SPRING CLASSIC DEBATE TOURNAMENT ON 3/19/2016​

The American Debate League hosted the Queens Spring Classic Debate Tournament on March 19th. This tournament was held at M.S. 172 located at 81-14 257th street in Glen Oaks, Queens. The tournament featured three levels of middle school public forum debate. There were almost 200 students competing at this tournament.
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Queens Spring debate tournament winners: 

Intermediate division
1st place team:  Agape Leaders Institute
Erika Lai & Rachel Won

2nd place team: M.S. 172
Baswar Daraman, Angana Saha, & Makayla Rodriguez

3rd place team: M.S. 172
Manreet Ranu & Aliya Abeles

1st place speaker: M.S. 172 Shivangi Rai
2nd place speaker: M.S. 172 Rachel Won
3rd place speaker: M.S. 172 Manreet Ranu

Novice division -
1st place team: Academy Charter School
Leimy Morales, Kamani Panthier & Aniya McDonald

2nd place team: I.S. 237
Geeth Palchuri, & Jasveenkaur Wahan
 
3rd place team: American Dream Charter School
Layla Clemente & Melanie Magdrigal

1st place speaker: American Dream Charter School Jacob Ceras
2nd place speaker: I.S. 25 Divya Sarma
3rd place speaker: American Dream Charter School Dream Mclain

First timer's division -
1st place team: P.S. 115
Reid Tujak, Kristy Celina & Elizabeth Hu
 
2nd place team: P.S. 115
Mariya Siddiqui, Lee Eisenberg, & Kael Careano
3rd place team: West Secondary School
Allison Letchford, Jasmine Sanchez, & Elizabeth Alton

1st place speaker: P.S. 115 Lee Eisenberg

2nd place speaker: P.S. 115 Kristy Cetina
3rd place speaker: P.S. 115 Bashan Bhunia


School sweepstakes awards 
1st place team:
I.S. 237
2nd place team:
American Dream Charter School
3rd place team:
P.S 115