At the Pennsbury tournament, Arjun Mehra ’22 and Tenzin Sangmo ’23 competed in a field of 73 and picked up a total of 3 wins. At the Harvard National Forensics tournament, Dalton sent seven teams––winning a collective 9 rounds in the JV and Varsity divisions. In the JV division, Dalton was represented by Syeda Hossain ’24, Julia Miyasaka ’24, Jai Kapoor ’24, Julia Hammerman ’24, Tenzin Sangmo ’23 and Felix Gaddie ’23. In the Varsity Division, Arjun Mehra ’22, Brett Hammerman ’21, Mirabelle Zhang ’24, and Anya Levin ’24 competed for the Tigers.
 
And in Dalton’s final regular-season tournament, three teams headed to the all-important qualifier for the National Speech and Debate Tournament, to be held in June. Anya Levin ’24 and Annika Jha ’24 partnered, as did Jodany Fanord ’24 and Syeda Hossain ’24, representing the Class of 2024. Over two days, Lila Sternoff ’22  and Leo Yu ’23 prevailed in five out of six rounds, picking up 10 out of 14 ballots to qualify for Nationals. 

Story submitted by Dalton parent Sandy Mancini