The Brewer Foundation and New York University are proud to announce the results of the "Top 32" round of the 22nd annual International Public Policy Forum (IPPF) – the first and only contest that gives high school students around the world the opportunity to engage in written and oral debates on issues of public policy.

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Results of the Top 32 Round
 

• Amity Regional High School in Woodbridge, Connecticut, advances over The Davidson Academy in Reno, Nevada.

• UWC South East Asia in Singapore advances over Hamilton High School (Team 1) in Chandler, Arizona. 

• Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach, Florida, advances over Shenzhen Academy of International Education in Shenzhen, China.

• The Hockaday School in Dallas, Texas, advances over Miramonte High School in Orinda, California.

• John Handley High School in Winchester, Virginia, advances over St. Mark's School of Texas in Dallas, Texas.

• Wasatch Independent Debate League in Riverton, Utah, advances over Dulles High School in Sugar Land, Texas.

• Bergen County Debate Club in Fort Lee, New Jersey, advances over Cranbrook School in Bellevue Hill, NSW, Australia.

• Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, advances over Blue Valley High School in Stilwell, Kansas.

• H.Edu Institute in San Mateo, California, advances over DebateGo Classical Academy in Richmond Hill, ON, Canada.

• Mountain View-Los Altos Speech and Debate in Mountain View, California, advances over Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram in New Delhi, Delhi, India.

• Hamilton High School (Team 2) in Chandler, Arizona, advances over Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, New Jersey.

• Potomac Oak in Rockville, Maryland, advances over YK Pao School in Shanghai, China.

• Ivy Bridge Academy in Johns Creek, Georgia, advances over Artemis Debate MS in Cape Town, South Africa.

• Notre Dame San Jose in San Jose, California, advances over Interlake High School in Bellevue, Washington.

• BASIS Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona, advances over Crescenta Valley High School in La Crescenta-Montrose, California.

• EEC Debate in Toronto, ON, Canada, advances over Saigon South International School in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

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We would like to extend our congratulations to all of our Top 32 competitors. The judges have been impressed with your knowledge of the subject matter and the quality of the debates.

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The advancing “Sweet 16” teams will continue to debate the topic, “Resolved: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an effective model for international cooperation.”