Congratulations to all of the debaters who competed at the New Haven Urban Debate League District Championship on April 25, 2014! This was the first debate featuring a final round in which the top two teams slugged it out to decide the winner. This tournament closes out a very successful year for UDL. Apply for the August camp, and we hope to see you all again next year!
The District Championship results are below:
Varsity Teams:
1st: Jake Colavolpe and Zariah Altman (Sound)
2nd: Luigi Bernardo and Kevin Adu-Poku (Hillhouse)
3rd: Julia Silverstein and Xavier Sottile (CO-OP)
4th: Madeleine Feddern and Ray Charles Capanzana (Career)
5th: Isabella Pinto and Olivia Pinto (Hills Academy)
Varsity Speakers:
1st: Jake Colavolpe (Sound)
2nd: Zariah Altman (Sound)
3rd: Luigi Bernardo (Hillhouse)
4th: Julia Silverstein (CO-OP)
5th: Kevin Adu-Poku (Hillhouse)
Novice Speakers:
1st: Alejandra Corona (Sound)
2nd: Denzel Walker (Sound)
3rd: Jyovanni Mendez (Sound)
4th: Tatiana Ashanti (West Haven)
5th: Cooper Genovese (HSC)