• CJ Bonifati and Ronak Patel placed
  1st as an Entrepreneurship Team
  giving both students a $1,000
  scholarship to Johnson & Wales.
• Mike Ioannou placed 4th in Computer
  Problem Solving.
• Ajay Murthy placed 5th in Cyber
  Security.
• Akhil Neti placed 2nd and Nikhil Neti
  placed 4th in Introduction To
  ParliamentaryProcedure.
• Mark Fitzgibbon placed 2nd and CJ
  Bonifati placed 4th in Introduction to Technology Concepts.
• Raj Pandya, Christian Hall, Mark
  Fitzgibbon placed 1st as a
  Management Information Systems
  Team.

Taylor Roth & Jason Wright reached the quarterfinals of the National Debate Coaches Association (NDCA) Championships held at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI on April 11-13th. Taylor and Jason were 5-2 in the preliminary debates with wins against Canton Central (OH), Damien (CA), Edgemont (NY), Meadows (AZ), and Tampa Prep (FL). They were defeated in the preliminary debates by St. Mark’s (TX) and Stratford Academy (GA).

In the first elimination debate they defeated the Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart (FL) on a 2-1 decision. In the quarterfinals they were defeated on a throat-slitting 2-1 decision by Glenbrook South (IL). They finished 7th of 48 teams.

The Lakeland District Debate Team from Walter Panas High School and Lakeland High School captured first place in the Sweepstakes Competition at the New York State Championship Tournament heldin Albany 4/4-6. Collectively, the team finished 17-5 - an award given to the program with the best overall tournament performance.