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Varsity practices begin in October~ Informational Meeting in September, date TBD!
Debate Events are where students prepare arguments, using evidence and logic, on a pre-assigned topic. Students are assigned a side (affirmative or negative) before each round begins, and can expect to argue both sides over the course of a tournament.
Debate Events are where students prepare arguments, using evidence and logic, on a pre-assigned topic. Students are assigned a side (affirmative or negative) before each round begins, and can expect to argue both sides over the course of a tournament.
Public Forum: A two-on-two team event focusing on advocacy and persuasive argumentation. Teams debate a new, real-world topic every few months, aiming to convince judges of the practicality and societal benefits of their stance.
Public Forum: A two-on-two team event focusing on advocacy and persuasive argumentation. Teams debate a new, real-world topic every few months, aiming to convince judges of the practicality and societal benefits of their stance.
Lincoln Douglas: A one-on-one format focusing on philosophical, moral, and value-based arguments. Students debate a new resolution every two months, evaluating the merits of abstract concepts like justice, liberty, and morality
Lincoln Douglas: A one-on-one format focusing on philosophical, moral, and value-based arguments. Students debate a new resolution every two months, evaluating the merits of abstract concepts like justice, liberty, and morality
Public Forum Debate
Public Forum Debate
Here is an example of a Public Forum debate posted on YouTube. Public Forum debates are two-on-two. Each member of a team is responsible for specific parts of an argument, and they have time during the debate to confer and strategize.
Lincoln Douglas
Lincoln Douglas
You can find examples of Lincoln Douglas debate on YouTube. Here is a great demo debate to give you an idea of what this one-on-one debate style looks like.
Congress
Congress
Congressional Debate: Students simulate a legislative assembly by writing, debating, and voting on pieces of legislation (bills and resolutions). Participants hone their parliamentary procedure, rhetorical skills, and ability to think on their feet by sponsoring and refuting measures.
Congressional Debate: Students simulate a legislative assembly by writing, debating, and voting on pieces of legislation (bills and resolutions). Participants hone their parliamentary procedure, rhetorical skills, and ability to think on their feet by sponsoring and refuting measures.
Online Congressional Debate
Online Congressional Debate
This is an example of an online Congress event posted to youtube. While we will be participating in live Congress events, where students are all participating in a classroom, this gives a great feel for how a congress event proceeds, what the etiquette is, and how debate evolves around pieces of legislation.
"It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it." — Joseph Joubert
"It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it." — Joseph Joubert
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