Tournament Results January 17, 2025
Magnet Cup
On Jan.17, the sixth annual Magnet Cup was held at Discovery Magnet School in front of a student audience. High Horizon’s Matthew Marquez and Glenroy Wallace defeated Discovery Magnet’s team on the resolution: This House Would mandate vaccines for all school aged children.
Tournament Results January 16, 2025
Martin Luther King Day Debate
The fourth annual Martin Luther King Day Debate saw Harry B. Flood’s Dalia Colon and Riley Wolfert defeat Discovery Magnet’s Jaden Graham and Akhil Mannava for the championship, on the resolution This House Believes, civil disobedience in a democracy is morally justified.
Tournament Results December 5, 2024
Native American Heritage Debate
The third annual Native American Heritage Debate saw Park City Prep’s Elijah Elliott and Kalea West defeat Winthrop’s Luri de Souza & Avery Rosado for the championship, on the resolution: This House Believes that gas and oil pipelines should not pass through Native American lands.
Tournament Results November 11, 2024
Veterans Day Debate
In the 2024 Veterans Day Debate Jetti Tisdale’s Bianha Robinson, and Alanise Segarra defeated Renesh Srinivasan and Akhilesh Mannava from Discovery Magnet on the resolution This House Would ban women from serving in combat.
Tournament Results October 15, 2024
Hispanic Heritage Debate
In the 2024 Hispanic Heritage Debate John Winthrop’s Bah’rayn Allen and Iuri De Souza defeated Renesh Srinivasan and Ivan Ortiz from Discovery Magnet! on the resolution This House Believes the United States Government should provide a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. The debate took place and was hosted by the
Tournament Results October 3, 2024
In the inaugural Library Debate, sponsored by the Pequot Library, Discovery Magnet’s Jaden Graham and Akhilesh Mannava defeated Park City Prep’s Sashay Hutchinson and Haudrey Joseph on the resolution, This House Believes parents should be able to ban books from schools and libraries.
Tournament Results May 11, 2024
League Championship
The Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League welcomed 20 teams to our tenth annual league championship. After five rounds, Harry B. Flood, in their first year of competition, defeated Park City Prep for the league title. Flood was represented by Zara Wong and Ethan Leonard. Isabella Elliott and Mianna Singleton represented Park City.
Flood also swept the Best Speaker Awards:
1st Place – Amya Coreano
2nd Place – Jonathan Wong
3rd Place Tie – Ethan Leonard (Flood) Matthew Marquez (High Horizons)
Stay tuned for upcoming tournament results!