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Troy High students place in global debate competition finalists rounds
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TROY It may be their first time ever debating as a team against others in a competition, but Troy High School seniors Sohan Vittalam and Om Shah, and junior Niheera Aedla have earned their place in the elite eight finalists rounds of the International Public Policy Forum, a global debate contest sponsored by the Brewer Foundation and New York University.
The trio, who created the debate team themselves in 2020 out of a little boredom and some curiosity, has had to make it through a qualifying round of more than 100 teams, as well as knock out three teams in a bracket of 64 global contenders to secure their elite eight spot. They’ll have to beat three more teams to become the contest’s world champions and win the $10,000 grand prize.
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Three Troy High School students, (from left), Sohan Vittalam, Niheera Aedla and Om Shah, are in the Sweet 16 of the International Public Policy Forum World Championships. (Photo courtesy of Sohan Vittalam )
TROY, MI – A global high school debate competition that started with 180 entries has now been whittled down to the Sweet 16 and a team of three Troy High School students is still in the running for a world championship and a $10,000 grand prize.
The trio the only one representing a Michigan high school in the International Public Policy Forum World Championships. The competition, which is sponsored by the Brewer Foundation and New York University, engages students from around the globe in a written and oral debate competition involving public policy issues.
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From left to right, Reagan Doyon, Julia Donahue and Anna Benson all sophomores at Valley Regional High School whose debate team has advanced in the International Public Policy Forum (IPPF) debate competition. (Courtesy of Darcie Doyon)
ESSEX, CHESTER, DEEP RIVER, CT Despite massive mayhem brought on by COVID, three sophomore Valley Regional High School girls have remained dedicated to debate. Their perseverance has paid off and they have been selected as one of only two debate teams from Connecticut to advance in the International Public Policy Forum (IPPF) debate competition, the first and only competition that gives worldwide high school students the opportunity to engage in written and oral debates on the issue of public policy.