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Waring School Debate Team Qualifies for State Tournament

Four Waring teams have now qualified for the Massachusetts State Debate Tournament, which will take place on March 30

Laura Bitler, Patch Mayor

At the Lincoln-Sudbury Winter Debate Festival on December 9, 150 teams (300 debaters) from dozens of schools competed in the open varsity division, and Waring School's teams had a successful day.

In the field of 300 speakers, Julia Kautz won 9th place and Anand Fedele won 14th place. Gareth Buhl and Arion Carraher-Kang were both in the top 10% of speakers.

Four Waring teams have now qualified for the Massachusetts State Debate Tournament, which will take place on March 30: Charlotte Smit & Arion Carraher-Kang, Phoebe Holz & Swara Douglas, Quin Adams & Turner Britz and Gareth Buhl & Betta Tham.

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Waring School Debate also had two teams chosen to attend the Barkley Forum for High Schools, to be held at Emory University on February 24-28. Charlotte Smit & Arion Carraher-Kang and Phoebe Holz & Swara Douglas will attend this highly competitive tournament. Students from all over the United States submitted applications. For more information about the tournament, please look here.

Picture includes (L-R: Arion Carraher-Kang, Charlotte Smit, Waring Debate Coach Tim Averill, Phoebe Holz and Swara Douglas)

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