Another
Public Forum National Championship
for North Carolina!
North Carolina had
a most impressive showing at NFL
Nationals this year, bring back yet
another Public Forum national
championship as well as several
other awards. Special
congratulations are in order to
Durham Academy's Josh Zoffer and
Robert Kindman and Coach Jeff Welty
for winning the 16th and final round
of PFD on an incredible 11-4
decision to claim the national
title. Durham Academy also brought
home a School of Excellence award in
Debate for the overall showing of
the full team at this tournament.
Here is the complete list of North
Carolina competitors who broke at
nationals and how far they got:
National Debate School of
Excellence Award- Durham Academy
National Champions - Josh Zoffer and
Robert Kindman, Durham Academy
Round 12 - Ramy El Kalioby and Lee
Schuitema, Myers Park
Round 10- Firoz Jameel and Andrew
Copland, Cary Academy
Round 9 - Caleb Frye and Meredith
Potter, Pinecrest (last year's national
champions)
Round 11 - Grace Wallack, Durham Academy
Round 9 - Jospehine Yurcaba, Pinecrest
8th
Place - Hannah Hindel, Myers Park
Semifinalist - Ben Berk, Pinecrest
Semifinalist - Wilson Parker, Asheville
Finalist - Brady Nails, Hopewell
Semifinalist - Sam Hughes, East Chapel
Hill
Quarterfinalist - Nathaniel Donahue,
Durham Academy
Round 8 - Michael Griggs & Hoke Pittman,
Myers Park