March 2023
On March 31st, at 5:00pm, the Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League will be hosting the second annual Women’s History Month Debate between High Horizons and Discovery Magnet (middle school debate) and Harding High School and Fairchild Wheeler (high school debate). The event will take place at the Pequot Library 720 Pequot Ave, Southport, CT 06890. The debate is open to the public.
February 2023
On Feb. 28th, at 5:30pm, the Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League will be hosting the seventh annual NAACP Douglas-Garrison Debate between Park City Prep and Discovery Magnet (middle school debate) and Central Magnet and Harding High School (high school debate). The event will take place at the University of Bridgeport School of Chiropractic 75 Linden Ave. Bridgeport, CT 06604. The debate is open to the public.
On Feb 26th members of the high school debate teams were recognized at the NAACP Diamond Award Dinner held at the Trumbull Marriott. Also in attendance were Congressmen Jim Himes, Mayor Joe Ganim and keynote speaker, The Honorable Richard A. Robinson, Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.
January 2023
On Jan.18th, at 5:30pm, the Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League will be hosting the second annual Martin Luther King Debate between Jonathon Winthrop School and Blackham School (middle school debate) and Central Magnet and Fairchild Wheeler (high school debate). The event will take place at the Pequot Library 720 Pequot Ave, Southport, CT 06890. The debate is open to the public.
December 2022
- On Dec.21st, at10:00am, the Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League will be hosting the fifth annual Magnet Cup. High Horizons Magnet and Discovery Magnet will be competing for the coveted Cup. The debate will take place at Discovery Magnet School 4510 Park Ave Bridgeport, CT 06606.
- In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, BPSDL will be hosting the inaugural Native American Heritage Debate on Dec. 7, 2022 at the Pequot Library 720 Pequot Ave Southport, CT 06890 at 5:30 pm. This event is open to the public.
November 2022
- The Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League kicked off the 2022-23 season with a tournament on Nov 5th at Discovery Magnet School. 64 middle school students tackled the topic of the Environment and debated the resolutions: This House Would ban bottled water; This House Believes climate change is the biggest issue in human history; This House Believes electric cars are impractical.
- Thank you to all our coaches and judges for their hard work and support in making our first tournament a great success.
October 2022
- In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, BPSDL will be hosting the fifth annual Hispanic Heritage Debate on Oct. 12 at Cesar Batalla School 600 Howard Ave Bridgeport, CT at 5:30 pm.
- On Saturday Oct 8th the BPSDL will be hosting its ninth annual orientation, where we will be welcoming all our new and returning debaters