Middle School Debate Team Finds Success at January Tournaments
The middle school debate team competed in two tournaments recently and performed well.
They won eight awards at the DEBATE-Kansas City (DKC) Tournament held on Thursday, Jan. 15, in North Kansas City. On Thursday, Jan. 29, they won six awards at the Gateway Sixth Grade Center Tournament sponsored by DKC.
Congratulations to the everyone, including the following award winners:
North Kansas City Results
Congress Chamber 1
First place - Krish Iyer, grade 8
Fourth place - Ariana Tahani, grade 7
Eighth place - Brendan Samartino, grade 7
Congress Chamber 2
First place - Anya Shah, grade 8
Second place - Keira Cullan, grade 8
Third place - Arya Ahsan, grade 8
Open Policy Debate
Third place - Adam Hammoud, grade 8 & Jaiden Shah, grade 8
Policy Debate Speaker
Fifth place - Adam Hammoud
Gateway Sixth Grade Center Results
Congress Chamber 1
Second place - Krish Iyer
Third place - Jude Seidel, grade 8
Fourth place - Ariana Tahani
Congress Chamber 2
Third place - Joseph Giocondo, grade 8
Open Policy Debate
Second place - Adam Hammoud and Jaiden Shah
School Sweepstakes
Fourth place - Barstow
