Junior Debating Tournament

Stanstead College hosted its Second Invitational Junior Debating Tournament on Friday, October 12. Forty-four students from 11 schools from Montreal and the Eastern Townships participated.

Participating schools were Stanstead College, Bishop’s College School, The Study, Miss Edgar’s & Miss Cramp’s School, Lower Canada College, Vincent Massey Collegiate, Trafalgar School for Girls, Selwyn House, Royal West Academy and Centennial Academy.

The day included three rounds of impromptu debate, followed by a closing debate between the top two teams.

The winning team from Selwyn House consisted of Harry Cape and Marc Perlman (second photo from bottom, below), with runners-up Harley Nadler and Duncan Stewart from Centennial Academy (third photo from bottom, below).

The top speaker was Michael Oberman from Royal West Academy. Stanstead's Javier Quintero placed 8th, while William Bright was 5th.

The tournament’s judges were drawn from the participating schools and the community. Stanstead College students assisted as timekeepers.

More reading: October 16 Gazette article about the tournament and high school debating in general.)