Washington Hosts Second DKC High School Tournament
October 29th – The DEBATE-Kansas City tournament season is well underway and participation is growing. Washington High School hosted the second DKC high school tournament of the season, which was twice as big as the same tournament last year. In novice policy debate the field was almost three times as large as the year before.
“Growth in participation is great to see we look forward to having one of the best seasons in recent DKC history,” said DKC Porgram Coordinator Isaac Allen.
The competition was tough as usual. In the open division Lincoln Prep’s Frankie George took home the top speaking honors for the second straight tournament in varsity policy debate, while her teammates Monica Propst and Ellen Baker won first place varsity policy debate team. In novice policy debate Sumner Academy is proving themselves tough competition with Marley Lowe winning top novice speaker, and the squad earning 4 out of 5 novice team awards. Sumner also placed four of the top five student congress competitors and won first place in sweepstakes.
A full list of results is below:
Top 5 Novice Policy Debate Speakers
- Sumner Academy, Marley Lowe
- Washington High School, Deanna Daniels
- Sumner Academy, Valeria Munoz
- Sumner Academy, Faith Davis
- F.L. Schlagel, Averie Gomez-Franklin
Top 5 Novice Policy Debate Teams
- Sumner Academy, Valeria Munoz and Jasmine Brown
- Washington High School, Deanna Daniels and Faith Johnson
- Sumner Academy, Gilberto Perez and Faith Davis
- Sumner Academy, Shaun Hanson and Ian Pack
- Sumner Academy, Ajhanae Franklin and Terrence Pledger
Top 5 Open Policy Debate Speakers
- Lincoln College Prep, Frankie George
- Lincoln College Prep, Monica Propst
- Lincoln College Prep, Chebet Buckner
- Lincoln College Prep, Ellen Baker
- Lincoln College Prep, Jorge Lopez
Top 5 Open Policy Debate Teams
- Lincoln College Prep, Monica Propst and Ellen Baker
- Lincoln College Prep, Jill Sojourner and Frankie George
- Lincoln College Prep, Chebet Buckner and Ashlin Vasquez
- Washington High School, Willie Tolon
- Lincoln College Prep, Jorge Lopez and Adrian Ruiz
Top 5 Student Congress
- Sumner Academy, LaTara Demery
- Center High School, Malik Burton
- Sumner Academy, Ben Franco
- Sumner Academy, Michael Franklin
- Sumner Academy, Thalia Hernandez
Sweepstakes Awards
- Sumner Academy
- Washington High School, Wyandotte High School & Center High School (tie)
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