City Club Debate Champion!

3/16/2018

Isaiah Paik ’18 won the 2018 High School Debate Championship at the City Club of Cleveland. This is the ninth time that a University School student has won the City Club Debate in the past 10 years.

Isaiah defeated Sebastian Williams of Gilmour Academy. The resolution of the debate was: The United States ought to provide a universal basic income. Isaiah argued the negative side.

The City Club of Cleveland has hosted the annual debate for more than 30 years. The top two high school debaters from the region square off in a Lincoln Douglas-style format. Affirmative construction, cross-examination, negative construction and rebuttal are all strictly timed, and the participants are judged on logical, creative and persuasive arguments. The debate was broadcasted on WCPN radio and online at cityclub.org.

Isaiah is coached by Lincoln Douglas debate coach Mr. James Lewis '00 as well as Mr. Peter Paik, head coach of the team.

Congratulations to Isaiah and his coaches!

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- Interim Headmaster Patrick Gallagher, Coach James Lewis '00, Isaiah Paik '18 and Head Coach Peter Paik
- Isaiah debated the negative side of the resolution.
- Congratulations Isaiah!