After competing in WUDL_Debate through most of her high school career Noemie Durand set her sights forward. Empowered by her time in debate Durand has taken on an advocacy role before attending college.
Noemie Durand , a high school senior from Washington, D.C., delivers a speech at a debate event at Newsweek's headquarters in New York City on April 14, with moderator Kristal Knight and fellow debater Haven Howard also onstage. The event launched Newsweek's partnership with the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues.On her LinkedIn page, Noemie Durand, a high school senior from BASIS Charter School in Washington, D.C.
She competed for two years before her coach left her school and she was without organized debate for a year. During her sophomore year of high school, her school's debate program picked back up virtually amid the COVID pandemic. In the classroom, Durand is now more confident in her ability to speak publicly and make coherent points.
"I have so much work from my school, from my AP classes, from all the other extracurriculars I do that sometimes it's hard to keep up with everything," she said."I don't want to do everything mediocrely. I want to do what I can to the best extent."
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