Debate team champions for the third consecutive year
West High’s debate team took home a IHSSA title for the third year in a row.
January 30, 2023
The West High debate team championed for the third year in a row at the IHSSA state tournament on Jan. 6-7. They amassed 270 points and took home the E. Wayne Cooley Sweepstakes Trophy, which travels to the champion school annually. The tournament took place in Ankeny, Iowa, and was hosted by the Iowa High School Speech Association.
Policy
2nd: Maya Chu ’23 and Ashley Seo ’23
3rd: Adam Salem ’25 and Edward Li ’25
Lincoln-Douglas
Co-Champions: Nathan Weimar ’23, Spencer Thomas ’24 and Jayden Shin ’23
Congress
Lincoln Beihl ’25 (C-House Congress)
Public Forum
Andrew Dong ’24 and Ben Kleiman ’24
Policy
2nd: Maya Chu ’23 and Ashley Seo ’23
3rd: Adam Salem ’25 and Edward Li ’25
Lincoln-Douglas
Co-Champions: Nathan Weimar ’23, Spencer Thomas ’24 and Jayden Shin ’23
Congress
Lincoln Beihl ’25 (C-House Congress)
Public Forum
Andrew Dong ’24 and Ben Kleiman ’24
It’s a hat trick, THREE IN A ROW!!! Iowa City West WINS THE 2023 IHSSA STATE DEBATE TITLE! Big Betsy is coming home for another year ? @ICWPrincipal @ICWestAthletics pic.twitter.com/eXS9NRcPjc
— ICW Speech & Debate (@ICWspeechdebate) January 8, 2023
