On Saturday, February 11th, the Pershing Debate Team competed in the latest tournament at In-Tech Academy in the Bronx against over 60 other schools and 740 other students. The debate was a smashing success for Pershing. After moving up divisions, the pairing of Nudrath Sowkat (702) & Anita Zhu (702) and the pairing of Ethan Chen (701) & Ryan Chen (701) won team awards. Nudrath and Ethan also won speaker awards. The big winners of the day were twin brothers Tajdid Siam (606) and Tajbid Turjuan (603) using their twin magic to become a top 10 pairing and both winning individual awards. Other award winners were Winnie Gao (802) for winning a top speaker award and Allen Chen (806) for winning the school's sportsmanship award. The Debate Team would also like to thank Mr. Diaz and Mr. Villa for helping us out in the Bronx on Saturday. Great job, Debate Team!

- Coach Herr