Last Tournament of The Year!!!!!
<p><strong>Happy Friyay! – We Have Some Great News for You!</strong></p><strong><!–more–></strong><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Yesterday MSQI and NYC Urban Debate League held its last Tournament of this school year. Many students, Parents, and coaches from all across the boroughs traveled to CUNY Law School to support these debaters in their final tournament. From SWAG gifts, to DELICIOUS food catered by Panera Bread, made yesterday a day to remember.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Topic of The Day: “All Public schools in the United States should ban Academic Tracking”</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>We would like to thank all of the debaters who came and showed out yesterday. This topic was not a easy but you all did a fantastic job arguing for and against it. It takes a lot of dedication, focus, and passion to debate and time after time we are blown away by the amount of drive these debaters have. We would like to give a special shout out to the schools who participated, debaters, judges and everyone who came. Also a BIG special shout out to the Middle School Quality Initiative!!!</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p style=text-align: center;”><strong>MSQI DEBATE CHAMPIONSHIPS</strong></p><h5 style=”text-align: center;”><strong>2018 — NY/US</strong></h5><p><strong>Arts and Letters …..…………………..………………NY MS88 Debate Team……………………………………………..…………..…………NY</strong></p><p><strong>Creston Academy …..……………………..…………NY MSQI Volunteers……………………………………………………………..………….NY</strong></p><p><strong>George L. Egbert Intermediate School 2…..NY North Star Academy ……………………………………………….…………………..NY</strong></p><p><strong>Hunter’s Point Community Middle School.NY P.S./M.S. 089…………….………………………………………………………..………..NY</strong></p><p><strong>I.S 109 ….……………………………………….………..NY Pathways College Preparatory …………………………………………………….NY</strong></p><p><strong>I.S. 254 ….……………………………………….…..…..NY Pelham Gardens Middle School …………………………………………….……..NY</strong></p><p><strong>I.S. 27 Prall’s Debaters ….…………….………….NY PS/IS 157 Benjamin Franklin School ……………………………………………..NY</strong></p><p><strong>I.S.75 …..……………………………………….…………NY Queens Collegiate …………………………………………………………………..…..NY</strong></p><p><strong>JHS 22 Tigers………………………………………….. NY Seth Low…………………………………………………………………………………… NY</strong></p><p><strong>Middle School 267 ….…………………….….…….NY Susan B. Anthony Academy- I.S.238………………………………………….….. NY</strong></p><p><strong>MS 101 ….……………………………………………….NY</strong></p><p><strong>MS 50 ….………………………………………….……..NY</strong></p><h4 style=”text-align: center;”><strong>Final Places in Bilingual (Spanish-English)</strong></h4><p><strong>Diego Pena & Dillon Garcia……………………………………….3-0…………………………………………………………….MS 50</strong></p><h4 style=”text-align: center;”><strong>Speaker Awards in Bilingual (Spanish-English)</strong></h4><p><strong>1) Dillon Garcia……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..MS 50</strong></p><p><strong>2) Diego Pena…………………………………………………………………………………………..……..……..…………….……………….MS 50</strong></p><p><strong> 3) Victoria Paredes………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………….………..……MS 50</strong></p><p><strong>4) Denisse Merino………………………………….……..……………………………………………………………………….….…………..MS 50</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><h4 style=”text-align: center;”><strong>Final Places in Tier A (Advanced)</strong></h4><p> </p><h4>1) Shane Morales-Dinkins……………………….…3-0…………………..…….….………..Hunters Point</h4><h4>2) Maya Heatley & Samuel Heatley……………3-0……….………….…………………..Hunters Point</h4><h4>3) Tonima Bhowmik & Annindita Das………..2-0…………….…..……….……………………….MS 101</h4><h4>4) Kevin Ascencion & Kelvin Imbert………..…2-0…………………….……………….……………..MS 50</h4><h4 style=”text-align: center;”><strong>Speaker Awards in Tier A (Advanced)</strong></h4><h4>1) Shane Morales-Dinkins………………….