Westridge Middle School Debate Team Wins 1st Place Tournament Award
The Westridge Middle School Debate Team won the 1st Place Tournament Award for highest percentage of wins at the Sequoyah School Debate Tournament on Saturday, March 14. The Westridge team brought five members: Rachel ’19, Stephanie ’19, Louise ’19, Reese ’20, and Kaylan ’20. The girls researched, argued, debated, and thought on their feet to change strategy and tactic when necessary.
The Westridge Team also won several other awards:
Team Rachel ’19, Stephanie ’19, Louise ’19 placed 3rd – out of 30 teams!
In Individual Speaker Awards category – Stephanie ’19 placed 18th, Rachel ’19 placed 7th, and the winner of the entire Tournament, placing #1 and winning the Gavel Award is Westridge’s Louise ’19!
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