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Join the 2025 - 2026 team by attending meetings from 4 - 6pm in 660 on Thursdays. Email coaches at fhsdebate@gmail.com with any questions.

2024 - 2025 Highlights & Celebrations

STATE Awards: 41 students qualified to state, 17 broke to elimination rounds!

• Team: 4th in Speech Sweepstakes 

• Team: 9th in Debate Sweepstakes

• Team: 6th Total Sweepstakes 

• 1st in NX Carder Squirrell  

• 2nd in OO Zach Nagle

• 4th in IX Natalie Cappelletti

• 9th in Info Stella Harezlak

• 11th in POI Leona Lam

DISTRICT & NATIONAL AWARDS: 11 to nationals, 3 breaking at NSDA nationals! Top 35 at TOC!

• 2025: District Debate Sweeps 1st place

• NSDA National Tournament @ Des Moines

  • 1st Place Top Speaker in LD: Sigi Persson

  • Elimination Round 8 in LD Sigi Persson 

  • Elimination Round 6 in Expository Stella Harezlak

  • Elimination Round 6 in Impromptu Zach Nagle

• 53rd Tournament of Champions @ The University of Kentucky-Lexington

  • 4th in Informative Speaking Zach Nagle

  • 33rd in Extemporaneous Speaking Natalie Cappelletti

See all awards here

Building Leaders & Community

Regardless of which field Speech and Debate students choose to go into, leadership skills such as communication, a strong sense of ethics, effectiveness and confidence are highly prized. These skills form the foundation of a successful career working with others, and are the skills that are targeted and developed in speech and debate.