the members of our team. We along with other like-minded (like-appetite) teams have competed in WSC in China and at TOC for the last four years. Along the way, we learned how to research, write, study, debate, stay motivated, and most of all, build solid friendships. To sum it up, it has been rewarding experience, and we want to help you reach your WSC goals.

Each year, we start from scratch and learn everything based on the WSC syllabus. There is no easy way to get the big trophies, except study and throw it all in. But, along the way, let us help you by sharing our notes and insights. So, check back in with us every week and see our updated resources. Good luck alpaca enthusiasts! See you at Globals this summer and TOC this fall!

2026 Editorial Team

The scholars in charge writing, organizing, updating, and designing this website (assisted with our avid and assistant alpacas, of course) and mentors for debate practices.

Penelope Ortiz

I am an American Chinese middle schooler in Beijing who loves art & social studies. Since 4th grade, I have competed in WSC each year, and I'm most proud of building this amazing community. I have achieved Jac Khor + Champion Scholar (Aug 2024, May 2023, May 2024 & May 2025), TOC Team #4 and Indi #8. I owe to my amazing & supportive teammates.

Maimai Li

WSC has been an awesome experience with my teammates, learning and competing together. Through the last 4 years, I have been improving on debate, and my proudest moment was being on the debate showcase in the Dalian Global Round. I love mentoring and judging debate for the junior teams! For 2026, I was #1 in Beijing Regional for debate!

Marcello Ortiz

Hi, I am your enthusiastic 9th grader with dyslexia. Like many scholars, I struggled to remember notes and do well in writing and debate, but overtime, I was able to overcome those challenges. My favorite WSC subject is History. I'm proud of getting #2 team at the Dalian Global Round 2024 and #5 in Scholar's Bowl @ TOC 2023 and #1 in BJ 2025 Regional Round!

Sean An

Hello! It's my third year competing in WSC and it's been a rewarding experience exploring cross-disciplinary knowledge. My specialty is music and neuroscience. I'm excited to be in the senior division this year. My stats: #1 Shenzhen Global Team, #2 Dalian Global Team. #1 Beijing Regional Champion Scholar.

Maurizio Ortiz

I love WSC because it is interdisciplinary and my favorite subject is Science & Special Area. I am the community editor in charge of updating quizzes to help scholars review all the nitty gritty details. My advice for young scholars is to be confident. At the 2025 Shenzhen Global Round, I was #13 Champion Scholar and #3 Llpaca team!

A big big Thanks to all our former editors (Albert Liu, Michael Zou, Zach Chen and William Wu) who have helped contribute to the study notes and resource analysis. We love you guys!