past ippf champions
2021-22 Champion:
Pine-Richland High School, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
Runner-Up:
Potomac Oak, Rockville Maryland
Topic:
"Resolved: On balance, the hegemony of the United States dollar is detrimental to the world economy."
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2020-21 Champion:
Slovak National Team, Bratislava, Slovakia
Runner-Up:
Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Maryland
Topic:
"Resolved: The benefits of artificial intelligence outweigh the harms."
2019-20 Co-Champions:
Due to COVID-19, the IPPF was forced to cancel the 2020 IPPF Finals. The IPPF is pleased to recognize the following teams as co-champions:
Amity Regional High School, Woodbridge, Connecticut
Hathaway Brown School, Shaker Heights, Ohio
Hobby School of Ulaanbaatar, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Ladue Horton Watkins High School, Saint Louis, Missouri
Mountain House High School, Mountain House, California
University High School, Tucson, Arizona
Whitmer High School, Toledo, Ohio
Woodward Academy, College Park, Georgia
Topic:
"Resolved: When in conflict, a nation's self-interest should outweigh its international commitments to migrants."
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2018-19 Champion:
Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, California
Runner-Up:
Jasper High School, Plano, Texas
Topic:
"Resolved: U.S. abdication of international leadership creates dangerous global instability."
2017-18 Champion:
LEAF Academy, Bratislava, Slovakia
Runner-Up:
William Mason High School, Mason, Ohio
Topic:
“Resolved: International climate accords for greenhouse gas emissions should adopt binding enforcement mechanisms.”
2016-17 Champion:
Westfield Academy, West Hartford, Connecticut
Runner-Up:
Beijing ENREACH, Beijing, China
Topic:
“Resolved: The obligation to provide safe haven for refugees should outweigh a government's right to control its borders.”
2015-16 Champion:
Plano Senior High School, Plano, Texas
Runner-Up:
East Ridge High School, Woodbury, Minnesota
Topic:
"Resolved: Genetically modified organisms are essential to global food security."
2014-15 Champion:
St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, Texas
Runner-Up:
St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minnesota
Topic:
"Resolved: Mass surveillance is not a justified method of governmental intelligence gathering."
2013-14 Champion:
Hamilton High School, Chandler, Arizona
Runner-Up:
Hathaway Brown School, Shaker Heights, Ohio
Topic:
"Resolved: As a last resort, unilateral military force is justified to minimize nuclear weapons proliferation."
2012-13 Champion:
Shanley High School, Fargo, North Dakota
Runner-Up:
Hamilton High School, Chandler, Arizona
Topic:
"Resolved: Adaptation should be the most urgent response to climate change."
2011-12 Champion:
Team Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
Runner-Up:
Lakewood High School, Lakewood, Colorado
Topic:
"Resolved: Human missions should be a significant focus of space exploration."
2010-11 Champion:
Plano Senior High School, Plano, Texas
Runner-Up:
Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, California
Topic:
"Resolved: NATO military operations are not justified."
2009-10 Champion:
Ministry of Education, Singapore
Runner-Up:
Henry Clay High School, Lexington, Kentucky
Topic:
"Resolved: The United Nations should substantially increase humanitarian assistance for persons living in poverty."
2008-09 Champion:
Bellaire High School, Bellaire, Texas
Runner-Up:
Plano Senior HIgh School, Plano, Texas
Topic:
"Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase alternative energy incentives."
2007-08 Champion:
Bellaire High School, Bellaire, Texas
Runner-Up:
Colleyville Heritage High School, Colleyville, Texas
Topic:
"Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its AIDS/HIV public health assistance to Sub-Saharan Africa."
2006-07 Champion:
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida
Runner-Up:
Bellaire High School, Bellaire, Texas
Topic:
"Resolved: The United States federal government should establish a policy substantially increasing the number of persons serving in one of the following national service programs: Peace Corps or Armed Forces."
2005-06 Champion:
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida
Runner-Up:
Plano Senior High School, Plano, Texas
Topic:
"Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially limit its ability to detain individuals without charge."
2004-05 Champion:
Greenhill School, Addison, Texas
Runner-Up:
Highland Park High School, Dallas, Texas
Topic:
"Resolved: That the United States federal government should establish a foreign policy substantially increasing its support of United Nations peacekeeping operations in the Middle East."
2003-04 Champion:
Westminster Schools, Atlanta, Georgia
Runner-Up:
Highland Park High School, Dallas, Texas
Topic:
"Resolved: That the United States federal government should establish an ocean policy substantially increasing protection of marine natural resources."
2002-03 Champion:
East Carteret High School, Beaufort, North Carolina
Runner-Up:
Carmel High School, Atlanta, Georgia
Topic:
"Resolved: That the United States federal government should substantially increase public health services for mental health care in the United States."
2001-02 Champion:
Woodward Academy, College Park, Georgia
Runner-Up:
Perry High School, Massillon, Ohio