| Year | HS 1st place | HS 2nd place | MS 1st place | MS 2nd place | Motions/Topics |
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2026 |
Ava Beese | Kaylee Hottle | Estrella Hummel | Marigold Blomgren-Smith |
HS: The benefits of AI in K-12 education outweigh the harm. MS: Phone-free schools should be mandated. |
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2025 |
Sean Winegard | Olivia Kahn | Maximilian Bachemier | Lael Eberwein |
HS: The electoral college should be replaced with the popular vote. MS: Children should receive participation trophies. |
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2024 |
Oliver Jin | Mattea King | Claire McCrory | Vida Rinella | HS: Voting should be mandatory. MS: Tik-Tok should be banned. |
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2023 |
Lydia Castle | Ty Willey | Kailea Davis-Kent | Tobias Lockhart |
HS: School shutdowns in response to COVID-19 were justified. MS: Live animal exhibitions should be banned. |
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2022 |
Lydia Castle | Ryan Kennedy |
Jonah Abenchuchan
|
Keene Shank |
HS: Deaf people should be allowed to join the military. MS: Anyone under the age of 14 should not be allowed to have social media. |
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2021 |
Surabhi Gangadkar | Marissa Giuntoli | Jonah Abenchuchan | Mattea King |
HS: The voting age should be lowered to 16 years old. MS: Homework should be abolished in middle school. |
Contact
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- Hall Memorial Building | S400
- youthdebatebowl@gallaudet.edu
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