On Nov. 22, 38 Parker School debaters competed alongside 14 schools in the University Lab School debate nonqualifying tournament on Oahu. The Big Island school returned home victorious with two sweepstakes trophies: one for the largest number of ballots won (94 versus Punahou School’s second-place 68) and one for the highest percentage of ballots won, tying with Iolani School. The highest number of ballots won ever in a Hawaii Speech League non-qualifying tournament ios 94, breaking the record of 88 set last year by Parker School.
The top finishers for Parker School were: Dash Cotton in championship Lincoln-Douglas with a 6-0 score; Sean Dunnington and Anna McFarland in beginning public forum debate (6-0); Josh Yost and Kosuke Kume in junior varsity policy debate (6-0); Carrie Hiller in championship Lincoln-Douglas debate (5-1); Maia Tarnas and Michael Note in advanced public forum debate (5-1); Kyra Matsuda and Ian Bond in varsity policy debate (5-1); and in junior varsity policy debate, the teams of Bradley Smith and Susie Krall, Kirk Hubbard and Braedon Ingalls, and Macie Note and Zoe Vann all received a 5-1 score.
A total of 25 Parker debaters earned certificates for superior performance in the tournament. These certificates are given out to those competitors who win two-thirds of their rounds. The Parker debate team will next compete at the Punahou School speech and debate nonqualifying tournament on Oahu on Dec. 20.
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