{"id":814,"date":"2021-10-09T03:59:05","date_gmt":"2021-10-09T03:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debateleague.bridgeportedu.net\/?page_id=814"},"modified":"2024-10-09T16:29:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T16:29:38","slug":"archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/debateleague.bridgeportedu.net\/index.php\/archive\/","title":{"rendered":"Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#0d3098\"><strong>May 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On May 3rd at 5:30pm, the Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League will be hosting the fifth annual Law Day Debate between Park City Prep and Discovery Magnet (varsity debate) and John Winthrop and Harry B. Flood (novice debate). The event will take place at the Margret Morton Government Center 999 Broad Street Bridgeport, CT 06604. The debate is open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#0d3098\"><strong>April&nbsp;2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On April 27, the Bridgeport Public Schools Debate league along with the New Haven Urban Debate League will be hosting the second annual&nbsp;<em>Revered D. Stanley Lord Parliamentary Debate Tournament<\/em>. The tournament honors the late Revered Lord who was president of the Greater Bridgeport NAACP, and a big supported of the BPSDL The tournament will take place at the University of Bridgeport, and is open to all middle school and novice high school debaters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#0d3098\"><strong>March&nbsp;2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 21st, at 5:00pm, the Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League will be hosting the third annual Women\u2019s History Month Debate between Bassick High School and Discovery Magnet (varsity debate) and John Winthrop and Harry B. Flood (novice debate). The event will take place at the Pequot Library&nbsp;720 Pequot Ave, Southport, CT 06890. The debate is open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Saturday March 9th, the Bridgeport Public School Debate League held its fourth tournament of the year with 56 students debating ethical\/morality topics. The resolutions debated were:&nbsp;<em>This House Believes it is always wrong to lie; This House Believes it wrong to move to better seats that are not in use at a concert; This House Believes it is unethical to pay a child for good grades.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#0d3098\"><strong>February 2024&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Feb. 20th, the Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League will be hosting the eighth annual NAACP Douglas-Garrison Debate.&nbsp; The debate will take place at Paier College Littlefield Recital Hall at 5:30 pm. Teams from Park City Prep, Marin, Winthrop and the New Haven Urban Debate League will be competing. Littlefield Recital Hall is located at&nbsp;84 Iranistan Av Bridgeport, CT 06604. This event is open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Saturday February 3, the Bridgeport Public School Debate League welcomed Flood Middle School and Bassick High School to its third tournament of the year. League members Park City Prep, Marin, Winthrop, and Discovery Magnet also participated in the event<strong>.<\/strong>&nbsp;The topic was Health and Wellness with the students debating the resolutions:&nbsp;<em>This House Would make school cafeterias vegetarian; This House Would require all children to receive the COVID vaccine; This House Would ban e-cigarettes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#0d3098\"><strong>January 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Jan.16th, at 5:30pm, the Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League will be hosting the third annual Martin Luther King Day Debate between Jonathon Winthrop School and Park City Prep. The event will take place at Winthrop School 85 Eckart St. Bridgeport, CT. 06606.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#0d3098\"><strong>December 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Dec.18th, the Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League will be hosting the sixth annual Magnet Cup. Park City Prep and Discovery Magnet will be competing for the coveted Cup. The debate will take place at Park City Prep&nbsp;1550 State Street Bridgeport, CT 06605&nbsp;5:30-7:30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League held its second tournament of the year on Dec. 9<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;at Discovery Magnet School. The topic was&nbsp;<strong>The Labor Movement<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;with 40 middle school students debating the resolutions: This House Would ban unions; This House Would enforce a 4-day work week; This House Would raise the minimum wage to $15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#0d3098\"><strong>November 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, BPSDL will be hosting the second annual Native American Heritage Debate on Nov. 21, at 5:30 pm. Jetti S. Tisdale School 250 Hollister Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06607. This event is open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In celebration of Veterans Day, BPSDL will be hosting its inaugural Veterans Day Debate on Nov. 10 at the Jetti S. Tisdale School 250 Hollister Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06607.