Small Hamilton squad among 8 schools vying for $10K prize
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Posted 5/2/24
Students from Hamilton High School in Chandler won an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City this weekend to compete as finalists in the 23rd annual International Public Policy Forum.
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EDUCATION
Chandler school debate team invited to New York
Small Hamilton squad among 8 schools vying for $10K prize
Courtesy of Hamilton H.S.
Members of Hamilton High School’s debate team, shown here with the full squad as the team placed third in a recent state-level competition, earned a trip to this weekend’s national competition in New York City.
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Students from Hamilton High School in Chandler won an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City this weekend to compete as finalists in the 23rd annual International Public Policy Forum.
It’s a global debate competition by the Brewer Foundation and New York University.
The IPPF Finals will take place on Saturday, May 4,, at The Harold Pratt House in Manhattan.
The Brewer Foundation is the charitable foundation of the Brewer law firm, founded in Dallas in 1984.
The Hamilton High School team will be one of eight teams — representing schools from six U.S. states — competing for a $10,000 grand prize.
The Hamilton team includes students Emma Xi, Jenny Dong, Marie Chen, and Kevin Chen. The team is coached by Dawn Berkshire.
The IPPF is a competition that gives high school students the opportunity to engage in written and oral debates on issues of public policy. The debate competition was founded in 2001 by the Brewer Foundation.
Hamilton qualified in the IPPF’s 23rd annual competition, which began in October 2023, with 311 teams, representing schools in 26 countries and 33 U.S. states, submitted qualifying round essays affirming or negating an IPPF topic about universal basic income.
In November, the “Round of 64” teams began a single-elimination, written debate competition. Each team was assigned a position (affirmative or negative) and then volleyed papers back and forth with another team via email for the next six weeks.
A panel of judges reviewed the essays and selected the winning teams. The next two rounds also took place in written form.
The IPPF semifinals will be broadcast live on the IPPF’s Facebook page, beginning at 7 a.m. Arizona time on Saturday, May 4.
Viewers can watch the final debate beginning at 12:30 p.m.
A competition bracket for the IPPF Finals is available on the IPPF website.
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