2025 Tournament Results

Middle School ResultsHigh School Results

Middle School Final Round – Connecticut’s Old State House on May 8, 2025

Check back after the Tournament for Results

Middle School Preliminary Rounds – Timothy Edwards Middle School on April 22, 2025

Check back after the Tournament Preliminary Round for Results.
Speaker Awards are presented at the end of the Tournament Preliminary Round

High School Final Rounds – Connecticut’s Old State House on April 3, 2025

Check back after the Tournament for Results

High School Preliminary Rounds – Wesleyan University on March 11, 2025

The following teams qualified for the elimination round, to be held at the OSH on April 3.  The teams are:
Linda Chen & Janet Fan, Bethany Orange Woodbridge
Anoushka Das & Pooravi Srivastava, South Windsor High School
Sophie Broderick & Nadia Ratib-Eixarch, Wheeler
Rohan Arun & Elias Ratchman, Westfield/Watkinson
Martha Hammond & Blake Murray, St Bernard School
Vaishnaavi Bhaskar & Hanyasai Ramakrishna, South Windsor High School
Graham Alardyce & Minh Ho, Academy of Information Technology and Engineering
Sofia Munoz & Luna Munoz, Academy of Information Technology and Engineering
Top Five Speakers
1. Inga Weissenberger, Westfield/Watkinson
2. Pooravi Srivastava, South Windsor High School
3. Linda Chen, Bethany Orange Woodbridge
4. Janet Fan, Bethany Orange Woodbridge
5. Minh Ho, Academy of Information Technology and Engineering

Background info

The Connecticut Democracy Center Debate Tournament hosts competitive interscholastic team policy debate tournaments for middle and high school students focused on a Connecticut topic. There are two days of competition. The first day entails two preliminary rounds for all teams, then the top 8 advance to a second day of elimination rounds. At both the middle and high school levels, students form two person teams to debate both sides of a current topic. While participants receive preliminary resources, they are encouraged to conduct additional research. Participants use their research to develop both negative and affirmative arguments, learn to cross examine their opposition, and listen attentively in order to rebut their opponent’s arguments. Students are scored in several areas, including delivery and analysis. Participation in CTDC Debate improves students’ public speaking skills, ability to analyze issues and resources, and expertise in using evidence to support arguments.

For more information, please contact

Rebecca Taber, Director of Secondary Education Programs at Rebecca.Taber@ctdemocracycenter.org  (860) 240-5342

Katherine Novko, Secondary Education Programs Coordinator at Katherine.Novko@ctdemocracycenter.org (860) 240-5344