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Congrats Tom

April 14th, 2010 | Category: Alumni

Congratulations to Tom Chen, a member of the 2008 NZ Team which won the 2009 World Champs in Athens. Tom now studies at the Australian National University in Canberra, and he recently debated for ANU at the Australian Intervarsity Debating Champs, which involved over 100 teams and 300 debaters from all around Australia. Tom was ranked as the 8th best speaker at the tournament; a remarkable achievement. Tom’s team also reached the octo-finals.

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  1. Pei April 14th, 2010 5:56 pm

    Congratulations Tom!

  2. mary english May 5th, 2010 2:48 pm

    Fantastic Tom, really proud of you but not surprised!

    Best wishes, Maria and Mary

  3. aliisa prebble May 6th, 2010 8:56 am

    Go Tom! We look forward to hearing more about your activities and accomplishments. Ben will be back in NZ June through August and we hope to see you if you come back to NZ during that time.

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