Congratulations to the 721K Knights of Reason for winning first prize in the 2024 District 75 debate championship. This is the first 1st place win for this team.
Congratulations also to the 373K Fire Debaters for winning second place. This is the first trophy win for this team.
Congratulations to our 2023-2024 District 75 Debate Finalists – the 373K Fire Debaters and 721K Knights of Reason!
The final topic is:
“Using A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) in schools does more good than harm.”
The live debate championship will be held June 11th, 2024 at 751M, 75 Morton Street, New York, NY 10014, at 10:30 AM.
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
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!
In-class photos of debaters from 373K.
More photographs from the 2018 live championships.
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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.
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.
In my opinion, I agreed with the con side!
