The Parker School debate team has earned membership in the National Forensic League’s prestigious 100 Club due to its performance throughout the 2011-2012 school year. The school is one of four in the state of Hawaii to gain this recognition.
The Parker School debate team has earned membership in the National Forensic League’s prestigious 100 Club due to its performance throughout the 2011-2012 school year. The school is one of four in the state of Hawaii to gain this recognition.
To become a member of the 100 club, national teams must earn 100 or more debate points, or degrees, in a given year, placing them in the top ten percent of all NFL chapters nationwide.
This is the third year in a row that Parker School has earned the honor.
In addition to this achievement, Parker star debater Jesse Tarnas, who graduated in 2012, was named a State All-American for Hawaii by the league. To receive this accolade, a debater must be in the top 1 percent of point earners in the state. Just five students from Hawaii were honored as State All-Americans last year. Tarnas was also last year’s Hawaii state champion in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
Parker School headmaster and debate coach Carl Sturges said, “It continues to amaze me how many kids from such a small school participate in debate and perform at such a high level. I am really proud.”
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