There are four main categories in debate: Policy Debate (CX), Lincoln-Douglas (LD), Current Events Debate (PF), and Interp. Interp consists of a variety of areas such as poetry, drama, duet, humor, and student congress. In student congress, the students write bills and debate them.
Students in debate travel a lot throughout the season, in Wyoming and South Dakota. Since the debaters consist of both males and females, coach Bob Speirs says that it "promotes responsible behavior among young people."
Spearfish High School All-American
Spearfish has more All-Americans than any other school in South Dakota.
Speech and Debate State Champions