Debate teams dominate National Qualifiers

For the second year in a row, SPA teams earn all three spots.

News in Brief|December 11, 2017

National Qualifiers pose with their plaques and their coach at the Dec. 9 tournament.

What does it feel like to sweep the top three spots in the district and qualify for nationals? SPA Debaters Adnan Askari and Ben Konstan could tell you — twice. They, along with juniors Olivia McCauley and Kieran Singh and sophomores Sameer Bijwadia and Liam Will, celebrated this achievement at the National Qualifiers Tournament on Dec. 9.

The teams ranks:

1) Olivia McCauley-Kieran Singh- juniors

2) Adnan Askari-Ben Konstan- seniors

3) Sameer Bijwadia- Liam Will- sophomores

According to Director of Debate Tom Fones, “Since 2011, 12 of the 18 two-person teams qualifying in our district have been from SPA.”

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