Harvard Public Forum Debate Round Robin Results

The Harvard Public Forum Debate Round Robin was held today. In the final round, Robert Kindman & Josh Zoffer from Durham Academy (NC) defeated Aaron Schifrin & Itai Farhi from Walt Whitman (MD) on a 4-1 decision to win the championship.

Pod 1
Durham KZ (Robert Kindman & Josh Zoffer)
Regis AE (Mark Andriola & Joseph Eddy)
Ft. Lauderdale GB (Matthew Gold & Czar Bernstein)
Walt Whitman VS (Bruno Vellosso & Richard Scordato)
Timber Creek (Jomayra Herrera & Nancy Zanaty)
Lake Highland Prep SB (Hal Shimkoski & Shannen Bazzi)

Pod 2
Walt Whitman SF (Aaron Schifrin & Itai Farhi)
Eagan RM (Iaan Reynolds & Rachel Markon)
Regis CO (Patrick Cooney & John O’Brien)
Hawken CG (Ozan Cubukcu & Michael Gwin)
Bronx Science WL (Katie Wong & Thomas Lloyd)
Lincoln-Sudbury WW (Jon Weinstein & Dane Weinberger)

Top 5 Individual Speakers
1. Josh Zoffer (Durham KZ)
2. Robert Kindman (Durham KZ)
3. Iaan Reynolds (Eagan RM)
4. Rachel Markon (Eagan RM)
5. Joseph Eddy (Regis AE)

Final Round
Durham KZ (Robert Kindman & Josh Zoffer) def. Walt Whitman SF (Aaron Schifrin & Itai Farhi), 4-1.
(Graeme Crews, Jeanine Sinanan-Singh, Alicia Smart, Madeline Magnuson, *Student Vote)