April 22, 2022 – Vying with 22 other urban debate leagues from across the country, two Dallas ISD students from Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet placed third in the Junior Varsity Division at the 15th Annual Urban Debate National Championship Tournament.
Making the semifinals, the team of Hope Habia and Sarahi Vasquez represented the Dallas Urban Debate Alliance (DUDA) and Dallas ISD in the national tournament after winning five preliminary rounds of policy debate. Also, Habia finished seventh in the nation with junior varsity speaker points.