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