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The team aims to share the powerful learning gained in Speech & Debate with the student body and the larger Reynolds community. This year, the team will continue to offer multiple events aimed toward the whole student body.
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Socials
Community Service
Lunchtime Competitions
Fundraisers
Showcase & Fundraiser Night (March 10, 2026)
Spectators
Video Showcase
SOCIALS:
7th Annual Holiday Party
Join us at the last practice before winter break for a special holiday gathering! See flyer below.
Speech & Debate Holiday Gathering Flyer 2025.pdfSenior Send-Off (Banquet)
Join us for the last practice of the year May 21st to send off our senior members in style!
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
A few times per semester, students around the school have the opportunity to join members of the team to give back to the community. See upcoming opportunities first and scroll down for activities from last year.
The team will be serving at Gresham Japanese Garden in Main City Park on Saturday, October 11th from 9am-12pm. The organization greatly appreciates our service. See thank you card below.
See flyer for this year's service project at Gresham Japanese Garden below:
Gresham Japanese Garden Community Service Flyer 10-11-25.pdfIn both 2023 (Oct. 28) and 2024 (Oct. 5), students from all over the school, including AVID, JROTC, Key Club, and more gardened. See photos from 2023 below:
In 2022, we met October 29th at Main City Park in Gresham, when 12 students worked hard in the rain and cold to weed, dig, plant, and maintain the garden. See photos below:
In 2021, the team met November 13th at Main City Park in Gresham, when 10 students worked to clean up the park as well as weed and clean up the Gresham Japanese Garden. See photos below:
A former monthly service project was tutoring at Walt Morey Middle School, a 10-minute walk from RHS.
See photos below of recent years of service at Walt Morey!
Other community service project experiences will be offered throughout the year.
LUNCHTIME COMPETITIONS:
Once or twice per month, students are invited to bring a friend and gather in Room 609 for food and fun. SPAR Day is when you bring a friend to argue with about a chosen topic. Join us on Sept. 11 during 1st Lunch for SPAR Day!
SPAR Day September 2025.pdfWe will be continuing Jeopardy trivia days such as history, current events, science, and literature.
THEMES:
September--RAIDER TRIVIA
October--HORROR
January--HISTORY
April--LITERATURE
May--ACADEMIC MARATHON
NOTE: ONLY STUDENTS WHO HAVE 1ST LUNCH WILL BE ABLE TO JOIN US. SORRY, 2ND LUNCH!
Our first Jeopardy lunch of the year is Thursday, Sept. 18! See the flyer below.
RHS Speech & Debate Fall Jeopardy Flyer 2025.pdfWe aim to have a jeopardy lunch in September, October, January, April, and May!
FUNDRAISERS:
Fundraisers for this school year include hosting the following events: an Open Mic Night, the Ryan Rutledge Invitational, and Community Showcase & Fundraiser Night.
OPEN MIC NIGHT
Inspired by other metro-area debate programs, the Executive Team is planning our first Open Mic Night, likely held in early October. Members of the team fundraising for an overnight tournament will speak at an Open Mic. There will be snacks and beverages to enjoy.
Information will be updated soon.
REYNOLDS COMMUNITY SHOWCASE & FUNDRAISER NIGHT -- MARCH 4th, 2025
Inspired by other metro-area debate programs, we share what we do with the larger Reynolds community which includes students, families, school leadership, and other stakeholders around the community. The community is invited to come to the high school one evening for the event. People will be encouraged to donate to support our team. Students will have individual speech events and debates prepared to show off to the audience in different classrooms. In the background, the event will include pizza and a bake sale, the proceeds of which would go to the team. For those who donate money, the evening will culminate in a raffle of different baskets of items donated by local East County businesses.
This year's Showcase Night invitation is below:
See photos from the last three years' Showcase & Fundraising Nights below:
SPECTATORS:
Any Reynolds student, parent, or staff member who would like to observe a competition is welcome! You could even talk to the coach about becoming a judge for us in the future. We would also love to get district and school leadership involved with competitions. Tournaments thrive on a gallery of spectators, as students gain the experience of speaking in front of a full audience. If you have any questions or want to learn how to become involved with our competitions, contact the coach (vschiller@rsd7.net).
VIDEO SHOWCASE:
CHECK OUT A SHOWCASE THE TEAM PERFORMED FOR THE SCHOOL
DURING VIRTUAL LEARNING IN 2020-2021:
Speech & Debate Leadership Video.mp4Page updated
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