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Oxbridge Academy Teams Place First And Fourth

In Regional Ethics Bowl Competition

Oxbridge Academy ethics teams finished first and fourth In each round of competition, students in seventh and eighth
in a National High School Ethics Bowl (NHSEB) regional teams take turns analyzing cases grades. Founded in 2011
competition on Feb. 1 held in collaboration with Florida Atlantic about complex ethical dilemmas by philanthropist William I.
University’s LeRoy Collins Public Ethics Academy. The NHSEB and responding to questions and Koch, Oxbridge’s mission is to
promotes respectful, supportive, and rigorous discussion of ethics comments from the other team provide a challenging, dynamic
among thousands of high school students nationwide. and from a panel of judges. education where students learn
The Oxbridge first-place team was comprised of seniors According to data from NHSEB, important life skills, whether it
Alessia Degraeve, the team captain from West Palm Beach, surveys shows that this event is in the classroom, laboratory,
Bea Amorim from Lake Worth Beach, Lauren Rodriguez from teaches and promotes ethical art studio or athletic field, that
West Palm Beach, and Ugi Numas from West Palm Beach. The awareness, critical thinking, civil they can apply to build a strong
first-place team won $4,750 in scholarship money, allocated discourse, civic engagement, foundation for a successful
as $1,000 per team member and $750 for Oxbridge Academy. and an appreciation for multiple future. The 54-acre campus
The team that took fourth place included: senior Sydney points of view. features state-of-the-art
Williams from Wellington and juniors Igi Berciunas from About Oxbridge Academy classrooms and academic and
West Palm Beach, and Ben Barron from Palm Beach. They Oxbridge Academy is a athletic amenities equipped
received $1,850 in scholarship money with $500 awarded per private college preparatory high with advanced technologies.
member and $350 for Oxbridge. The teams are coached by school entering its second decade Oxbridge Academy is located
history, government and philosophy teacher Tucker Curtis. of providing an outstanding at 3151 North Military Trail,
“Ethics in government and society are in the news every education to students in grades The first place team pictured clockwise from the West Palm Beach, FL 33409.
day,” said Curtis. “The Ethics Bowl competition teaches students 9 to 12. In August 2021 it will upper left: Alessia Degraeve, Bea Amorim, Lauren For more information visit www.
one of the most critical skills they could learn at a young age: add a middle school serving Rodriguez, and Ugi Numas. oapb.org or call (561) 972-9600.
the ability to think and work through ethical issues together, as
fellow citizens in today’s increasingly complex world.”
Oxbridge competed against teams from five other high
schools. The first-place Oxbridge team will compete in
a national tournament qualifying round in March. In the
competition, teams addressed ethical questions such as: “Is it
ever okay to cancel someone for their viewpoint?” A three-
judge panel scored the teams on a series of criteria, including
the ability to reason ethically, speaking ability, and responses
to questions from the judges.
In 2018, Oxbridge also won the regional competition, but
lost in the National Tournament qualifier against a team from
Naples. In 2016, the team won the regional and qualified
for the National Tournament, placing 16th in the nation.
Approximately 500 teams from more than 300 high schools 747-PALM
compete annually to reach the national competition.
The National High School Ethics Bowl and the regional 747-7256
ethics bowls it supports are competitive yet collaborative
events in which students discuss real-life ethical issues.

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