This past weekend, students from around the city of Milwaukee came together to engage in rigorous debates over the future of U.S. space policy at the fourth MDL tournament of the season. Hosted by the Professional Learning Institute, the December tournament was the largest tournament of the season with over fifty students competing from eight high schools. Rufus King High School took home first place in both the Varsity and JV Divisions, while Vincent High School took home top honors in the Novice Division.
December’s tournament marked the first time that the MDL awarded two specialty awards: the Character Award and the Outstanding Adjudicator Award. Taking home the first-ever Character Award was Cheryl Reuter of PLI. Cheryl not only came to the tournament nearly an hour and a half early to help open rooms and let others into the building, but also demonstrated outstanding leadership in helping teammates prepare for rounds and teaching them about arguments. Justice Platt of Nicolet High School, a veteran MDL coach and judge, took home the Outstanding Adjudicator Award. One special note here is that Mr. Platt was nominated for the award by every student he judged.
Special thanks are due to David Sullivan and the Professional Learning Institute for opening their doors to the MDL. The students of PLI also deserve special recognition for showing up early to help set-up the tournament.
Full tournament results can be found here.
