King’s-Edgehill Students Shine at Sodales Dalhousie Debate Tournament

Twelve students proudly represented King’s-Edgehill School at the Sodales Dalhousie Debate Tournament. The event, held on Friday and Saturday, featured five rounds of debate in British parliamentary style, challenging participants to develop arguments for or against a given motion with only 15 minutes of preparation.

The motions debated included: This House opposes men being involved in leadership positions in feminist organizations, This House believes that urban planners should ignore 'established neighbourhood character' when making housing and land use decisions, and This House prefers a world where, instead of charging tuition fees upfront, universities collect a portion of graduates' future income.

Watching students collaborate with their partners to build arguments that consider multiple stakeholders and perspectives provided a powerful demonstration of critical thinking and problem-solving applied to real-world issues. University-level tournaments bring challenging expectations, with participants presenting their arguments before panels of two or three experienced university debate judges.

The courage shown by our students, many of whom were new to debate and experiencing their first competition, was commendable. Among the many strong performances, Altyn Hood '29 and Ruari Ryan '29 stood out by placing as the top junior team, while also earning the highest individual speaker scores in their division.

Congratulations to all the debaters on their successful weekend: Will Larder '26, Julien Gingras '27, Isabelle Sampson '28, Altyn Hood, Ruari Ryan, Max Proctor '27, Adéla Pejcelová '27, Alonso De la Fuente Barradas '28, Sebastian Amezquita Hermosillo '27, Sokha Ebert '30, Tracy Dong '28, and Victoria Walsh '30.