Competitive Success – Debate
Over the years, Westfield students have experienced remarkable competitive success. Most weekends our students bring home an award or two from a debate tournament or Model U.N. conference. This page is a small selection of some of our most important wins to date.
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International
U.S.
International Public Policy Forum
2017 World Champions
Worlds Individual Debate & Public Speaking Championship
2018 - South Africa - Westfield Debater Qualified & Finished in the Top 20%
2017 - Australia - Westfield Debater Qualified
McGill Debate Invitational (Canada)
2019 Champions
2018 Grand Finalists
2015 Junior Champions & Top Junior Speaker
First US team ever to win either division
McGill Bonanza (Canada)
2022 Top Speaker
2021 Grandfinalists
Hart House @ University of Toronto (Canada)
2021 Grandfinalists
University of Western Ontario BP Championship (Canada)
2021 Grand Champion
2021 Top Varsity Speaker
The York School Burkett Bowl (Canada)
2021 Champions & Top Speaker
NHSDLC Beijing (China)
2020 Two Open Quarterfinalists & Two 4th Place Speakers
2019 Open Double Octofinalists
2019 Second Place Team (Middle School Division)
2018 Double Octofinalists (Middle School Division)
BWYA Speakeasy (China)
2020 Champions & Top Speaker
Hong Kong Tournament
2021 Top Speaker
2021 Varsity and Novice Semi-Finalists
NSDA Nanjing (China)
2020 Champions & 8th Place Speaker
Dulwich “Debate for Change” Tournament (China)
2019 Quarterfinalists
Brazilian National Tournament
2021 Champion and Top National Speaker
Yale Osterweis
2022 & 2021 Champions and Top Speaker
2022, 2019 & 2018 Westfield vs. Westfield Final
2019 Varsity & Novice Champions
2018 & 2017 Varsity Champions
National High School Debate Team Rankings
2019 - Westfield Team Ranked 2nd Parliamentary in U.S.
UPENN
2016 Champions
2014 Champions
Yale Invitational
2019 Champions
2018 Champions
2015 Champions
Vassar Debate Tournament
2021 Semifinalists
2019 Top Varsity speaker
2018 Champions, Westfield vs. Westfield Final
CT State Middle School Debate Competition
10-Time Champions
Top Speaker 11 times in the last 14 years
"I know it's not about the awards but they are an indicator of the caliber of the kids' training and the depth of the education Westfield is giving them—so glad you are doing this work in the world."
- B.D.