High school debate teaches students that real-world topics are complex and involve competing values. Debate helps students turn arguments into understanding by identifying central clashes and ...

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Amidst an already busy senior season, Wylie High School graduate Josh Corrigan was preparing for and competing in a state UIL competition. “You get to do the senior walk ...

High school students compete in the Congressional Debate at the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa, in June. Credit: Meenakshi Van Zee for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

2026 National Speech & Debate Tournament Opened June 14 in Richmond, Virginia WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, June 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2026 National Speech & Debate Tournament, hosted by the National ...

Last year, Caleb Waldron made history when he brought a first place national speech and debate trophy to Loveland High School for the first time in the school’s history. Last week, he repeated that ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — As Florida high school students gear up for the annual debate and speech competition this spring, the 1st place prize just got a new name, the “Kirk award,” honoring the ...

For most of the year, Green River High School's Speech and Debate team competes against familiar opponents from around ...