BHS Debate Team Competes in National Championship in Washington DC
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The BHS Debate Team participated in the National Catholic Forensic League Championship in Washington DC May 22-25. The tournament hosted over 2000 students from 100 teams from 40 different schools from across the country.
Four BHS debaters, Aidan Horowitz (Junior), Sadie Dagenais (Junior), Vinne Holder (Junior), and Morgan Hines (Sophomore) competed. Aidan and Sadie finished 2-3 (winning six ballots), and Morgan and Vinnie finished 3-2 (winning seven ballots). Overall, they finished 40th and 60th, respectively.