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Irvington Students Place In American Debate League Spring Classic
More than 50 teams competed in the open division which was held at In-Tech Academy in the Bronx.
IRVINGTON, NY — Irvington High School debate teams of Harlan Flamm and Mohun Desai and Maren Piersol and Tane Kim finished in fourth and fifth place, respectively, at the High School Open Division at the American Debate League Spring Classic.
More than 50 teams competed in the open division which was held at In-Tech Academy in the Bronx.
Teacher and debate club adviser Jennifer Lentini said she was inspired by the hard work the four debaters put in developing cases for the March public forum topic “The Republic of India should sign the Artemis Accords.”
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“Competing in an open division with debaters of different levels of experience is always challenging, so they should be extremely proud of their accomplishments,” Lentini said.
There were also winners in the Best Speaker category: Maren Piersol, second place, and Harlan Flamm, 10th place.
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The debate club's last tournament of the season will be April 29.
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