Penn High School’s Debate Team turned in its strongest showing at the District Tournament on Jan. 20-21 in Plymouth, qualifying eight students for the Nationals in June in Birmingham, Ala.
Zoe Gatzimos, Will Riley, Nicholas Casetti and Renee Yaseen qualified for Nationals in Policy Debate.
Annie Zakrzewski and Bryce Yoder earned a trip to Nationals in Public Forum Debate.
Hannah Smith qualified for Nationals in in Lincoln – Douglas Debate, and Colin Lucero-Dixon qualified in Congressional Debate.
Next up for the Kingsmen Debaters is the state finals on Jan. 27-28 in Kokomo.
“Our students look forward to this month particularly, because it has two of our most important competitions, district and state,” Dutton said. “They peaked at the right time. They’ve made steady progress and then dominated at the District. Our kids knocked out some kids who thought they were going to nationals.”