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League kicked off the 2023-24 season on Nov. 11th, with a tournament on Nov 11th at Discovery Magnet School. 42 middle school students tackled the topic of the Environment and debated the resolutions: This House Would ban bottled water; This House Believes wild animals should not be kept in captivity; This House Would encourage offshore drilling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#0d3098\"><strong>October 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Celebrating 10 years of Parliamentary Debate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On October 7th the Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League opened its tenth season at Discovery Magnet School with old league members welcoming our newest group of debaters and coaches. Forty new students joined the league to compete in the 2023-2024 season<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#0d3098\"><strong>March&nbsp;2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 31st, at 5:00pm, the Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League will be hosting the second annual Women\u2019s 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&nbsp;720 Pequot Ave, Southport, CT 06890. The debate is open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#0d3098\"><strong>February 2023&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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&nbsp;75 Linden Ave. Bridgeport, CT 06604. The&nbsp;debate is open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Feb 26<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#0d3098\"><strong>January 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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&nbsp;720 Pequot Ave, Southport, CT 06890. The debate is open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#0d3098\"><strong>December 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>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&nbsp;&nbsp;4510 Park Ave Bridgeport, CT 06606.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, BPSDL will be hosting the inaugural Native American Heritage Debate on Dec.&nbsp;7, 2022 at the Pequot Library&nbsp;720 Pequot Ave Southport, CT 06890&nbsp;at 5:30 pm. This event is open to the public.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#0d3098\"><strong>November 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>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&nbsp;and debated the resolutions:&nbsp;<em>This House Would ban bottled water;&nbsp;This House Believes climate change is the biggest issue in human history; This House Believes electric cars are impractical.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Thank you to all our coaches and judges for their hard work and support in making our first tournament a great success.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#192f9e\"><strong>October 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>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.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>On Saturday&nbsp;Oct 8<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;the BPSDL will be hosting its ninth annual orientation, where we will be welcoming all our new and returning debaters<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results May 3, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Law Day Debate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League was pleased to welcome the Hon. Thomas Welch, Administrative Judge for the Bridgeport Judicial District to our fifth annual Law Day Debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the novice event Harry B. Flood\u2019s, Bianca Lorrius and Ethan Leonard prevailed over Winthrop\u2019s Uri De Souza and Bahrayn Allen on the resolution This House Would require all eligible citizens to vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Park City Prep\u2019s Isabella Elliott &amp; Mianna Singleton defeated Discovery Magnet\u2019s Isla David and Trey Keirans for the varsity trophy, on the resolution This House Believes Democracy is a good form of government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results April 27, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>D. Stanley Lord Debate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second annual D. Stanley Lord Tournament, sponsored by the Greater Bridgeport NAACP, welcomed 32 middle school and novice high school debaters from across the state, to the University of Bridgeport for an all day parliamentary debate competition. After seven rounds, Bridgeport\u2019s Park City Prep team of Isabella Elliott &amp; Mianna Singleton defeated South Windsor\u2019s Helen Keller team of Annabel Lau &amp; Alex Lempert for the championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results March 21, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Women\u2019s History Month Debate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The third annual Women\u2019s History Month Debate was pleased to welcome Mary Grace Pagaduan and Tatani Gay from the Fund For Women and Girls who were the honored guests for this event<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the novice event Winthrop\u2019s Kelise Morris and Bahrayn Allen prevailed over Flood\u2019s Violet Varner and Amya Coroneo on the resolution <em>This House Believes that women should not serve in the military.