<p>Stuyvesant Parli debate team sent six debaters, including two novices, to the Berkeley High School Invitational, a tournament attended by teams from across the world. Congratulations to<b> Julian Huang</b> (‘24) and <b>Julia Amiri</b> (‘23) for being 1st and 2nd ranked Junior Varsity speakers! Also, congratulations to <b>Henry Bansbach</b> (‘23) and <b>Isaac Houts</b> (‘23) for reaching Open division Octofinals! This tournament, they debated everything from whether we should ban in-app purchases in video games to whether Batman should abandon his no killing rule.</p><p>Stuyvesant Parli sent 11 debaters, including 4 novices, to the <b>New York Parliamentary Debate League (NYPDL) February Invitational</b>, a tournament attended by teams from across the United States. Congratulations to <b>Adrian Turkdjiev</b> (‘25) for being 2nd ranked Novice Speaker, and <b>Everett Torrey</b> (‘25) for being 15th ranked overall speaker, and <b>Hannah Riegel</b> (‘23) for being 14th ranked overall speaker! Huge Congrats to Adrian and Everett for being Novice champions, and Hannah and <b>Molly Carroll Thompson</b> not just for winning the tournament, but for being now the #2 ranked team nationally!</p><p><b>Stuyvesant is also now the top ranked school on the East Coast.</b> Congrats to all!</p>
