Edison High School Shines at East African Debate Championship

Edison High School poses with trophies

We’re thrilled to announced the results of this year’s East African Debate Championship! Thank you to Thomas Edison High School (Minneapolis Public Schools) for serving as our hosts. Perhaps they had a home field advantage?  Check out their outstanding outcomes!

Congratulations for winning both the top partnership award and top speaker award, and well done to all the teams who competed:

 

TOP 10 TEAM AWARDS:

• Champions: Khadija S. & Anfa A. (Edison HS)
• Runner Up: Asiya A. & Salma A. (Sullivan)
• 3rd: Iqra M. & Sabrina R. (Washburn HS)
• 4th: Abdinajib K. & Zekaraiya A. (Edison HS)
• 5th: Zakaria O. & Najima H. (Edison HS)
• 6th: Nimo B. & Jayden S. (Sullivan)
• 7th: Gudon A. & Asha A. (Sullivan)
• 8th: Abdi Ayub A. & Abdulhameed A. (Edison HS)
• 9th: Dahaba S. & Hibak A. (Washburn HS)
• 10th: Ahmed A. & Hassan M. (Edison HS)

TOP 10 SPEAKER AWARDS:

• Top Speaker: Khadija S. (Edison HS)
• Runner Up: Najma H. (Edison HS)
• 3rd: Hamza A. (Sullivan)
• 4th: Aisha S. (Washburn HS)
• 5th: Nimo B. (Sullivan)
• 6th: Salma A. (Sullivan)
• 7th: Anfa A. (Edison HS)
• 8th: Asha A. (Sullivan)
• 9th: Abdulhameed A. (Edison HS)
• 10th: Asiya A. (Sullivan)

We also want to give a huge shout out to Johnson High School for debuting with their first-ever East African Debate Team this season. We hope they are the first of many Saint Paul Public schools to join this community-driven league!

Learn more about this impactful program and its inspiring creation story, led by board member Awale (Wally) Osman.