Ever since the establishment of the DPS STS Debate Club, it had
been a dream to host an interschool debate tournament. After
hundreds of obstacles, meetings and office orders, the school
proudly hosted the first instalment of the DPS STS Interschool
Debate Competition (DIDC) on August 19th-20th, 2022. The event
was participated by 120 debaters from 28 institutions across
Dhaka, 45 adjudicators and over 200 spectators.
Addrita Latif

ADDRITA LATIF

I loved every minute that went into planning DIDC: from the late-night meetings
to the constant palpitations. I watched over every department, but we were all on
one team on the day of the event. We were united by our bruised feet, sharing our
pain as well as our sandals. I am so grateful to have gotten closer to my
batchmates and for the chance to meet people who have changed my world
forever.

AKIL RAFID

DIDC 2022 will always have a special place in my heart. Since we did
our first inter-school tournament, we had a burning desire to host our
own competition. A dream harboured for 4 years, a plan conceived in
3 months and a milestone event of 2 days. We did it, guys. The
organising team was truly the dream team. As Drake would have said,
"Started from the bottom, now we here".

Akil Rafid
Shayor

SHAYOR

DIDC is one of the memories I hold in my heart. It was a lot of
hard work managing over four hundred participants and
ensuring we stuck to the schedule but we managed to pull it off
with the help of everyone. Can’t wait to see how the next DIDC
will unfold!

FAIZAH ESHAN

Organizing the first ever DIDC was truly nerve wrecking. It was the first
senior year event for my batch and as one of the head organizers there were
a lot of expectations to uphold. Fortunately, I was part of the most dedicated
organizing committee along with the most cool minded and talented core
team. I will always have a soft spot for DIDC, as I saw it go from a doodle of
ideas on the back of our school diary to a grand and memorable event.

Faizah Eshan