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Walpole students launch middle‑school debate team, hold first in‑house tournament
Summary
Two Walpole High School seniors described creating a middle‑school debate club and running the district’s first in‑house tournament on Jan. 24; committee members praised the student initiative and the program’s plans for interschool competition on March 21.
Two Walpole High School seniors told the school committee they founded a middle‑school debate club to give younger students early experience in public speaking and competitive debate.
"It gave me the confidence to speak to a lot of people as I'm doing right now," said Tene Singh, a senior, describing why she launched the program and recruited peers to lead it. Ramu, a…
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