The Connecticut Debate Association held its season-opening competition on Saturday, October 17, at Joel Barlow High School in Redding and Robert E. Fitch High School in Groton. In all, 273 students from a combined 33 schools convened to debate whether Connecticut should make standardized tests mandatory for homeschooled children. Congratulations to the teams of Nandikesan & Sadhu (Stamford) and Flynn & Wong (AITE) for their first place wins in the Varsity Finals! The CDA’s next competition will be held on November 14 at Pomperaug Regional High School in Southbury and Farmington High School. To learn more about the CDA or inquire about your school joining, please visit https://ctdebate.org or email directorctdebateorg.

Photos courtesy of Michael Krupnikoff, Claude Morest, and Katie Wingertzahn