62 teams from Manitoba,
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia competed this past weekend (April 13-14). The complete results are available here:
Four of our teams made it
to the quarter finals. The Fountain
Academy “A” team Alexander Sapp and
Sebastian Young finished 8th overall — ultimately going down to defeat
by the Cobequid team.
A team composed of Sabrina
Secord and Jake Marchand placed 3rd overall, eventually being beaten
by Rory Flynn and Mattea Roach – all from Sacred Heart.
In the final round, the Cobequid
team of Sarah Millman and Brie Dukeshire defeated the Sacred
Heart team of Rory Flynn and Mattea Roach to win the Donahoe
Cup.
In the novice category,
the team of Emma McLean and Sarah Bjornson from Sacred Heart faced
a team from Gray Academy of Winnipeg in the quarter finals. This time the Winnipeg team prevailed and our
girls were 5th overall. The LCC
team of Andrea Davies and Marshall went on to win the junior divisions,
defeating the LCC team of Rosen and Albert to win the novice category.
Some of our top Novice
Results:
8. Emma
McLean, Sacred Heart
11. Sarah Bjornson, Sacred
Heart
13. Aristides Milios,
Fountain
Advanced Results:
1. Rory Flynn, Sacred Heart
School of Halifax
4. Sebastian Young, Fountain
5. Mattea Roach, Sacred Heart
7. Alexander Sapp, Fountain
11. Jake Marchand, Fountain
14. Sabrina Secord, Sacred
Heart
Congratulations to all who took part and our thanks to the many
who gave up their weekend to make the tournament a success.
Brian Casey, Debate Coach
Sacred Heart School of Halifax would like to express a great deal of gratitude to Brian Casey, who devotes a tremendous amount of volunteer time to
our students over the course of the year as a debating coach and organizer of
the Donahoe Cup, and to his very capable debating assistant, Patricia
Donnelly! Thank you both very much!
