Overview

Recognition by the OSDA (formerly OHSSL):

• 2024-2025 - 10th in Ohio

• 2023-2024 - 8th in Ohio

• 2022-2023 - 5th in Ohio

• 2021-2022 - 8th in Ohio

• 2020-2021 - 7th in Ohio

• 2019-2020 - 8th in Ohio

• 2018-2019 - 8th in Ohio

• 2017-2018 - 16th in Ohio

• 2016-2017 - 10th in Ohio

• 2015-2016 - 12th in Ohio

• 2014-2015 - 3rd in Ohio

• 2013-2014 - 9th in Ohio

• 2012-2013 - State Champions

• 2011-2012 - State Runners-Up

• 2010-2011 - State Runners-Up

• 2009-2010 - 3rd in Ohio

• 2008-2009 - 5th in Ohio

Recognition by the NSDA:

• Ranked in the Top 100 Strongest Programs in the United States:

  • 2020-2021 - 94th in Nation

  • 2017-2018 - 98th in Nation

  • 2016-2017 - 84th in Nation

  • 2015-2016 - 87th in Nation

  • 2014-2015 - 51st in Nation

  • 2013-2014 - 47th in Nation

  • 2012-2013 - 82nd in Nation

  • 2011-2012 - 62nd in Nation

  • 2010-2011 - 78th in Nation

  • 2007-2008 - 98th in Nation
    
    

• Earned the "Debate School of Excellence" Designation:

  • 2018 NSDA National Tournament

  • 2017 NSDA National Tournament
    
    

• Earned National "Societe De 300" Designation:

  • 2020-2021

  • 2019-2020

  • 2018-2019

  • 2017-2018

  • 2016-2017

  • 2015-2016

  • 2014-2015

  • 2013-2014

  • 2012-2013

  • 2011-2012

  • 2010-2011

Noteworthy 2024 - 2025 Statistics:

• 10th Place at State

• 9 - Team Sweepstakes "First Place" Finishes at Tournaments

• 27 - Team Members Placed at Least Once

• 212 - Individual Trophies Won

• 48 - Individual "First Place" Trophies Won

• 22 - State Qualifiers

• 14 - Students Advanced to Elimination Rounds at State

• 1 - State Finalists (1 Entry)

• 1 - State Champion (1 Entry)

• 7 - NSDA National Qualifiers

Under Mr. Hamilton as Head Coach (19 Years):

• 1 - Team State Championship (2013)

• 2 - Team State Runners-Up (2011, 2012)

• 15 - Team State Top 10 Finishes (2009-2015, 2017, 2019-2025)

• 10 - Team NSDA National Top 100 Rankings (2007-2008; 2010-2018; 2020-2021)

• 2 - NSDA "Debate School of Excellence" Award (2017, 2018)

• 1 - NCFL "Debate School of Excellence" Award (2018)
  
  All Tournaments

• 128 - Team Sweepstakes "First Place" Finishes at Tournaments

• 4,467 - Individual Trophies Won

• 658 - Individual "First Place" Trophies Won
  
  OSDA State Finals

• 7 - Individual State Champions (7 Entries)

• 18 - Individual State Runners-Up (12 Entries)

• 74 - State Finalists (58 Entries)

• 297 - Students Advanced to Elimination Rounds at State

• 600 - State Qualifiers
  
  NSDA Nationals

• 115 - NSDA National Qualifiers

Speech Events at NSDA Nationals

• • 2 Speech National Semi-finalists (Top 14) [2 Entries]

  • 7 Speech National Quarter-finalists (Top 30) [6 Entries]

  • 18 Speech National Octa-finalists (Top 60) [16 Entries]

Lincoln-Douglas and Public Forum Debate at NSDA Nationals

• • 3 National Top 14 Debaters [2 Entries]

  • 22 National Elimination Round Debaters [14 Entries]

Congressional Debate at NSDA Nationals

• • 1 Congress National Semi-finalist (Top 70) [1 Entry]

  • 1 Congress National Quarter-finalist (Top 156) [1 Entry]

• 68 - NSDA Academic All Americans
  
  NCFL Nationals

• 1 - NCFL National Champion Entry (1 Entry)

• 2 - NCFL National Runners-Up (1 Entry)

Mr. Hamilton's Career (20 Years):

• 606 - State Qualifiers