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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

The Rubicon

Seniors Jordan Hughes, Afsar Sandozi, Thomas Toghramadjian, and Shaan Bijwadia, along with their coaches, Heather Fairbanks and Tom Fones hold up their second place trophy. “We had an amazing time. It was funny to see as we exceeded everyone else’s expectations as well as our own,” Sandozi said.

Four SPA debaters win second place in international debate tournament

Emily Thissen, News Editor May 8, 2015
Four SPA debaters win second place in international debate tournament.
Eight students from the debate team compete, four of whom wrote arguments for the rounds that have brought them to Elite 8 competition for International Public Policy Forum.  The students pictured are seniors Thomas Toghramadjian, Shaan Bijwadia, Afsar Sandozi, and Jordan Hughes,  junior George Stiffman, and sophomores Shefali Bijwadia, Sarah Wheaton, and Raffi Toghramadjian. The four seniors will compete in New York on May 2 . US Debate coach Tom Fones said, “[I am most proud of] their ability to work together to produce written materials that are so coherent which have gotten them to this point. I mean the blending of their research, their writing, and the four of them working as a group has been exceptional.”

Four debaters to argue for top spot in Elite 8

Emily Thissen, News Editor May 4, 2015
Four senior debaters make it to Elite 8 to compete in New York on May 2.
The Blue Band rehearses the week before the Pops Concert. People are really starting to feel the pressure and take rehearsals more seriously,” junior percussion player Jordan Hughes said.

Pops Concert Preview: Blue and Gold Ensembles jazz with the rhythm of Stevie Wonder, Skyfall, and Michael Buble

Thomas Toghramadjian, Opinions Editor December 6, 2013

Junior percussion player Jordan Hughes looks forward to performing some of the more difficult songs the Blue Band is attempting this year. “I'm very excited to see how Skyfall turns out; we've only...

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