Over 175 DEBATE-Kansas City students competed in the final DKC tournament of the season. The ACE middle school high school combined tournament is a one of a kind tournament bringing students from 6^th grade to 12^th grade together in one tournament experience. On the high school level students compete in a student congress focused on next year’s policy debate topic. Students debated bills and resolutions that explored how to reduce poverty in the United States. On the middle school level students had a choice of whether to compete in student congress or policy debate.

This was only the second middle school policy debate tournament in DKC history. “Our students proved they were up to the challenge of doing policy debate” said Isaac Allen Program Coordinator of DKC. “The middle school students did a great job” Concurred Sidney Brown senior at Central high school. “Some of these kids will do very well in high school” Ms. Brown continued.

 The Nancy Buckley the coach of Lincoln Middle School summed the tournament and the year up best: “I’m just so proud of everyone we had a great year and tournament I can’t wait to see all these kids succeed in the years to come”.

A full list of results is below.

Middle School Policy Debate Speakers

1.      Sedrich Weaver, Coronado Middle School

2.      Darren Partee, University Academy

3.      Gina Lucero, Arrowhead Middle School

4.      Lee Barnes, Lincoln College Preparatory Middle School

5.      Trigg Brewer, Turner Middle School

6.      Hunter  Muller, Lincoln College Preparatory Middle

7.      Sage Magee, Turner Middle School

8.      Anya Doynov, Lincoln College Preparatory Middle

9.      Corey Fisher, Lincoln College Preparatory Middle School

10.  Kalin Allen, Arrowhead Middle School

Middle School Policy Debate Team Awards

1.University Academy Darren Partee & Camela Brooks

2.  Lincoln College Preparatory Middle School Lee Barnes & Olivia Taylor-Butler

3. Coronado Middle School Demonte Sykes & Sedrich Weaver

Middle School Congress Awards

House A

1.      Courtney Smith, Foreign Language Academy  

2.      Cesley Fullilove, Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy  

3.      Lauren Irving, Eisenhower Middle School

4.      Joshua Lindsey, Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy

5.      Aradasia Walker, Arrowhead Middle School

House B

1.      Cheyenne Brown, Arrowhead Middle School  

2.      Sidney Matthews, Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy

3.      Dazcha Mitchell-Davis, Foreign Language Academy  

4.      Gonzalez Manrique, Jose, Thatcher 8^th Grade Center

5.      Kaulic Williams, Sweeny Elementary  

House C

1.      Ben Franco, Coronado Middle School

2.      Mustafa, Mohammed, Thatcher 8^th Grade Center  

3.      Ximena Pecina, Foreign Language Academy  

4.      Deja Benton, Foreign Language Academy  

5.      Abdual Sheik, Thatcher 8^th Grade Center

House D

1.      Freemon, Jared, Lincoln College Preparatory Middle

2.      Chris Childs, Coronado Middle School  

3.      Angelique Lofton, Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy

4.      Inkera Muuwwakkil, Lee A. Tolbert Community

5.      Victoria Beristain, Arrowhead Middle School

House E

1.      Rucker, Ciara, Lincoln College Preparatory Middle

2.      Jaquaylah Taylor, Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy

3.      Ellyia Dunn, Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy

4.      Samantha Holland, Arrowhead Middle School

5.      Mija Jones, Arrowhead Middle Chool

High School Senate

1.      Jay Walters, Westport High School

2.      Serena Karraker, Lincoln College Preparatory High

3.      Ja'Ron Nichols, Wyandotte High School

4.      Courtney Ford, Wyandotte High School

5.      Michael Gorius, Lincoln College Preparatory High School

6.      Nick Jackson, Paseo Performing Arts Academy

DEBATE-Kansas City is a non-profit Urban Debate League supporting students, teachers and debate programs in urban Kansas City Kansas and Missouri middle schools and high schools. Additional information about the organization may be obtained from Gabe Cook at cookgabe@umkc.edu.