Debate Competes in Iowa Caucus, Novice Tourney

Over the weekend, the East varsity debate team traveled to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to participate in the Iowa Caucus. The tournament is one of the team’s hardest of the year, and three of the four teams participating cleared to the elimination rounds. Seniors Jack Werner, Parker Mitchell and Shrusti Mehta and junior Bhavish Dinakar were double octofinalists, and seniors Henry Walter and Ali Dastjerdi were octofinalists. Walter also placed second speaker and Dastjerdi placed third out of 170 debaters.

Four East novice teams also competed over the weekend:

Congratulations to East debaters on a great weekend of competition with the following results:

5-0 (1st Place) – Christopher Munar and Denny Rice
4-1- Scheele Prust and Anna McClelland
4-1- Harrison Quick and Mary Beth Eddy
3-2- Lucas Hagan and Cynthia Smith

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