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St. Luke’s Debate Team Moves Up in National Rankings
This past weekend, the St. Luke's debate team attended the NSDA National Speech and Debate Association Springboard Online Debate Tournament. For the first time, St. Luke's debaters are competing in cross-examination, policy-style debates. The topic was Resolved: The United States federal government should enact substantial criminal justice reform in the United States in one or more of the following: forensic science, policing, sentencing.
Chris Briggs ‘24 and Nicole Perez ‘24 both won their first round of CX debate. Sally Picon ‘24 and Bailey Finn ‘24 received high speaker point awards in their last round of debate. Schools from 36 different states attended the tournament, and St. Luke’s debate team ranked in the top 10 of Open Policy teams participating. It was a full day of zooming and competing against students from New Mexico, California, and New York. Nicole Perez and Chris Briggs now rank as the 7th Best Policy Debater Team in the state of Connecticut.
Congratulations to all of the tournament participants!
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Chris Briggs ‘24 and Nicole Perez ‘24 both won their first round of CX debate. Sally Picon ‘24 and Bailey Finn ‘24 received high speaker point awards in their last round of debate. Schools from 36 different states attended the tournament, and St. Luke’s debate team ranked in the top 10 of Open Policy teams participating. It was a full day of zooming and competing against students from New Mexico, California, and New York. Nicole Perez and Chris Briggs now rank as the 7th Best Policy Debater Team in the state of Connecticut.
Congratulations to all of the tournament participants!
St. Luke’s School is a secular (non-religious), private school in New Canaan, CT for grades 5 through 12 serving over 40 towns in Connecticut and New York. Our exceptional academics and diverse co-educational community foster students’ intellectual and ethical development and prepare them for top colleges. St. Luke’s Leading with Humanity curriculum builds the commitment to serve and the confidence to lead.