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discovery Magnet\u2019s Isla David and Fatima Awad defeated the team of Zhana Steele and Shanoy Clarke from Bassick High School for the varsity trophy, on the resolution <em>This House Believes that beauty pageants are sexist.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results Feb. 20, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>NAACP Douglas-Garrison Debate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The eight annual NAACP Douglas-Garrison Day Debate saw New Haven UDL\u2019s&nbsp; Linda Chen &amp; Mihn Ho prevail over Park City Prep\u2019s Mianna Singleton and Isabella Elliott for the varsity trophy, on the resolution <em>This House Believes felons should have the right to vote<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the novice debate, Baharyn Allen &amp; Kelise Morris from John Winthrop defeated London Mills &amp; Kiana Tirado from Luis Munoz Marin on the resolution <em>This House Believes that civil disobedience can be justified in the pursuit of equality and freedom<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results January 22, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Martin Luther King Day Debate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League held its third annual Martin Luther King Day Debate at John Winthrop School. The Winthrop team of Avery Rosado &amp; Bahrayn Allen defeated Attalia Hayes &amp; Jensen Rodriguez Pellot from Park City Prep, in a close contest, on the resolution, <em>This House Believes hate speech should be protected under the First Amendment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results December 18, 2023&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>2023 Magnet Cup<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sixth annual Magnet Cup, hosted by Park City Prep, saw Discovery Magnet\u2019s Isla David and Philip Brockenberry pull out a one point victory over Park City Prep\u2019s Isabella Elliott and Elijah Elliott on the resolution: <em>This House Would raise the minimum wage to $15\/hr.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results November 21, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Native American Heritage Debate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the second annual Native American Heritage Debate, Park City Prep\u2019s Isabella Elliott and Mianna Singleton defeated Jetti Tisdale\u2019s Ryan Mohammed &amp; Isiah Brito on the resolution, This House Believes that the Keystone XL Pipeline should not be allowed to pass through Native American land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The League welcomed Chief Shoran (White Fawn) Piper of the Golden Hill Paugussett Indian Nation, who addressed the audience after the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results November 10, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Veterans Day Debate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The BPSDL inaugural Veterans Day Debate saw Discovery Magnet\u2019s Akhil Mannava &amp; Philip Brockenberry defeat Jetti Tisdale\u2019s Kayla Noel &amp; Naomi Grey on the resolution, This House Would reinstate the draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Army veteran Larry Robinson was honored at this event and addressed the students before the debate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results May 18, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Law Day Debate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FairchildWheeler\u2019s Margaret Carlson &amp; Thomas Donnelly defeated Central Magnet\u2019s Lotonia Ferguson &amp; Clementine Gnoto in the high school championship of the Bridgeport Public Schools Law Day Debate, on the resolution <em>This House Would affirm the ruling in New York Times Co. v Sullivan<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the middle school debate, Anika Fazal &amp; Mianna Singleton from Park City Prep defeated Aya Haykal &amp; Amari Davis of Blackham School on the resolution <em>This House would regulate the press.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results March 7, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>NAACP Douglas-Garrison Debate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The seventh annual NAACP Douglas-Garrison Day Debate saw Central Magnet\u2019s Clementine Gnoto and Fairchild Wheeler\u2019s Thomas Donnelly&nbsp; defeat Harding High School\u2019s&nbsp; Anaya Fulbright and Shawaunda Nweby for the high school championship, on the resolution <em>This House Would side with the plaintiffs in the US Supreme Court case Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the middle school debate, Anika Fazal &amp; Mianna Singleton of Park City Prep defeated Trey Kierans and Taylor Turnstall of Discovery Magnet on the resolution <em>This House Believes the Federal Government should pay reparations to the descendants of slaves.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results January 18, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Martin Luther King Day Debate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second annual Martin Luther King Day Debate saw Central Magnet\u2019s Lotonia Ferguson and Clementine Gnoto defeat Fairchild Wheeler\u2019s Margaret Carlson and Thomas Donnelly for the high school championship, on the resolution <em>This House Would affirm the ruling in Shelby County v Holder.