Debate Team Travels to Canada

Wasatch Academy sent three remarkable students to Toronto Canada this month to participate in a truly world-class speech and debate event. The International Independent Schools Public Speaking Competition is the largest public speaking and debate tournament of its kind in the world today; the IISPSC brings together approximately 200 of the very best students from over a dozen countries to test their skills at the highest levels of competition. Some 50 of the leading independent schools are represented at this annual tournament, with teams from countries as far-flung as the England, Bermuda, Australia, Canada, Scotland and Cyprus. As in previous years, Wasatch Academy was the only American team from outside New England to compete at this most prestigious tournament.

Wasatch Academy was represented at this world-class event by a team that was as diverse as the Internationals itself: Tana (co-captain) comes from Mongolia, Seung Han (co-captain) from Korea, while John hails from Taiwan. The Wasatch team has very ambitious career plans in keeping with their extraordinary communication and critical thinking skills: Tana is applying Early Decision this week to Yale University, where she intends to study Economics and International Finanace, Seung Han is applying Early Decision to Columbia where he wishes to pursue studies in Engineering, while John is applying to leading programs in Mathematics, as those at the Universities of Toronto and Waterloo. In the annual qualifying competition, Tana has proceeded to the American national team to represent the USA at the World Debating and Public Speaking Championships which will be held at the Bishop's College in South Africa in March 2007. Wasatch Academy is proud to be represented by this remarkable team of speakers.

T P Bey
Wasatch Academy Debate Coach