….…..………………….……..…….…………Hunters Point</h4><h4>2) Sukaina Shivji…………………………….….……….………………….……………..…………I.S. 27 Prall’s</h4><h4>3) Justin Saltiel …………………………………………..…………………..………….……………I.S. 27 Prall’s</h4><h4>4) Samuel Heatley……………………………..…..…………………….……..…………………Hunters Point</h4><h4>5) Maya Heatley……………………………….………..……………….………………….………Hunters Point</h4><h4>6) Kevin Ascencion……………………..……..….…………………………..………………..………………MS 50</h4><h4>7) Annindita Das……………………….…….…………………………………………..……….……………MS 101</h4><h4>8) Angel Infante………………………..……..………………………..……….……….……Middle School 267</h4><h4>9) Tonima Bhowmik………………………..…….………………………………….……..……..…………MS 101</h4><h4>10) Kelsey Hair……………………….…….….……….………..……………………..………Middle School 267</h4><h4>11) Daniela Droz……………………………….…………….…………………..………….……Pelham Gardens</h4><h4>12) Leilani Madrea…………………………….………………………………..…….…….……Pelham Gardens</h4><h4>13) Quadir Civil……………………………….……………………………….…………………Middle School 267</h4><h4>14) Kelvin Imbert…………………………………………………………………………………………..………MS 50</h4><h4>15) Janeè Rice………………………………….………..………………………………………..Middle School 267</h4><h4 style=”text-align: center;”><strong>Final Places in Tier B (Novice)</strong></h4><h4>1) Sophia Chilli & Emma Sprogue………….……….….…3-0..….…………..………….……I.S. 27 Prall’s</h4><h4>2) Fanny Zheng & Gabriella Slootsky………….…..……3-0…………………………….………………I.S.75</h4><h4>3) Yelenny Cruz & Alani Vazquez……………………….…3-0..…………………….…..…………….…MS 88</h4><h4>4) Justin Veliu &Stephen Ogunbiyi……………..……..…3-0..…………..…….………..……P.S./M.S. 089</h4><h4>5) Haley Collado………………………………..……………..…3-0………………..…….…………….……Creston</h4><h4>6) Ezra Holzman & Marley Behin………………….………3-0..……….………….….……Arts and Letters</h4><h4>7) Aamir Hamja & Prianka Ramphul………………….…3-0………………….…..…Queens Collegiate</h4><h4>8) Thurushi Rajapakse & Mariam Ismail…………….…3-0……………….…………….……….……I.S.75</h4><h4>9) Mamado Bah & Cherno Jallah………………….…….…3-0..……..……………..……………North Star</h4><h4>10) Joel Ortega……………………………….……………………2-0……………………..……………………MS 88</h4><h4>11) Victorya Fentress & Saniya Wilson….………..……2-0…..…Pathways College Preparatory</h4><h4>12) Hannah Edwards & Jazahia Lopresti………………2-0………………..……….……P.S./M.S. 089</h4><h4>13) Matthew Cyntje & Michael Gradanski……..…….2-0………….….……………………MS 101</h4><h4>14) Janan Boljevic & Gianna Haynes…….……….…….2-0………..George L. Egbert Intermediate</h4><p> </p><h4 style=”text-align: center;”><strong>Speaker Awards in Tier B (Novice)</strong></h4><h4>1) Emma Sprogue…………….…….….…..………….…….………………..…..…….…I.S. 27 Prall’s</h4><h4>2) Gabriella Slootsky……………….….…..…………..……………………..………..…..…….…I.S.75</h4><h4>3) Ezra Holzman……………….….…..……………….………………..……..…….…Arts and Letters</h4><h4>4) Sophia Chilli ……………….….…………………….….………….………….…..…….…I.S. 27 Prall’s</h4><h4>5 )Joel Ortega……………….….…..………………….……………..….……………………..…….…MS 88</h4><h4>6) Fanny Zheng……………….….……………………..……………………………..….……..…….…I.S.75</h4><h4>7) Justin Veliu ……………….….…………………….…….……..……….….……..…….…P.S./M.S. 089</h4><h4>8) Yelenny Cruz ………………………………….………………….………………….….…..…….…MS 88</h4><h4>9 )Alani Vazquez……………….……….………………………………..…..………….……..…….…MS 88</h4><h4>10) Thurushi Rajapakse……………….….…..……………………..……….……….……..…….…I.S.75</h4><h4>11) Prianka Ramphul……………….….…..……………..………….……..…….…Queens Collegiate</h4><h4>12) Haley Collado……………….….…..……………………………………….………..…..…….…Creston</h4><h4>13) Saniya Wilson……………….….…..………….…….………….…Pathways College Preparatory</h4><h4>14) Stephen Ogunbiyi……………….….…..………………………….……….……..…….…P.S./M.S. 089</h4><p> </p><p> </p><h4> </h4><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div><img src=”https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/uc4Pw_241EdrdUPZPdREgh0TswRXao1qz1uSj9ho8gD4t3pQIaeUwmbvf5JIyaY54aGx5SIBK28nKlIi9SQGqrOluoRX2rB2Vz4VbJbXevK-KGXOJh0sKX4AdIMVnP8jkHjUGKQ8″ alt=”” width=”748″ style=”width: 748px;”></div><p> </p>”