The Brewer Foundation and New York University are proud to announce the results of the "Top 32” round of the 24th annual International Public Policy Forum (IPPF) – the first and only contest that gives high school students around the world the opportunity to engage in written and oral debates on issues of public policy.

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Results of the Top 32 Round

 

• Slovak Debate Association from Bratislava, Slovakia, advances over Outschool from Spokane, Washington.

• Alpha Co from La Crescenta, California, advances over Ronald Reagan High School from San Antonio, Texas.

• Westwood High School from Austin, Texas, advances over Damien Memorial School from Honolulu, Hawaii.

• Ethos Academy from Vancouver, BC, Canada, advances over Cornerstone Collegiate Academy of Seoul from Seoul, Republic of Korea.

• Alpharetta High School from Alpharetta, Georgia, advances over Notre Dame San Jose High School from San Jose, California.

• Peak to Peak Charter School from Lafayette, Colorado, advances over Potomac Oak from Rockville, Maryland.

• duPont Manual High School from Louisville, Kentucky, advances over Upper St. Clair High School from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

• The Westminster Schools from Atlanta, Georgia, advances over Solon High School from Solon, Ohio. 

• Rowland Hall from Salt Lake City, Utah, advances over The Blake School from Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

• Carroll Senior High School from Southlake, Texas, advances over Oswego East High School from Oswego, Illinois.

• AfterSkool Learning Centre from Singapore, Singapore, advances over The British International School Abu Dhabi from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

• Kealakehe Public High School from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, advances over Jayshree Periwal International School from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

• Akademeia High School from Warsaw, Poland, advances over Artemis Debate from Shanghai, China.

• Blue Valley High School from Stilwell, Kansas, advances over The Davidson Academy of Nevada from Reno, Nevada.

• William Mason High School from Mason, Ohio, advances over The Future Leaders Program of Dallas, Texas.

• North Allegheny Senior High School from Wexford, Pennsylvania, advances over Ivy Bridge Academy from Johns Creek, Georgia.
   

Congratulations to all of our Top 32 teams. You engaged in a spirited round of written debates on a complex topic. 

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The "Sweet 16" teams will continue to debate the topic, "Resolved: Equitable access to pharmaceuticals should be prioritized over protecting intellectual property rights.”

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