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Deerfield Academy Debate Tournament

Deerfield Academy Debate Tournament

On Sunday, April 30, 2023, nine members of the St. Sebastian's Debate Team participated, by debating or serving as a judge, in the Deerfield Academy Invitational Debate Tournament.

Competitors were required to participate in three rounds of Parliamentary Extemporaneous Debating.

Congratulations to the team of Cesar Hernandez '26 and Andrew Zhang '26 who compiled a perfect record of 3-0 in the novice division, a record achieved by only 7 of the 34 teams in the Tournament.


Debaters from 16 Independent Schools competed in the Tournament:

Buckingham, Browne, and Nichols School

Choate Rosemary Hall

Commonwealth School

Deerfield Academy

Groton School

Hopkins School

Hotchkiss School

Kingswood Oxford School

Loomis Chaffee School

Northfield Mt. Hermon School

Philips Andover Academy

Philips Exeter Academy

Roxbury Latin School

St. Sebastian's School

Waynflete Academy

Worcester Academy