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MEDIA RELEASE On Nov. 22, 38 Parker School debaters competed alongside 14 schools in the University Lab School Debate Non-Qualifying Tournament on Oahu. The Big Island school returned home victorious with two sweepstakes trophies: one for the largest number of ballots won (94 versus Punahou School’s second-place 68) and one for the highest percentage of […]

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MEDIA RELEASE At the State Forensic Championship at Iolani School April 10-12, three Parker School debate team members qualified for the National Forensic League National Tournament. Jaren Ashcraft, Carrie Hiller and Luke Potter will travel to Overland Park, Kansas for the national tournament June 15-20. Dr. Carl Sturges, Parker debate coach and headmaster, said that […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Parker School’s debate team returned home from the Punahou School Speech and Debate Non-Qualifying Tournament last month on Oahu with the sweepstakes trophy for largest number of ballots won. Parker earned 65 ballots to second-place Punahou’s 46. Parker has now won this particular sweepstakes trophy at all three tournaments so far this school […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Parker School debate team traveled to the Nov. 16 St. Louis School Non-Qualifying Debate Tournament on Oahu and brought home two sweepstakes trophies: one for the largest number of ballots won — 88 ballots to second place Iolani School’s 55 ballots; and one for the highest percentage of wins — 67 percent […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Parker School debate team, the current state champions, won the sweepstakes trophy Oct. 12 at the Debate Non-Qualifying Tournament at University Lab School on Oahu. The sweepstakes trophy goes to the school with the largest number of winning ballots and Parker, one of 13 schools that participated in the tournament, finished with […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Four of the top debaters from Parker School’s award-winning debate team and their coach, Headmaster Carl Sturges, were invited to Rotary Club of North Hawaii’s monthly luncheon meeting at Saffron Restaurant in Waimea in March. The debaters had the opportunity to showcase the skills for which they are becoming known throughout the islands. […]

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First time in 30 years trophy travels home with a neighbor island school

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The Parker School debate team came away with the trophy for largest number of winning ballots from the University Lab School Debate Non-Qualifying Tournament on November 17. One of thirteen schools who participated in the event, they earned 57 winning ballots. Iolani School came in second with 52 winning ballots. Damien Memorial School won the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Parker School debate team won the trophy for the highest number of wins (61) at the Kahuku High School Non-Qualifying Debate Tournament on Oct. 27, in which 15 schools participated. Parker came in six wins ahead of Punahou (who earned 55). Damien Memorial High School won the trophy for the highest percentage […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Parker School senior Jesse Tarnas brought home the first place trophy in the Championship Lincoln-Douglas category from the Iolani Debate State Qualifying Tournament on Oahu. Tarnas and 19 of his debate teammates flew Feb. 17 to Honolulu to compete in the two-day tournament against 15 other schools, including Punahou, Iolani and Kamehameha. “It […]

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On Saturday (Dec 17) the Parker School debate team brought home the first place trophy from this year’s final non-qualifying debate tournament at McKinley High School in Honolulu. Parker placed first for highest percentage of wins, and second for the highest number of wins (Punahou placed first for number of wins).

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MEDIA RELEASE Parker School’s debate team tied with Punahou School for second place at a 16-team, statewide tournament Nov. 12 at Kahuku High School on Oahu. Twenty-four Parker high school students traveled to participate in the tournament, where Iolani School took first place. “It’s very gratifying to see how well our students match up with […]

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MEDIA RELEASE On Sept. 19, Parker School was notified for the second year in a row, that its debate program has earned “significant recognition” by the National Forensic League (NFL), and has placed in the top ten percent of NFL chapters nationwide. To earn this recognition, a school’s debate team must achieve 100 degrees (tournament […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Nineteen members of the Parker School Debate Team competed in the Hawaii Speech League State Tournament last month on Oahu. Parker School team members participated in Novice Lincoln Douglas, Championship Lincoln Douglas, Public Forum Debate, as well as Speech events United States Extemporaneous Speaking, International Extemporaneous Speaking and Impromptu Speaking. A number of […]

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