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Andrew Markoff Breaks 33-Year-Old Record to Become Winningest Debater in Bronx Science History

March 10 2010 by Stefan Bauschard

This weekend, Andrew Markoff, president of the National Forensic League chapter at the Bronx High School of Science, won his 390th debate round, breaking the thirty-three-year-old win count record of the Bronx Science Speech & Debate Team.

Lake Highland wins Florida State Championship!

March 07 2010 by Stefan Bauschard

Lake Highland Preparatory School's Danny Welch and Will Miller won the 2010 Florida Forensic League State Championship in Public Forum Debate.

Cross-country cross-examination

March 05 2010 by Stefan Bauschard

Driving to weekend tournaments — like most assistant high school debate coaches — would be pretty difficult, considering that Nebel coaches for The Greenhill School in Dallas, Texas, and Chen works for Palos Verdes High School near Los Angeles.

MHS speech and debate team head to state competition

March 05 2010 by Stefan Bauschard

Muscatine High School speech and debate team coaches Kelly Brueggen and  Val Ahmann said their students are having an eventful season.

Needham Speech and Debate successes

March 03 2010 by PD Staff

The Needham Speech at Debate team launched into the ‘riptides of March’ at Shrewsbury High School Mardi Gras Saturday, Feb. 27. The team finished 10th overall in the very large field.

Meyers High debate team participates in Harvard Speech & Debate tournament

March 03 2010 by PD Staff

Fifteen members of the E. L. Meyers High School Speech and Debate Team participated in the 36th Annual Harvard Speech & Debate Tournament Feb. 13-15 in Cambridge, Mass.

BSHS students qualify for national tournament

March 03 2010 by PD Staff

After several days of competition, many rounds and little sleep, four Big Spring High School students qualified for the National Forensic League National Tournament.

MCHS Speech and Debate takes team trophy for 3rd year in a row

March 03 2010 by PD Staff

It was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Moffat County Speech and Debate Team.

Matter of team's ability to compete isn't up for debate

March 03 2010 by PD Staff

For all five years that Bexley High School has had a speech and debate team, a student has qualified for the state competition, and this year is no exception.

Atlantic High debate team headed to New York City

March 03 2010 by PD Staff

Members of the debate team will go to New York City to participate in the finals of an international debate contest.

Needham speech and debate team in clover at Harvard Crimson

February 27 2010 by Stefan Bauschard

The Needham speech and debate team had an above-par performance at the Harvard Speech and Debate Invitational at the “U.S. Open” of high school forensics.

OHS debate team headed to state

February 27 2010 by Stefan Bauschard

Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School hosted the District Cross-Examination Debate tournament recently for the area 3A and 4A schools.

Millburn debate team reaches success at Harvard

February 27 2010 by Stefan Bauschard

The Harvard Debate Tournament is the largest invitational in the nation, with more than 2,000 students participating. The Millburn Speech and Debate Team had a strong performance in their toughest competition of the year.

There's No Debate Medina Team's Success

February 27 2010 by PD Staff

Medina Sun

The Medina High School Debate Team has earned charter membership into the National Forensic League, the nation’s oldest and largest debate and speech honor society.

Truman debate team takes regional crown

February 27 2010 by Stefan Bauschard

"I've learned so much (from debating) that my advanced placement government is like a breeze," said Greg Scott, a Truman junior who was a semi-finalist in the policy debate regional division.

Corsicana High School debate team takes second

February 20 2010 by Stefan Bauschard

The Corsicana High School Cross-Examination Debate team of Molly Ford and Ryan Malone took second place at the District CX Debate Meet in Midlothian Feb. 4.

Debate students headed to state

February 20 2010 by Stefan Bauschard

The debate team continued their tradition of excellence and success at the UIL CX debate district competition in Sulphur Springs, sending teams to UIL state for the 10th consecutive year.

MCHS speech and debate team eyes upcoming district tournament

February 20 2010 by Stefan Bauschard

There were former soccer players and freshmen football players. There were aspiring thespians, writers and politicians.

Speech, debate team takes first in Wheatland

February 18 2010 by Stefan Bauschard

Eleven members of the Campbell County High School Speech and Debate team brought home 12 awards from the Wheatland Sweetheart Classic on Saturday.

WHS debaters set school record

February 18 2010 by Stefan Bauschard

Members of the Wilton High School Debate Team: Allie Schaefer, Matthew Dec, Paige Wallace, Leila

SMHS successful at Stanford Invitational

February 18 2010 by PD Staff

The San Marcos High School (SMHS) speech and debate team successfully represented the school district at the recent Stanford University Speech and Debate Invitational Tournament

Meyers Speech & Debate team places at league tournament

February 18 2010 by Stefan Bauschard

The E. L. Meyers High School Speech & Debate team earned two event championships and placed second in three others at the Scranton Catholic Forensic League Tournament

Parker School debate team wins Sweepstakes Trophy

February 18 2010 by Stefan Bauschard

The Parker School Debate Team finished first Feb. 12-13 at the Iolani Debate Qualifying Tournament on Oahu.

Debate Team to Compete in Austin

February 18 2010 by Stefan Bauschard

 Blanco High School teams swept the UIL District 27AA cross-examination debate tournament on Monday, February 8 at the First Baptist Church in Blanco.

GREAT DEBATERS

February 18 2010 by Stefan Bauschard

The Whitehouse High School CX Debate team competed in the UIL district tournament on Feb. 9. Shiv Rawal and Arjun Rawal placed 4th in district.

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