The Great Debaters participated in the Julia Burke Invitational tournament at Greenbelt MS two Saturdays ago. Novice debaters included Kayla Park and Sheridan Easterling, Ahmad West-Bey and Jonah Cohen, Amal Buba and Brooke Roberson, Lena Webb and Dami Akinsanya, Alice Pittard and Pearl Steckler. Varsity debaters included D’Andre Person and Jackson Lewis and junior varsity debaters included Brandon Souverain and Maxwell Burton.
After the tournament, our team had the opportunity to hear former First Lady, Michelle Obama, speak at the Capital One Arena. Former president Barack Obama arrived and spoke.