<\/em>In the middle school debate, Aya Haykal &amp; Amari Davis of Blackham School defeated Chloe Davis &amp; Londyn Eaddy of Jonathon Winthrop on the resolution <em>This House Believes civil disobedience in a democracy is morally justified.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#12398f\"><strong>Tournament Results December 21, 2022&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>2022 Magnet Cup<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;On Dec. 21<sup>st<\/sup>, the fifth annual Magnet Cup was held at Discovery Magnet School in front of a student audience. High Horizon\u2019s Kelci Keddo and Bernardette Kudaisi defeated Discovery Magnet\u2019s Mary Sather and Dantae Vazquezon the resolution:&nbsp;<em>This House Would ban animal testing.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#12398f\"><strong>Tournament Results December 7, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Native American Heritage Debate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The inaugural Native American Heritage Debate saw Fairchild Wheeler\u2019s Margaret Carlson and Thomas Donnelly defeated Central Magnet\u2019s Lotonia Ferguson and Tiara Campbell for the high school championship, on the resolution&nbsp;<em>This House Would affirm the ruling in US v Cooley<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the middle school debate, Trey Kierans and Mary Sather of Discovery Magnet defeated Mianna Singleton and Isabella Elliott of Park City Prep on the resolution&nbsp;<em>This House Believes Indian Sports Team Mascots Are Offensive<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#12398f\"><strong>Tournament Results October 12, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Hispanic Heritage Debate<\/strong><\/em><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>In the 2022 Hispanic Heritage Debate, Yale\/UDL\u2019s Alex Bavalsky and Zara Escobar defeated Harding High School\u2019s Eythan Sanchez Rendon and Jennifer Velasquez for the high school division championship, on the resolution&nbsp;<em>This House Believes sanctuary cities should not receive federal funding<\/em><\/li><li>In the middle school division championship, Luis Munoz Marin\u2019s Edgar Ortiz and Yariana Martinez defeated Fransheily Martinez-Soda and Mia Agulair of Park City Prep on the resolution&nbsp;<em>This House Believes the US Federal Government should&nbsp;not&nbsp;provide a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.&nbsp;<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2f5496\"><strong>April 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>  On April 29th, members of the Park City Prep debate team competed in the Yale\/Urban Debate League Betsy Ross Tournament in New Haven. Renae Townsend and Mianna Singleton won first place for novice debaters while Isabella Conde won second place for best speaker and Trinity McCray took 3rd place. <\/li><li>On Wednesday April 6th, the Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League held its inaugural Women&#8217;s History Month Debate at Paier College, Littlefield Recital Hall. The event was hosted by the American Association of University Women. Participating in the debate were teams from, Central Magnet, Harding High, Jonathon Winthrop and Park City Prep. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2f5496\"><strong>March 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>On Saturday March 19, the Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League held its fourth tournament of the year with 52 students debating the topic of <strong>Criminal Justice.<\/strong> The resolutions debated were: <em>This house would eliminate the death penalty; This house believes prisoners should be allowed to vote; This house would defund the police.<\/em> We are continuously grateful to all the support we have received.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2f5496\"><strong>February 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li> On Thursday February 17th, in celebration of Black History Month, the BPSDL will be hosting the sixth annual NAACP Douglas Garrison Debate at the Bijou Theater 275 Fairfield Ave Bridgeport, CT at 5:30 pm. The debate will be streamed live on the Greater Bridgeport NAACP Facebook page and will also be replayed on radio WPKN on Monday Feb. 21 at 12:00pm&nbsp; <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>On Saturday February 5, the Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League held its third tournament of the year with 58 students tackling the topic of <strong>Education<\/strong>. The resolutions debated were: <em>This house believes parents should be able to ban books from libraries and schools; This house believes homeschooling is better than traditional schooling; This house believes religion should be taught in schools. <\/em>Once again, thank you to all the coaches and judges who volunteer their time to support our students.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2f5496\"><strong>January 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li> On Friday Jan 21<sup>st<\/sup>, the Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League held its inaugural Martin Luther King Day Debate at Harding High School. The team from Harding (Government) defeated the team from Central High School (Opposition) on the resolution,&nbsp;<em>This House Would defund the police<\/em>.&nbsp;This was the first league debate held during school hours and in front of a student audience.