We are very proud of our Fairmont North Tustin debaters who took part in the ninth annual Orange County Debate League Championship Tournament at Buena Park Junior High last weekend. The OCDL Championship had nearly 240 students from more than 15 public and private schools debating the following topics:
- The Olympic Games should include eSports.
- States should not be permitted to create campaign-free zones at polling places.
- Reptiles should not be kept as pets.
- A nuclear attack on North Korea should be "off the table."
Fifteen debaters represented the North Tustin campus:
8th graders
--- Nadia A., Jack G., Ryan G., Vivian T.
7th graders
--- Aydin A., Kian A., Misha B., Karim D., Rohun G., Cliff J., Rayhan J., Jones L., Sharif S., Sahil V. (Manav B. was visiting from Fairmont Anaheim Hills)
Competing with New England Academy were the following students:
6th graders
--- Kamran A., Brian C., Ara M., Kiera M.
5th graders
--- Chloette H., Aumrita S.
The North Tustin debaters did very well, taking home top speaker, team, and school awards. We are looking forward to an equally successful year next year!
Speaker Awards (to the top 40 speakers)
Nadia A.
--- first place (top 8th grader)
Ryan G.
--- third place (speaker of the year award)
Kamran A.
--- sixth place (top 6th grader)
Vivian T.
--- 13th place
Rohun G.
--- 25th place
Rayhan J.
--- 37th place
Aumrita S.
--- top 5th grader
Team Awards (to the top 20 teams)
Team GAT (Ryan G., Nadia A., Vivian T.)
--- first place
New England SDA (Kamran A.)
--- third place
Team AGB (Aydin A., Rohun G., Misha B.)
--- 16th place
Team AGJ (Kian A., Jack G., Rayhan J.)
--- 17th place
School Awards (to the top five schools)
Fairmont North Tustin
--- fifth place Overall School Award (total number of wins, regardless of squad size)
Fairmont North Tustin
--- fifth place Tournament Award (percentage of wins)
Great job, debaters!
