Y-Z / POT Debate Program

 Y-Z Education Services is proud to be partnering up with Potomac Debate Academy to offer a debate program for middle school students in Dallas area. Potomac Debate Academy is one of the top debate programs in the country, Since its opening in 2014, the program has grown immensely and now has hundreds of students debating at the most prestigious competitions around the country. Learn more about Potomac Debate Academy and its winning history in various competitions.

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WHY DEBATE

TEAM AWARDS

Potomac Debate Academy teams performed very well and won top places in many national level competitions.
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2019 - 2020 season national level awards

• 2019 Yale University Invitational

       - Earned 1 Double-finalist (Top 32 out of 200+ teams)
       - Earned 1 Octofinalist (Top 16 out of 200+ teams)
       - Earned 1 Quarterfinalist (Top 8 out of 200+ teams)
       - Two top speaker awards (Top 10 out of 400+ speakers)

• 2019 Georgetown University Invitational

       - Earned 3 Octofinalist (Top 16 out of 60+ teams)
       - Earned 1 Quarterfinalist (Top 8 out of 60+ teams)
       - Our top team WON the ENTIRE tournament (Top team)
       - Four top speakers awards in Top 10
          (including #1 Speaker out of 100+ speakers)
       - Won entire Middle School division, top team AND top speaker
          (dual #1s out of more than 100+ competitors)

• 2019 Capitol Beltway 

       - Earned 4 Octofinalist (Top 16 out of 50+ teams)
       - Earned 2 Quarterfinalist (Top 8 out of 50+ teams)
       - Earned 2 Semifinalist (Top 4 out of 50+ teams)
       - Our top team WON the ENTIRE tournament (Top team)
       - Six top speaker awards in Top 10
          (including #2 Speaker out of 100+ speakers)

• 2019 Ridge Invitational

       - Earned 1 Octafinalist (Top 16 out of 80+ teams)
       - Earned 1 Quarterfinalist (Top 8 out of 80+ teams)
       - Our top team WON the ENTIRE tournament (Top team)
       - Two top speaker awards in Top 10
          (including #2 Speaker out of 160+ speakers)

• 2020 Sunvitational Invitational

       - Earned 1 Octafinalist (Top 16 out of 130+ teams)
       - Earned 1 Semifinalist (Top 4 out of 130+ teams)
       - One top speaker award (Top 10 out of 250+ speakers)

• 2020 Harvard Invitational

       - Earned 3 Triples (Top 64 out of 400+ teams)
       - Earned 1 FINALIST (#2 out of 400+ teams)
       - Won entire Middle School division, top team AND top speaker
          (dual #1s out of more than 200+ competitors)

• 2020 Tournament of Champions

       - Qualified to send 15 teams to Nationals 
       - Finished Top 20 at National Championships 

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