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John R. Park Debate Society Ends Regular Season on a High Note

The John R. Park Debate Society competed in the Trapper Rendezvous hosted by Northwest College on February 19th and 20th. At the tournament, the Debate Society earned the top overall award with individual competitors winning all three debate events offered at the tournament, as well as five other competitive events. In March, the team will begin its international and national championship tournaments to close out the season. The first will be the International Forensics Association Championships on March 12-14, 2021. 

COMPLETE RESULTS

Overall Awards

1st Place – Tournament Sweepstakes 

Individual Event Awards

1st Place – Persuasive Speaking – Grace Osusky

1st Place – Informative Speaking – Jared Lange

1st Place – Communication Analysis – Grace Osusky

1st Place – Poetry Interpretation – Vivian Lee

1st Place – After Dinner Speaking – Ryan Knippel

2nd Place – Impromptu Speaking – Jared Lange

2nd Place – After Dinner Speaking – Ashton Poindexter

4th Place – Impromptu Speaking – Ashton Poindexter

4th Place – Prose Interpretation – Grace Osusky

4th Place – Programmed Oral Interpretation – Vivian Lee

 

Debate Awards

1st Place – Lincoln Douglas Debate – Alyssa Lee

1st Place – British Parliamentary Debate – Grace Osusky & Vivian Lee

1st Place – IPDA Debate – Ashton Poindexter

2nd Place – British Parliamentary Debate – Jared Lange & Ryan Knippel

4th Place – British Parliamentary Debate – Taimur Iftikhar & Ashton Zeeman

Last Updated: 7/7/21