ISS Debate Team Places 1st at MBHS Tournament

The ISS team of Sarah Brabston ’16 and Sam Newton ’16 placed first out of 25 teams Saturday in the Novice Division of Public Forum Debate at the 2016 Mountain Brook High School Betty Gunn Invitational. 

Brabston and Newton went undefeated in eight debates during the two-day tournament. They won seven rounds arguing for and one round arguing against the topic: “Resolved: The U.S. federal government should adopt a carbon tax.”

Rebecca Schmieder ’17 won 2nd Place Speaker out of the 50 students competing in the Novice Division. A German exchange student, Schmieder is studying at ISS this year through the school’s partnership with ASSIST, or American Secondary Schools for International Students and Teachers.

“This is another great showing for Springs’ hardworking debate team,” says ISS Debate teacher and Debate Team faculty advisor Chuck Williams. “They prepare well and compete with conviction and grace. We look forward to our next tournament at the end of February.”

Congratulations to Brabston, Newton, Schmieder, Williams, and the entire team!
 
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