Sarah's First Debate Tournament

Sarah started debate this year. Her first tournament was this weekend. All last week she spent hours after school with her debate coach and partner, Zack. Followed by hours at home getting things organized. But it all paid off. She and Zack made it to the playoffs (semi-finals). Considering there were approximately 32 teams - and only 4 made it to playoffs, that in itself was great. She ended up finishing 3rd, losing to a team who were seniors and although it is their first year in CX (cross-examination) debate, have been in debate all through high school.

I got to sit in on 2 of the debates Friday and on Saturday's too. It was amazing watching her. I knew she could argue and make her point very clearly. But seeing her master the topics of global warming and the environment was really great. Especially since I knew she had no clue about any of it at the beginning of the year!

I am very proud of her dedication and accomplishments. I imagine this is just the first of many great successes she'll have!

Here is a picture of Sarah and Zack after the awards ceremony. They were both hyper so getting a picture was a feat in itself - but here's the great debaters with their medals.