Our students, members of the Debate Club, participated with great success at the Fall Deree Invitational LXVIII debate tournament, which took place on Friday and Saturday November 15-16, 2024 at Pierce College.

More than 190 speakers from Junior High and High Schools in Athens and Thessaloniki competed in this tournament. Our School was represented by 39 students, who won all four awards in the competition.

Congratulations to all our students, and in particular to the following for their great achievements on a team and on an individual level.

Teams: 

Winning Team: Eleana Dalacoura (IB2) and Artemis Papastavrou (IB2)

Winning Novice Team: Hara Kamarinopoulou (HS1, AC) and Panagiota Barabouti-Tsagkalou (HS1, AC)

Semi Finalists:

• Maria Petrolia (IB1) and Danae Tatsopoulou (IB1)
• Michail Kofinakos (HS3, PC) and Stella Hiskaki (IB2)

Individual:

Best Speaker Award: Danae Tatsopoulou (IB1)

Top 10 Speakers: 

• 3rd place: Artemis Papastavrou (IB2)
• 7th place: Maria Petrolia (IB1)
• 9th place: Eleana Dalacoura (IB2)
• 10th place: Stella Hiskaki (IB2)

Best Novice Speaker Award: Marianna Polemi (JH3, AC)

Top 10 Novice Speakers: 

• 2nd place (tie): Hara Kamarinopoulou (HS1, AC) and Lydia Papandropoulou (JH3, AC)
• 8th place (tie): Marianna Georgakopoulou (JH3, AC), Katerina Manto Kefala (JH3, PC), Alexandra Marinopoulou (HS1, PC)

Congratulations to our students for their outstanding performance in this tournament!