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2f5496\"><strong>December 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li> On Dec.17th, at 10:00am, the Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League will be hosting the fourth annual Magnet Cup. High Horizons Magnet and Discovery Magnet will be competing for the coveted Cup. The debate will take place at Discovery Interdistrict Magnet School&nbsp;&nbsp;4510 Park Ave Bridgeport, CT 06606.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>On Saturday Dec. 11<sup>th<\/sup>, the Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League held it\u2019s second tournament of the year with 73 middle school students tackling the topic of&nbsp;<strong>Health.&nbsp;<\/strong>The&nbsp;resolutions debated were:&nbsp;<em>This House Believes&nbsp;everyone should be legally required to get COVID vaccines; This House Would allow only fresh fruits and vegetables to be sold in grocery stores; This House Would require facemasks in all public buildings.&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp; Thank you to all the coaches and judges who again came out to support the students of the Bridgeport Public Schools debate league.&nbsp; <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2f5496\"><strong>November<\/strong> <strong>2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League kicked off the 2021-22 season with a tournament on Nov 6 at Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy. 70 middle school students tackled the topic of&nbsp;<strong>Technology<\/strong>&nbsp;and debated the resolutions:&nbsp;<em>This House believes tablets should replace textbooks in K-12 schools; This House would allow internet service providers to block access to political groups or individuals who spread falsehoods or disinformation<\/em>; and<em>&nbsp;This House would allow the use of electronic and internet voting in all elections.<\/em> <br><strong>                                                                                                                   <\/strong>   Thank you to all our coaches and judges for their hard work and support in making our first tournament a great success.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2f5496\"><strong>October 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Pass The Gavel&nbsp;<\/strong><br><em>Meet our partners and benefactors\u2026&nbsp;<\/em> <br>Zach and Zara Yusaf are High School students from the Hackley School in Tarrytown, N.Y.&nbsp;In addition to being nationally ranked debaters, they started a&nbsp;non profit organization to spread the art of debate and public speaking.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.passthegavel.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.passthegavel.org<\/a>&nbsp;Through Pass The Gavel, they conduct free debate camps &amp; seminars and have donated funds, computers &amp; other supplies to debate programs across the United States.&nbsp;  In addition, they also created a&nbsp;Youtube channel to provide instructional debate videos for students nationwide.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC-jvoNlWn7rpqZ216r6ClEA\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC-jvoNlWn7rpqZ216r6ClEA<\/a>&nbsp; <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Radio Amor has invited BPSDL to debate live on the radio Saturday, Oct 23 at 10am at 261 Portsea Street, New Haven, CT, 06519. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li> In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, BPSDL will be hosting the fourth annual Hispanic Heritage Debate on Oct. 13 at Discovery Magnet School 1450 Park Ave Bridgeport, CT at 5:30 pm. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li> The BPSDL will be hosting Orientation Saturday on Oct 9th. We will be welcoming all our new and returning debaters!! <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2f5496\"><strong>Tournament Results April 6, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>2022 Women&#8217;s History Debate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The 2022 Women&#8217;s History Month Debate was held at Paier College, Littlefield Recital Hall and was hosted by the American Association of University Women. Central Magnet&#8217;s Lotonia Ferguson and Iris Stephanie Rivera defeated Harding High&#8217;s Lena Graham and Shawanda Newby on the resolution&nbsp;<em>This House Believes working mothers hinders their childrens&#8217; development.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li><li>In the middle school debate Renae and Townsen and Mianna Singleton of Park City Prep defeated Jaliah Wiggins and Briana Rosario of Jonathon Winthrop on the resolution:&nbsp;<em>This House Believes that women in the military should not serve in combat areas.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2f5496\"><strong>Tournament Results March 18, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>2021 Magnet Cup<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The 2021 Magnet Cup (postponed from December) was held at Discovery Magnet School in front of a student audience. High Horizon&#8217;s Maria Santos and Bernardette Kudaisi defeated Discovery Magnet\u2019s&nbsp;Haley Nguyen and Amy Cruz-Flores&nbsp;on the resolution:&nbsp;<em>This house would require vaccinations for children. <\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2f5496\"><strong>Tournament Results February 17, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>NAACP Douglas-Garrison Debate&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li> In the sixth annual NAACP&nbsp;Douglas-Garrison Debate, Central Magnet\u2019s Lotonia Ferguson and Thomas Donnelly defeated&nbsp;Harding High School\u2019s Shawanda Newby and Zaire Davis, on the resolution&nbsp;<em>This House Believes civil disobedience in a democracy is morally justified.