Debate Teams Compete Locally and Online
Middle and upper school debate teams competed in tournaments locally and online this week, winning a number of awards.
The upper school debate team competed in two tournaments during the weekend of Dec. 5-7. Congratulations to the following students for their performance at the TOC Digital tournament:
Varsity Policy Debate
Seniors Darin Goodman and Aun Hathiari - octafinalists (top 16)
Aun Hathiari - 11th speaker
Darin Goodman - 14th speaker
Congratulations to the following award-winners at the Independence Winter Classic, held at Truman High School and William Chrisman High School Dec. 5-6:
Varsity Policy Debate
Leo Karaichev, junior and Rohan Thomas, senior - third place
Sophomores AliAkbar Khumri and Brandon Willson - fourth place
Novice Policy Debate
Freshmen Nisah Hathiari and Zahra Khumri - fourth place
Novice Lincoln Douglas
Venkat Gogineni, freshman - 11th place, 4-1 record
The Middle school debate team competed in the Gloria Wills Middle School Debate Tournament on Dec. 11, hosted by DEBATE-Kansas City. Fifteen schools from across the area participated in Student Congress and Policy Debate. Congratulations to the team, and to the following award-winners:
Student Congress, Chamber 1
Krish Iyer, grade 8 - third place
Yuto Mori, grade 8 - fourth place
Student Congress, Chamber 2
Brendan Samartino, grade 8 - fifth place
Speaker Debate Speaker
Adam Hammoud, grade 8 - sixth place
Policy Debate Teams
Adam Hammoud and Jaiden Shah, grade 8 - fourth place
