Debate Wins November Invitational

On November 9, 2024, City and Country School earned the prestigious School Award at the English-Speaking Union's New York Debate League November Invitational, hosted by Packer Collegiate. The School Award recognizes the school with the highest winning percentage.

A total of 165 students in 47 teams from 10 schools competed. City and Country's three teams—Abigail, Katya, and Penelope; Sarah, Freya, and West; and Gia and Iyla—each won three of their four debates, giving C&C a decisive 9-3 record. The Salk School of Science and The Speyer School placed second and third, respectively.

Each of C&C’s teams finished in the top ten, with three students earning individual honors:

• Freya received an honorable mention individual speaker award.
• Sarah ranked fourth overall in individual speaker awards.
• West placed third overall and was the top speaker from City and Country.

The topics debated included:

• "Humanities education is more important than STEM education"
• "Police unions do more harm than good"
• "Credit cards do more harm than good"

Congratulations to our team for their hard work and commitment. Their next tournament is on December 14, 2024.

(one student not pictured above due to scheduling conflict)