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li> In the middle school debate, High Horizons\u2019&nbsp;Benardette Kudaisi and Kelci Keddo defeated Maliya Pierre- Louis and Ashley Bedford of James J. Curiale School on the resolution,&nbsp;<em>This House Would make Election Day a national holiday<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2f5496\"><strong>Tournament Results January 21, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em> Martin Luther King Day Debate <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li> In the 2022 Martin Luther King Day debate, Harding High School\u2019s&nbsp;&nbsp;Shawanda Newby and Bertony Georges defeated Central High School\u2019s Lotonia Ferguson and Clementine Gnoto on the resolution,&nbsp;<em>This House Would defund the police&nbsp;<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2f5496\"><strong>Tournament Results October 13, 2021&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color\"><em><strong>Hispanic Heritage Debate<\/strong><\/em><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>In the 2021 Hispanic Heritage Debate, Central Magnet\u2019s Iris Stephanie Rivera and Evelyn Saqui-Lima defeated Fairchild Wheeler\u2019s&nbsp;Keyring Pastora and Sofia Perez&nbsp;for the high school division championship, on the resolution&nbsp;<em>This House Believes immigration reduces labor opportunities of less skilled natives.<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>In the middle school division championship, Luis Munoz Marin\u2019s&nbsp;&nbsp;Shenay Calzada and Madelin Sirin&nbsp;defeated Amy Cruz-Flores and John Carlos Cruz-Flores&nbsp;of Discovery Magnet on the resolution&nbsp;<em>This House Believes DACA and the DREAM Act are good for America.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#2f5496\"><strong>2020\/2019 Winners<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results January 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Magnet Cup<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Discovery Magnet debaters Abraham Lima and Dylan Padua defeated Multicultural Magnet debaters Rosa Navarro Pulla and Leah Santos in the second annual Magnet Cup Tournament.&nbsp; The topic was the environment.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results December 10, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Environmental Challenge Debate- Discovery Museum<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Harding&#8217;s Zach Billings and Ziona Jackson defeated Iris Stephanie Rivera and Clementine Gnoto in the inaugural <strong>Environmental Challenge <\/strong>at the Discovery Museum in Bridgeport. &nbsp; The final&#8217;s resolution was <em>This House would restrict &#8216;fracking&#8217; to extract natural gas from shale.&nbsp; <\/em>Also competing were Latonia Ferguson and Larissa Fernandes ( Central) and Massiel Goris and Derrick Ballejo (Harding).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results December 7, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>&nbsp;40 middle school teams competed in the second tournament of the 2019-2020 season.&nbsp; The topic was the <strong>Environment <\/strong>with the students debating issues on wind power,&nbsp; plastic bottles and animal testing.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results November 9, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>38 middle school teams competed in the opening tournament of the 2019 &#8211; 2020 season. The topic was <strong>Education<\/strong> with the students debating issues on public school funding, evaluating schools based on test scores and the elimination of home schooling.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results November 2, 2019&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Vassar College Debate<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>High school debaters from the Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League traveled to Poughkeepsie, NY to participate in the Vassar Invitational Debate Tournament held on the campus of Vassar College.<\/li><li>The League\u2019s top speakers were Kenny Pineda (Fairchild Wheeler), Clementine Gnoto (Central Magnet) and Iris Stephanie Rivera (Central Magnet).<\/li><li>Also competing were Latonia Ferguson (Central Magnet) Thomas Donnelly (Fairchild Wheeler) Carlos Aguilar (Fairchild Wheeler) Anna Ovalle (Fairchild Wheeler).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u200bTournament Results October 15, 2019&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Hispanic Heritage Debate<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>In the 2019 Hispanic Heritage Debate Fairchild Wheeler&#8217;s Kenny Pineda and Roberto Hernandez Velez defeated Central Magnet\u2019s Iris Stephanie Rivera and Evelyn Saqui-Lima for the high school division championship. The resolution was This House <em>Would make English the<br>official language of the United States.<\/em><\/li><li>For the middle school division championship, Cesar Batalla&#8217;s Atila Rivero and Melissa Jaco, defeated and Discovery\/Park City Magnet\u2019s Abraham Lima and Jhilary Garcia on the resolution, This House <em>Would end standardized testing for all elementary school students.