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Pine Crest Students Stage Presidential Debate
October 24th 2012
Pine Crest School's Young Democrats and Teen Republicans groups participated in the school's first-ever live Presidential Debate in the Upper School on Oct. 24.
The lively, moderated debate was televised live and watched throughout Upper School classrooms and lecture halls. Professor Charles Zelden from Nova University placed the debates in historical perspective and Mr. Randy Schultz, Editor of the Editorial Page of The Palm Beach Post discussed the role/place/presence of the media - how has it evolved and become such a big part of the story itself.
Several seniors played the roles of Obama and Romney:
Obama - Brian Tighe, Julian Gruber, Joseph May, Ivy Kilpatrick, Saher Fattah and Emily Slatkow
Romney - Reagan Hage, Chase Navellier and William Kent Haeffner
Pine Crest Broadcast students did a phenomenal job directing and producing the show.
Broadcast Students who taped the debate and streamed it live on the school's website:
- Yuwei Sun
- Ricardo Bazo
- Allison Samowitz
- Rachmiel Naness
- Holly Goldberg
- Lauren O'hara
- Austin Fields
- Hunter Fields
- Matt Kronengold
- Taylor Lewis
- Roxie Ackerman
- Sarah Gale
- Alana Udwin
- Ginger Hollander
Schultz and Zelden moderated and followed the two-minute debate framework used in the Presidential Debates this year. Topics: Libya, Taxes/Jobs/Economy, American Exceptionalism, Health Care, Energy Women's Rights/Abortion Schultz and
Zelden will wrap up and announce Pine Crest Straw Ballot vote will take place on Tuesday, November 6.
Today's first ever live ICI Presidential Debate has been produced by Lindsay Bass, David Burgess, Gabriel Tyner and Dan Lewis.
We thank Dr. Charles Zelden, Nova University humanities professor, author and television commentator and Mr. Randy Schultz, Editor of The Palm Beach Post and television commentator for serving as moderators of today's debate.
