East Teams Qualify for National Debate Tournament

At the qualifying debate tournament at Blue Valley Southwest High School this past weekend, East claimed three of Kansas City’s six allowed teams for the national debate tournament. The tournament will take place in Ft. Lauderdale over Memorial Day weekend. The results are as follows:

SM East:

Henry Walter and Ali Dastjerdi — third place
Shrushti Mehta and Bhavish Dinakar — fourth place
Jack Werner and Parker Mitchell — sixth place

Lawrence High School:

Nina Andersen and Isabel Holloway — Open finalists — second place
Brittany Whitney and Hallie Haynes — Open quarterfinalists — fourth place