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results September 28, 2019<\/strong>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Superintendents\u2019 Cup<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>In the finals of the inaugural Superintendents\u2019 Cup (novice division), Discovery Magnet&#8217;s Abraham Lima and Jason Velasco prevailed on the resolution <em>THBT private schools are unethical.&nbsp;<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In the varsity division, Fairchild Wheeler&#8217;s Annaliese Ovalle and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thomas Donnelly took the runners-up spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Also competing and congratulations to:<br><\/strong>Kelliece Dixon\/Ciara Feliciano (Park City Magnet)<br>Isabella Valencia\/Janelle Newell (Multicultural Magnet)<br>Clementine Gnoto\/Iris Stephanie Rivera (Central Magnet)<br>Kenny Pineda\/Andrew Rosario (Fairchild Wheeler)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Championship Final Results May 20, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>In the 2019 Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League Championship, Betsy Ross&#8217; Gihon Mack and Jayla Anderson defeated Discovery Magnet&#8217;s Abraham Lima and Nataly Valencia. The resolution was \u201cThis House would require government to obtain warrants to access information such as telephone and internet data that can be used to track an individual\u201d.<\/li><li>In the semifinals, Mack and Anderson defeated Aldin Medunjanin and Thomas Donnelly\u200b of Discovery Magnet and Lima and Valencia defeatedGenesis Bendolph and Laila Kelly-Walker of Betsy Ross. The resolution was &#8220;This House would remove the words &#8216;under God&#8217; from the American Pledge of Allegiance as a violation of the First Amendment&#8221;.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Championship Tournament Results May 18, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>31 teams competed in the season ending championship tournament of the Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League. The topic was US Constitutional Amendments. Teams from Betsy Ross (2 teams), Geraldine Claytor(1 team), Discovery Magnet (3 teams), Park City Magnet (1 team) and Jetti Tisdale (1 team) advanced to the quarterfinals, with Betsy Ross (2 teams) and Discovery Magnet (2 teams) advancing to the final 4.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results May 6, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>In the 2019 Hispanic Heritage Debate Cesar Batalla&#8217;s Joaquin Chunga and Atila Rivero defeated Multicultural Magnet&#8217;s Sofia Atehortua and Rosa Navarro Pulla, in the novice devision. The resolution was &#8220;This House believes that the U.S. should take in more refugees.&#8221; In the varsity division, Geraldine Claytor&#8217;s Evelyn Saqui-Lima and Iris Stephanie Rivera defeated Park City Magnet&#8217;s Ciara Feliciano and Daniela Aguero. The resolution was &#8220;This House supports illegal immigrants becoming citizens.&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results May 1, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>\u200b\u200bDiscovery Magnet&#8217;s Aldin Medunjanin and Thomas Donnelly defeated Park City Magnet&#8217;s Kelliece Dixon and Ruth Morgan in the 2nd annual Greater Bridgeport Bar Association&#8217;s Law Day Debate. The resolution was &#8220;This House would regulate the press.&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results Mar. 30, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>28 teams competed in the season\u2019s fourth tournament. The topic was criminal justice.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results March 2, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Superintendents\u2019 Cup<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Cancelled due to inclement weather<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results February 27, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Douglas-Garrison Debate<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Park City Magnet (Kelliece Dixon and Ruth Morgan) representing the government, defeated Discovery Magnet (Thomas Donnelly and Aldin Medunjanin) in the Third Annual NAACP Douglas-Garrison Debate. The resolution was This House would treat White Supremacy groups as terrorist organizations. In the varsity division, Central High School (Jada Burgess and Katerina Ruiz) also representing the government, defeated Fairchild Wheeler (Heer Thakkar and Kenny Pineda) on the resolution This House would make Bridgeport a gun-free zone.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results Feb. 2, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>32 teams competed in the season\u2019s third tournament. The topic was the environment.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results Jan. 25, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Twin City Classic<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Jettie S Tisdale (Annaliese Ovalle and Lindsey Mohammed) defeated New Haven\u2019s Betsy Ross in the inaugural Twin City Classic Tournament held at Yale University. Central High School (Ezequiel Fontan and Chunjang Bruynder) was the runners up in the varsity division. The topic for the debate was immigration reform.