Over five rounds of competition, nineteen Dalton students argued for and against topics ranging from whether NATO expansion is beneficial to whether contentment matters more than achievement. 

Competing in teams of three, Kiran Maduraperuma ‘28, Pilar Morgan ‘28, and Anastasia Wu ‘28 took 3rd place overall. Laila Sene ‘28 and Astrid Lemons ‘28 took 6th place overall, while Maiya Kang ‘28, Lily Kim-Yatter ‘28, and Beatrice Levine ‘28 came in 9th place. An Honorable Mention goes to Jordan Edwards-Williams ‘28, who, although was not able to join, was indispensable in helping her partners prepare and achieve three undefeated finishes in the regular season. On an individual level, Gabriel Alexander ‘29 was 3rd place, and Astrid Lemons ‘28 was 5th place for overall speaker at the tournament.

Meanwhile, the High School debate team was competing at the New York Parliamentary Debate League (NYPDL) April tournament, where the sibling duo of Shreya Ranjan ’26 and Ashwin Ranjan ‘24 along with Will Foley ’24 and a Trinity teammate reached the final round. With three out of the four finalists hailing from Dalton, the students forewent a debate and accepted the title of co-champions.. 

Vihaan Kotahwala ‘25, Ollie Feder ‘25, Sam Worthington ‘26, and Campbell Langdon ‘26 also made the elimination rounds in the tournament. Dalton students swept the individual speaker awards, with Shreya Ranjan ‘26, Ashwin Ranjan ‘24, Emmalyn Zuzunaga ‘26, Sam Worthington ‘26, and Ollie Feder ‘25 taking 2nd, 4th, 6th, 9th, and 10th place, respectively.

Other Dalton debate highlights from the spring include: