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Our 12th Elementary Debate Tournament!
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More than 40 enthusiastic 4th and 5th grade debaters
participated in the 12th SSIA Debate Tournament, held on Saturday,
January 16 at John Hay.
The topic, "Seattle Public Schools Should
Require Students to Wear Uniforms" generated lots of
spirited - and well-researched - back and forth, as 19 teams competed
for 8 top spots.
This year brought positive change to the Debate
Program, as our own Ms. Munro (Coe), Mr. Reddy (Lawton) and Ms.
Alberts (Blaine) coached the teams at their respective schools. Mr.
Lincoln, a district substitute teacher, coached the John Hay team.
Positive
feedback from parents and debaters included:
"My daughter loved debate from the first
class!"
"The program really pushed student thinking."
"I learned keeping organized is really important."
"Debate is more effective than arguing."
In addition to all the hard work of the students and
their coaches, 19 community and parent volunteers were on hand to
judge the sessions, help with snacks, and generally keep things
moving along smoothly.
We'd like to thank Tully's Coffee and Noah's
Bagels for our refreshments; Sam Kuntz who took lots of
wonderful photographs; and our Program Manager, Sandy Nielsen
for making it all happen.
Special
thanks to you, our SSIA community, for your
ongoing support and contributions, which make programs like
Debate possible.
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You can make a secure online donation to SSIA here. Thank
You!
Successful Schools in Action
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Fourth Annual SSIA Breakfast
March 10, 2010
Swedish Cultural Center
1920 Dexter Ave N
Seattle, WA 98109
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