The MS Debate Club participated in the fourth tournament of the school year as part of the New York Public Debate League. Seven other schools participated in the tournament that was held at Success Academy Harlem West. In addition to the Dalton win, students also took home team and individual awards. Bryson Wiese won the gavel for best individual speaker. Sehan Choi came in second individual speaker. Emlyn Mileaf-Patel and Eeshan Tripathii also placed in the top 10 speakers.
Dalton swept the top four team awards:
1st place - Bryson Wiese and Sehan Choi
2nd place - Toby Edelstein, Emlyn Mileaf-Patel and Ryan Raymundo
3rd place - Josh Fielding, Eeshan Tripathii and Juwan Jackson ('20)
4th place - Wallis Edwards, Penelope Effron ('20) and Jahnavi Bhavsar
(all students are 8th graders, unless otherwise noted)