Merrick Modun, left, and Anika Turcotte of Montpelier are now, officially, the best high school debaters in Vermont. The two students from the Montpelier/U-32 Debate Team won the State Debate Championship at St. Michael’s College on Saturday, March 18. Coach Bronwyn Fryer was “bursting with pride,” adding that “Anika and Merrick have not only been a terrific team over the several years they’ve been together, but they are excellent teachers for the (Montpelier/U-32) group as a whole. They both exude calm professionalism even in the heated crossfire parts of the round. The other members on the team have learned a lot from them and I think they’ll be future champions as well.”
