Category: Tournament Results

SPRING CLASSIC DEBATE TOURNAMENT ON 3/19/2016

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.

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

0 Comments

NYS ASSEMBLYMAN DAVID WEPRIN SPONSORED FALL CLASSIC DEBATE TOURNAMENT ON 12/12/2015

12/12/2015

0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

QUEENS, NEW YORK
Written By: Sumeet Sharma (sharmas@assembly.state.ny.us | 646-591-9483)

On Saturday, December 12th, the American Debate League hosted the Queens Fall Classic Debate Tournament at M.S. 172 in Glen Oaks, Queens, NY. As debate programs have been a recent addition to after school programs in Queens, this tournament is notable in that it is one of the first Middle School/Intermediate School debate tournaments hosted in Queens. The competition featured three levels of middle school public forum debate. The American Debate League proudly welcomed schools from across the city for this tournament as well as local queens schools including MS172, MS 74, IS 237, IS 25, and Middle Village Prep Charter School.

Winners included:

Novice division - MS 172 Rida Nasir & Hibah Arshad;
Intermediate division - MS 74 Diego Mojica & Weiye Yasen; & Advance division - Agape Leaders Institute, Aditya Sehgal & Viraj Jayam.

In the overall standings, also known as the 'Sweepstakes Award'; MS 172 placed first, followed by MS 74 & IS 237.

Committed to the development of public forum debate in schools, the American Debate League teaches students the fundamentals of public speaking and argumentation for use in the public forum. While engaging in Public Forum Debate; a style of debate characterized by the use of logical and persuasive arguments accessible to a wide audience, students take turns arguing either the 'pro' or 'con' side of a proposed resolution. On Saturday, students debated the question of 'Should the United States accept a higher number of refugees from Syria?'

As a legislator who is often engaged in the public discussion, Assemblyman David Weprin values the development of structural thought, critical thinking and leadership for children and supports the introduction of academic debate in our schools on the elementary, middle and high school levels.

0 Comments

Tournament NEWS

SPRING CLASSIC DEBATE TOURNAMENT ON 3/19/2016

NYS ASSEMBLYMAN DAVID WEPRIN SPONSORED FALL CLASSIC DEBATE TOURNAMENT ON 12/12/2015

Archives

Categories

Tournament NEWS

SPRING CLASSIC DEBATE TOURNAMENT ON 3/19/2016​

NYS ASSEMBLYMAN DAVID WEPRIN SPONSORED FALL CLASSIC DEBATE TOURNAMENT ON 12/12/2015​

Archives

Categories

SPRING CLASSIC DEBATE TOURNAMENT ON 3/19/2016

NYS ASSEMBLYMAN DAVID WEPRIN SPONSORED FALL CLASSIC DEBATE TOURNAMENT ON 12/12/2015