From debate to dialogue: In a contentious era, 'Ethics Bowl' offers students a gentler alternative
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Spectators watch the finals of the National High School Ethics Bowl in in the student union of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C., on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)From left, students Luke Calhoun, Olivia Beazer, Sona Zarkou, Mae Bradford, front, Lincoln Bradford, back, Cindy Huang and Juliana Migliati from Arizona's BASIS Flagstaff Charter School pose with the first place trophy after winning the National High School Ethics Bowl in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)In this image taken from video, Kevin Lyman comforts his daughter, Lizzie, after her team from Atlanta's Midtown High School lost in the semifinals of the National High School Ethics Bowl, Sunday, April 23, 2025, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)From right, coach Amy Miller, Larkin Wilson, Sadie Osenga, Thalia Vidalakis, Katherine Thomas and Ashley Maliakal from The Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, Tenn., take a selfie during a match at the National High School Ethics Bowl in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)Midtown High School Ethics Bowl teammates Eric Snell, left, and Eve Nahmias speak with coach Eddy Nahmias, Eve's father, in between rounds of the National High School Ethics Bowl in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)Students from Atlanta's Midtown High School, foreground, confer during a quarterfinal round at the National High School Ethics Bowl in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)Midtown High School Ethics Bowl teammates Lizzie Lyman, left, and Sloane Crisler prepare for the quarterfinal round at the National High School Ethics Bowl in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)Students from the Dwight-Englewood School in New Jersey confer during a quarterfinal round of the National High School Ethics Bowl in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)Three judges listen to questioning during a quarterfinal round of the National High School Ethics Bowl in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)Kate Kruger, facing camera, and other students from Atlanta's Midtown High School confer during a semifinal round of the National High School Ethics Bowl in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)Students from Arizona's BASIS Flagstaff Charter School participate in the semifinal round of the National High School Ethics Bowl in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)Student Zelda Lerner, center, makes a point during a semifinal round of the National High School Ethics Bowl in Chapel Hill on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)
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Spectators watch the finals of the National High School Ethics Bowl in in the student union of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C., on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)