On December 16, 2023, the CT Middle School Debate League (CTMSDL) held a tournament at Smith Middle School in Glastonbury. Three hundred eight debaters from 19 schools combined into 74 Novice teams and 35 Open Level teams to debate the motion: This House would set maximum age limits for elected office. Proposition prevailed in 50.6% of the debates.

Results can be found on Tabroom by clicking on Results for CTMSDLDec16.

The Final Round was between two teams from Bethel Middle School. The team of Radha Sinha, Aarna Doshi & Trisha Sharma prevailed on Opposition. Teams from Bethel, Middlebrook, Westfield, and Smith won all 3 of their Open Level debates.

Thank you to the 91 people who volunteered to judge!

Many thanks to Coach John Rook’s team at Smith Middle School. Thanks to the high school debaters and coaches who led workshops. Thanks to Everett Rutan for tabbing. Thanks to the coaches and parents for their support. Thanks to the Greenwich Branch of the English Speaking Union for their sponsorship.

Our next tournament will be at Timothy Edwards Middle School on Saturday, February 10, 2024. The prep-ahead motion will be: This House, as a Middle Schooler, would choose not to use social media.

Contact Jennifer Posner  (jenposnerctmsdebateorg)   with any questions, concerns or suggestions.