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2024-2025 Debate Grant Program

The Minnesota Debate Teachers Association (“MDTA”) is offering grants for the financial support of high school debate programs in Minnesota. MDTA anticipates offering grants of approximately $1500 each for the 2024-2025 school year. MDTA will take numerous factors into consideration in selecting grant recipients. Preference will be given to schools that commit some of their …

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2023-2024 All State Debate Award Winners

Congrats to all the students recognized for their year-long achievement to reach All State Debate. Congress 1. Pranika Kumar  Edina 2. Jacob Braginsky      Eagan 3. Awa-Bilan Amarreh    Eastview 4. Alison Wandmacher    Robbinsdale Armstrong 5. Lily Plahn           Robbinsdale Cooper 6. Anh Do         Lakeville 7. Saanvi Seth          Eagan 8. Fernanda Arreola-Lucio     Minnetonka Lincoln-Douglas 1. Tommy Robben         Minnetonka 2. Lucy Dreyer          Robbinsdale Armstrong 3. Julia Alex           Rosemount 4. Brendan …

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2023-2024 MDTA Grant Program

The Minnesota Debate Teachers Association (“MDTA”) is offering grants for the financial support of high school debate programs in Minnesota. MDTA anticipates offering grants of approximately $1500 each for the 2023-2024 school year. MDTA will take numerous factors into consideration in selecting grant recipients. Preference will be given to schools that commit some of their …

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2022 All-State Debate Awards

Classic Debate Mounds Park Bergh Mounds Park Schwieger Eastview Allison Nathan Eastview Rhea Rajvansh Eastview Silvie Reitz Eastview Riddhipriyanka Suresh Eastview Faye Zhang Eastview Thomas Nelson Two Rivers Miranda Poradek Congressional Debate Audrey Pearson (Robbinsdale Armstrong) Connor Brynteson (Robbinsdale Cooper) Abiha Kashif (Eagan) Allison Champ (Eastview) Joseph Morphew (Anoka) Harshdeep Kaur (John Marshall) Anders Swenson …

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Jamboree UPDATE

The MDTA Jamboree will be held online this year in order to maintain the safety of our debaters and allow for ALL schools in the state, regardless of its district COVID requirements, to attend the first tournament of the year. The invitation and registration will be available the first week of September.

2021 All-State Debate Awards

Classic Debate Name School Isak Dai Mounds Park Ellen Vergin Mounds Park Veeravikash Giritharan Eastview Akshara Molleti Eastview Rhea Rajvansh Eastview Eleanor Richards Henry Sibley Emma Cohen Mounds Park Nikhitha Gollamudi Eastview Allison Hering Eastview Congressional Debate Connor Brynteson – Robbinsdale Cooper Allison Champ – Eastview Shane Hockett – Robbinsdale Armstrong Emily Lawrence – East …

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