The second debate tournament of this academic year, the Fall LX Deree Invitational, was held online on November 21 and 22, 2020.  HAEF was represented by 48 Athens College and Psychico College Junior High and High School students who competed against 64 teams from schools in Athens and Thessaloniki.  Both our School’s experienced debate team members and the younger ones competed with equal success. Congratulations to our students, especially those below who earned important distinctions:

Team Distinctions: 

Novice Champions:

Manos Alevras (PC JHS 9th gr) & Leonidas Marinopoulos (PC JHS 9th gr)

Open Semi-finalists:

Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (IB1) & Maria Chissa (ΙΒ1)

Lila Lentzaki (ΙΒ1) & Achilleas Fragkos (ΙΒ1)

Novice Finalists:

Aspasia Mpazakidou (PC HS 10th gr) & Veatriki Mpenou (PC HS 10th gr)

Smaragda-Anna Oikonomidi (AC HS 10th gr) & Ioanna Perroti (Α΄Λυκείου, ΚΑ)

Novice Finals Reserve / Honorable Mention:

Dimitrios Anastasopoulos (PC JHS 9th gr) & Aggelos Mpochoris (PC JHS 9th gr)

Individual Distinctions:

Top 10 Open Speakers:

5th place:  Achilleas Fragkos (Β1)

8th place (tie):  Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (IB1) & Stella Stenou (ΙΒ1)

Τοp 10 Novice Speakers:

2nd place:  Manos Alevras (PC JHS 9th gr)

3rd place (tie):  Aspasia Mpazakidou (PC HS 10th gr) & Smaragda-Anna Oikonomidi (AC HS 10th gr)

6th place:  Veatriki Mpenou (PC HS 10th gr)

7th place:  Eirini Gkritzali (PC JHS 9th gr)

10th place:  Leonidas Marinopoulos (PC JHS 9th gr)