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It’s Not Over Yet!

June 9, 2023
There are still two matches left in our 2022-23 D75 Debate season, and these teams intend to finish strong!
Tune in for the middle and high school runner up matches next week on Monday on Zoom and Friday on Zoom and Live from 721K!

June 12 – Middle School Runner-up Debate (online)- 25R v 396K

June 16 – The Battle of Brooklyn – High School Runner-up Debate (in-person) – 373K v 721K

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Tie Score!

April 6, 2022

The 177Q Panthers debated the 373K Fire Debaters in a round 3 matchup. They debated whether school should start later. The Fire Debaters were pro and the Panthers were con.

And there was a tie score! 92 points for pro and 92 points for con. This has not happened in seven years, and never before for high school teams!

Congratulations to debate coaches Leor Samuels (177Q) and Todd Wilson (373K) on your wins!

Congratulations to the Fire Debaters and the Panthers on your wins!

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373K Debaters

June 14, 2018

In-class photos of debaters from 373K.

More photographs from the 2018 live championships.

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373K Student Reflections

March 29, 2016

The students of 373K had these thoughts to share about being on the 2015-2016 debate team:

Joshua

My name is Joshua and I’m part of the debate team. How I feel about the debate is that it was hard and you need to compete against other schools.”

Tauheedah

Hi my name is Tauheedah and I feel proud because we tried our best and we did a lot of work. What I like being in debate because I get to argue.”

Nery

I am part of the Brooklyn transition center debate team. My name is Nery I thought being in the debate team was awesome because of it was a good experience. I liked arguing. I liked working as a team.”

William

These types of things don’t come and go in life. Being a debate member is something you have to work hard to compete and be a part of. Being a part of the Transformers requires a lot of skill and talent. This type of job takes serious work, but it doesn’t stop you to not have fun. Knowing the fact that I helped the 373k debate earning their FIRST win. It something to be very proud of. Yes, We may lose pretty much all our battles. But we still learn something. We still gained better skills. Talking in front of the camera with a live audience is not easy at all. And in my opinion, the Transformers made it look easy. Winning is not everything, and it doesn’t have to be.”

James

I was sad for the first competition because we lost and I got really angry….”

Thank you to teachers Patricia Kwiecinski and Elizabeth Skovera for leading their Transformers team.

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Student Judges, 373K

June 9, 2015

Students from 373K served as judges for the high school championships. Here, in their own words, are what they have to say about the experience:

Judging was not easy at all.

“Judging was not easy at all. It was very hard choosing who did better. Both teams were strong and worked as a team. At the end, I scored both teams equally. It was a very tough choice. In the end, the pros won just by 2 points. Both teams had very strong statements and no weaknesses were spotted. This was a very serious debate and I’m glad I was part of it.” (William Garcia)

In my opinion, I agreed with the con side!

“I think today’s debate was very good. The topic was about private prisions [sic]. Can we have them legalized? In my opinion, I agreed with the con side! Public prisons are better because inmates can catch up on the world without them from visits, or phone calls from family members, and friends. I got some help from my fellow debaters because I don’t know which side to choose. Being a judge is hard, when you’re a little off-tracked to decide which number of points to give to the teams. But, with a little help with the others, it can be easy, like the judges who helped me decide on deciding on either pro or con on private prisons.” (Killian McMahon)

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