Notre Dame senior Sarah Huttenlocher will be representing NDP and the Archdiocese of Detroit at the National Catholic Forensic League’s Grand National Tournament in Chicago.Sarah Huttenlocher, a senior at Notre Dame Preparatory School, last night earned a place as one of the state's top three Lincoln-Douglas debaters at the Detroit Catholic Forensic League Lincoln-Douglas qualifier at Birmingham's Roeper School.
The Lincoln-Douglas debate format is a style of debate used in many high school competitions and occasionally the political arena. Most center on moral or ethical issues and the debate style is named for the famous American senatorial race debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas.
According to NDP debate coach LeAnne Schmidt, Huttenlocher, who is captain of the debate team, will be representing NDP and the Archdiocese of Detroit at the National Catholic Forensic League's Grand National Tournament in Chicago over the Memorial Day weekend.
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About Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy
Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.