Tips for Success: Identifying a Writing Process
A unique challenge to the IPPF process is finding the best way to write a cohesive essay authored by three, four, or sometimes even more...
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Andrea Sadberry, IPPF Executive Director
May 63 min read
Westwood High School Students Crowned Champion of International Public Policy Forum Debate Contest
A team of students from Westwood High School of Austin, Texas, has been named the 2024 IPPF World Champion.
Andrea Sadberry, IPPF Executive Director
May 41 min read
Finding "More Room for Depth of Discussion," West High Debaters Take on International Competition
May 4, 2024 – The Anchorage Daily News reports that students from West High in Anchorage, Alaska, qualified for the final round in the...
Andrea Sadberry, IPPF Executive Director
May 21 min read
Coppell Debate Team Reaches IPPF Finals
May 2, 2024 — The Coppell Gazette reports that the Coppell High School debate team has won an all-expenses-paid trip to the...
Andrea Sadberry, IPPF Executive Director
Apr 251 min read
Hawaii Students Head to New York for International Debate Competition
April 25, 2024 – Hawaii News Now reports that the Damien Memorial School debate team qualified for the International Public Policy Forum...
Andrea Sadberry, IPPF Executive Director
Mar 11 min read
Dallas Express: Students Advance in Global Debate Contest
March 1, 2024 — The Dallas Express reports on two North Texas high school teams competing in the 23rd annual International Public Policy...
Andrea Sadberry, IPPF Executive Director
May 16, 20233 min read
Potomac Oak Students Crowned World Champion of International Public Policy Forum Debate Contest
May 8, 2023 – A team of students from Potomac Oak in Rockville, Maryland, were crowned world champions Saturday, winning the 22nd Annual...
Andrea Sadberry, IPPF Executive Director
May 12, 20232 min read
Newsweek: Texas High Schooler Wins First Speaker Award At Global Debate Contest
May 12, 2023 — Newsweek reports that Sanika Agarwalla, a junior from The Hockaday School in Dallas, Texas, received the inaugural John E....
Andrea Sadberry, IPPF Executive Director
May 10, 20231 min read
Newsweek: Debaters To Face Expert Panel For $10,000 Tournament Prize
May 10, 2024 -- Newsweek reports that, this weekend, eight high school teams from around the world will compete in the final round of the...
Andrea Sadberry, IPPF Executive Director
May 5, 20221 min read
TribLIVE: Pine-Richland Debate Team Wins Top Spot at International Competition
May 5, 2022 — TribLIVE reports that students from Pine-Richland High School have emerged from a field of 120 participants from around the...
Andrea Sadberry, IPPF Executive Director
May 2, 20223 min read
Pine-Richland High School Students Crowned Champion of IPPF Debate Contest
April 30, 2022 – A team of students from Pine-Richland High School of Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, bested a field of high schools from around...
Andrea Sadberry, IPPF Executive Director
Apr 28, 20223 min read
Live from New York: The IPPF Finals
International Public Policy Forum semifinals and final debate to be broadcast live on Saturday, April 30 For seven months, debate teams...
Andrea Sadberry, IPPF Executive Director
May 7, 20213 min read
Slovak National Team Students Crowned Champion of International Public Policy Forum Debate Contest
Slovak National Team Students Crowned Champion of International Public Policy Forum Debate Contest May 1, 2021 – A team of students from...
Andrea Sadberry, IPPF Executive Director
Apr 13, 20211 min read
Colorado Media: Peak to Peak Students Prepare for Finals in Global Debate Competition
April 13, 2021 — Colorado Hometown Weekly reports that "[s]tudents’ perseverance through the pandemic is something that’s not up for...
Andrea Sadberry, IPPF Executive Director
Sep 15, 20201 min read
Tips for Success: Originality
Making creative, original arguments may be most important for the qualifying essay portion of the contest. From the perspective of a...
Andrea Sadberry, IPPF Executive Director
Sep 8, 20201 min read
Tips for Success: Research
After the general readability of the essay, the next quality that will best distinguish the top essays is the depth of research. If the...
Andrea Sadberry, IPPF Executive Director
Sep 1, 20201 min read
Tips for Success: Essay Organization
Thoughtfully and carefully considered essay organization is crucial for both the qualifying essay and the written debates.
Andrea Sadberry, IPPF Executive Director
Aug 5, 20201 min read
Announcing the 2020-21 IPPF Topic
This year, we asked our coaches, students and supporters to cast a ballot and help us determine the next IPPF topic. The votes have now...
Brewer Foundation
Mar 16, 20203 min read
Special Announcement: Cancellation of 2020 IPPF Finals
Due to the evolving situation regarding COVID-19, the IPPF has decided to cancel the 2020 IPPF Finals.
Andrea Sadberry, IPPF Executive Director
Apr 29, 20191 min read
Angelus: Notre Dame High School Takes Home $10,000 in International Public Policy Forum Debate Win
April 29, 2019 — Angelus reports that students on the debate team at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks are "riding high" after their...
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