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The CA Debate team sent 9 pairs to the inaugural Olentangy High School Invitational on Saturday, January 20. After nearly six hours of competition, the duo of co-captain Kyle Channell’19 and Grant Hillmann’20 tied for the second most team points in the Public Forum category.

All pairs competed in Public Forum, debating the January topic: “Should Spain grant Catalonia independence.” Forty-two teams competed in Public Forum from schools across Ohio.

Channell and Hillmann made history at the competition with four wins and no losses. To achieve this ranking, the pair defeated the teams finishing in third, fourth, and sixth places, rounding off the day with a perfect score of 30. A key win for the pairing came over one of the state’s highest ranked debating pairs.

Sophomore Ashton Cofer and juniors Ashley Barricks, Jenny L’Hommedieu, and Megan Schmitz also had notable performances.