Brown Middle School

On November 3rd, debaters, coaches, and parents from the Atlanta Urban Debate League community gathered at Brown Middle School for the third AUDL Middle school tournament of the year. Judges reported seeing some of the highest quality debates of the year. Harper Archer and Carson students from the CAD program had particularly stellar performances, making this their most successful tournament yet

Novice Team Awards – Top Fifteen
1. Westminster B (Rahul Patel & Luke Telljohann)
2. Stratford A (David Dozier & Hermanth Sanjeer)
3. Meadows F (Laura Gilbert & Sydney Stasch)
4. Carson D (Sanqual Franklin & Chris Wright)
5. Meadows K (Ethan Craig & Nora Correa)
6. Meadows I (Russell clark & Tom Vale)
7. Meadows H (Grace Ivey & Callie McDoungh)
8. Hybrid C (Indigo Belin (Woodward) & Frederick Harris (King))
9. Renfroe B (Chantal Wilmore & Nia Tippett)
10.Inman A (Kyle Cobb & Preston Choi)

Junior Varsity Team Awards – Top Ten
1. Crabapple B (Trevor Appier & Christine Caldwell)
2. King F (Samantha Chiang & Kiera Newby)
3. Brown C (Cara Caldwell & Alia Abdul-Jalil)
4. Westminister E (William McClatchey & James Pavur)
5. Brown D (Jasmine Key & Diamond Willingham)
6. Carson B (Justin Leonard & Sanquavious Weaver)
7. Westminster C (Sarah Hakani & Sana Hashim)
8. Inman D (Kanadu Amoakuh & Isabelle Taft)
9. Inman B (Sammi Dean & Mackenzi Smith)
10.Meadows D (Kate Beecham & Trey Bridges)

Varsity Team Awards – Top Five
1. Carson A (D’Angelo Bowie & Christopher Howard)
2. Hybrid B (Lauren Scott (Inman) & Leah Nugent (arbor)
3. Westminster H (Pooja Deshpande & Diana Turbayne)
4. Westminster G (Meyer Horne & Lesa Redmond)
5. Meadows A (Olivia Medley & Haley Shoji)

Novice Speaker Awards – Top Fifteen
1. Nia Tippett (Renfroe B)
2. Kyle Cobb (Inman A)
3. Aubree Clark (Meadows J)
4. Haleigh Griffin (Stratford C)
5. Hemanth Sanjeer (Stratford A)
6. Rahul Patel (Westminister B)
7. Shalonda Cash (Harper-Archer)
8. Shanqual Franklin (Carson D)
9. Sydney Stasch (Meadows F)
10. Ethan Craig (Meadows K)
11. Raynard Jackson (Carson E)
12. Marshall Grubb (Stratford B)
13. Priyanka Ambekar (Westminister A)
14. Frederick Harris (King) (Hybrid C)
15. Russell Clark (Meadows I)

Junior Varsity Speaker Awards – Top Fifteen
1. Christine Caldwell (Crabapple B)
2. Samantha Chiang (King F)
3. Sammi Dean (Inman B)
4. Kate Beecham (Meadows D)
5. Brandon Richardson (Brown B)
6. Victoria Hurse (Long C)
7. Alia Abdul-Jalil (Brown C)
8. Justin Leonard (Carson B)
9. Cara Caldwell (Brown D)
10. Diamond Willingham (Brown D)
11. Jacquez Solomon (Harper E)
12. Mackenzi Smith (Inman B)
13. James Pavur (Westminster E)
14. William McClatchey (Westminster E)
15. Trey Bridges (Meadows D)

Varsity Speaker Awards – Top Ten
1. Christopher Howard (Carson A)
2. Lauren Scott (Inman) (Hybrid B)
3. D’Angelo Bowie (Carson A)
4. Leah Nugent (Arbor) (Hybrid B)
5. Pooja Deshpande (Westminster
6. Haley Dhoji (Meadows A)
7. Olivia Medley (Meadows A)
8. Lesa Redmond (Westminster G)
9. William Selman (Meadows B )
10. Hayley Halston (Inman G)

Brainstorming Negative Arguments

One thing that debaters learn early on is the importance of preparation, cooperation, and the ability to see both sides of an argument. Here are some of the arguments supporting U.S. health aid to Africa, as heard at Benjamin S. Carson Middle School’s debate practice.

People are dying and it is a tragedy to watch and know that someone we could have saved has died. They are human beings who need be saved. If we are the “good persons” we say we are, we would save them, no matter who they are, how old they are, or what color they are.
-Sanquavius Weaver

We would want their help, if we were in need.
- Topaz Crowley

Some of these (the children) are our future. We are morally obligated to do so. We should work together to make life easier.
- anonymous

Voices: A Debater Speaks of Her Appreciation for History

By Lacretia Leigh, Alum of the Computer Assisted Debate Program and Graduate of Benjamin S. Carson Honors Preparatory Academy.

We visited the History Museum and were asked to write a paragraph on three events that happened in history. I learned about Benjamin Franklin and how he had a great effect on history with all of his inventions and his contributions to the advancement in the printing system, electricity, the postal system, diplomacy and the writing of more than four of our major founding documents including the U. S. Constitution. The world would not have had much of everything if it were not for Benjamin Franklin. Our ancestor took on great responsibilities. We learned a lot about the Civil War, the Olympics and other events in addition to that which we learned about Benjamin Franklin and we need to take it all into our heads. Learning new things about history brings us closer to our ancestors and an understanding of what they went through in order for us to have a world like we do.