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10/20/2026

Congratulations to AITE’s debate team on a triumphant showing at the Connecticut Debate Association tournament at Fitch High School in Groton!

Aila Flynn and Vincent Wong won 1st place in the Varsity Division, and Alex Amann and Edwin Sandoval took 4th place. Savera Nair and Giancarlo Conte earned 3rd place in the Novice Division.

AITE also earned individual speaker honors: Sofia Munoz placed 4th and Alex Amann placed 5th.

A total of seven AITE students qualified for the State Championship tournament. Congratulations to all our debaters!

The motion debated was, "This House believes that Connecticut should make standardized testing mandatory for homeschooled students."

10/09/2026

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10/09/2026

Congratulations to AITE’s Aila Flynn who won the American Legion’s 2026 Citywide Oratorical Contest. Superintendent Talley visited Claude Morest’s American Government class on Wednesday morning to present Aila with the Championship Cup.

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