Tournament Three: Charlestown High School

The Boston Debate League gathered at Charlestown High School on February 10th for the third debate tournament of the 2006-07 season. Though some last minute technical problems forced us to move the awards ceremony from the auditorium to the school's cafe, the winners were no less excited about the trophies. Josiah Quincy Upper School closed out the top two spots in the Varsity division, while the Academy of Public Service locked up the top three team awards for Junior Varsity.

Junior Varsity champions Charlene Tate and Christina Paris from the Academy of Public Service pose with their first place trophy.

APS debaters Elizabeth Montenegro and Michael Rivers receive their Varsity third place team award.

It's a clash of the titans as APS' Charlotte McHayle and Generre Crockett square off against eventual Varsity champions Jason Lam and Jack Trieu of Josiah Quincy Upper School.

Hometown hero Michael July-Flores of Charlestown High School wins fourth speaker in the JV division debating without a partner at his first competition ever.

Boston Community Leadership Academy debater Stephen Sampson poses with his third place trophy and his partner, Michael Visoni. These two sophomores have a bright debate career ahead of them.

Alexander Chan, Chris Gray, and Jack Trieu represent JQUS well by taking home the top two team awards and the top four speaker awards (with the help of Jason Lam, not pictured) in the Varsity division.

League Coordinator Andrew Brokos awards a second place team award to JV debaters Tyrell Carter and Elizabeth Lugo from APS.

Charlestown High School headmaster Michael Fung announces speaker awards to a standing room only crowd at the awards ceremony.