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MS Debaters Tackle Online Debate and National Challenge
From Debate Coach Meredith MacLeod:
In April, St. Luke’s Middle School debaters Chris Briggs ‘24 and Ella Sato-Connell ‘24 participated in Connecticut’s first virtual debate tournament. The resolution was: This house believes single gender education is preferable to mixed gender education. Chris and Ella spent two full days debating the advantages and disadvantages of the resolution.
In May, Ainsley Birmingham, a seventh grade debater for St. Luke’s Middle School Debate Team, entered the National Speech and Debate Speech Challenge. She worked on her speeches daily and found evidence from many scholarly sources. Her debate speeches were on the topic: Resolved: On balance, charter schools are beneficial to the quality of education in the United States. We will find out how she placed later in June, when the entered speeches are judged.
St. Luke’s School is a secular (non-religious), private school in New Canaan, CT for grades 5 through 12 serving over 35 towns in Connecticut and New York. Our exceptional academics and diverse co-educational community foster students’ intellectual and ethical development and prepare them for top colleges. St. Luke’s Center for Leadership builds the commitment to serve and the confidence to lead.