\u200b<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#2f5496\"><strong>2018 Winners<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results January 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results Dec.18, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Magnet Cup<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Geraldine Claytor (Clemintine Gnoto and Iris Stephanie Rivera) defeated Discovery Magnet (Aldin Medunjanin and Thomas Donnelly) in the inaugural Magnet Cup Tournament. The topic was education.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results Dec. 15, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>32 teams competed in the season\u2019s second tournament. The topic was technology.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tournament Results Nov.10, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>36 teams competed in the season opening tournament. The topic was education.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#2f5496\"><strong>Past News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to Abraham Lima and Dylan Padua of Discovery Magnet,&nbsp; winners of the second annual <strong>Magnet <\/strong>Cup<strong> Tournament.<\/strong>&nbsp; Runners up were Rosa Navarro Pulla and Leah Santos of Multicultural Magnet.&nbsp; Also participating were Park City Magnet and High Horizons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 10, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>High School debaters from Central and Harding competed in the inaugural <strong>Environmental Challenge<\/strong> sponsored by the Discovery Museum and former Mayor and Museum Director Bill Finch.&nbsp; In a very close debate, &nbsp; Hardings&#8217;s Zach Billings and Ziona Jackson defeated Central&#8217;s Iris Stephanie Rivera and Clementine Gnoto.&nbsp; Also competing were Latonia Fegurson and Larissa Fernandes ( Central) and Massiel Goris and Derrick Ballejo ( Harding).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 2, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>High school debaters from the Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League traveled to Poughkeepsie, NY to participate in the Vassar Invitational Debate Tournament held on the campus of Vassar College. The League\u2019s top speakers were Kenny Pineda (Fairchild Wheeler), Clementine Gnoto (Central Magnet) and Iris Stephanie Rivera (Central Magnet).&nbsp; Also competing were Latonia Ferguson (Central Magnet) Thomas Donnelly (Fairchild Wheeler) Carlos Aguilar (Fairchild Wheeler) Anna Ovalle (Fairchild Wheeler).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 15, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to Fairchild Wheeler&#8217;s Kenny Pineda and Roberto Hernandez and Cesar Batalla&#8217;s Atila Rivero and Melissa Jaco winners of the 2019 Hispanic Heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Runners-up were Central Magnet\u2019s Iris Stephanie Rivera and Evelyn Saqui-Lima and Discovery\/Park City Magnet\u2019s Abraham Lima and Jhilary Garcia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 28, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to Discovery Magnet\u2019s Abraham Lima and Jason Velasco who took first place in the finals of the inaugural Superintendents\u2019 Cup, novice division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the varsity division, Fairchild Wheeler&#8217;s Annaliese Ovalle and&nbsp; Thomas Donnelly took the runners-up spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 20, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to Betsy Ross&#8217; Gihon Mack and Jayla Anderson, winners of the 2019 Bridgeport Public Schools Debate League Championship. Runners-up were Discovery Magnet&#8217;s Abraham Lima and Nataly Valencia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also competing in the championship round were Genesis Bendolph and Laila Kelly- Walker from Betsy Ross and Aldin Medunjanin and Thomas Donnelly\u200b from Discovery Magnet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Best Speaker Medals were awarded to:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>1st Place Ruth Morgan (Park City Magnet)<\/li><li>2nd Place Abraham Lima (Discovery Magnet)<\/li><li>3rd Place Gihon Mack (Betsy Ross)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 6, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to Cesar Batalla&#8217;s Joaquin Chunga and Atila Rivero and Geraldine Claytor&#8217;s Evelyn Saqui-Lima and Iris Stephanie Rivera winners of the 2019 Hispanic Heritage Debate. Runners- up were Multicultural Magnet&#8217;s Sofia Atehortua and Rosa Navarro Pulla and Park City Magnet&#8217;s Ciara Feliciano and Daniela Aguero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 1, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b\u200bCongratulations to Discovery Magnet&#8217;s Aldin Medunjanin and Thomas Donnelly winners of the 2nd annual Greater Bridgeport Bar Association&#8217;s Law Day Debate. Runner-up were Park City Magnet&#8217;s Kelliece Dixon and Ruth Morgan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>March 5, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forty-three middle and high school debaters travelled to Boston to participate in the Senate Immersion Module (SIM) at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute, where they tapped into their negotiation and debate skills to learn about the legislative process. 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