“Those 4 years in debate were the educational foundation of everything
I did. And I don’t mean that in some simple form…I’m saying the finest
education I got from any of the institutions I attended, the foundation
of my mind that I got during those 4 years of competitive policy
debate; that is, 90% of the intellectual capacity that I operate with
today–Fordham [University] for college, Fordham for the Ph.D., Harvard
for law school–all of that is the other 10%.” — John Sexton, President
of NYU
Welcome to the SVHS Speech & Debate Program!
Listen to SV Debaters interviewed on KSRO Radio!
SVHS Debaters Qualified for the National Forensic League National Championship Tournament.
PARENTS: looking for detailed tournament info? Click on the Calendar page!
We are looking forward to another great year with the Speech and Debate team. SV boasts a nationally competitive debate team and is comprised of more than 50 students (that is 1/8 of the school population)!
Want to know more about debate?
The team policy debate topic is the same all year, which allows us to delve deeply in the nuances of the subject. The 2010-11 topic that we are researching is about decreasing US military presence in Asia and the Middle East.
The Public Forum and Lincoln-Douglas topics change periodically throughout the year. SVHS also competes in Parli Debate, in which the topics change each round. In addition to debate, there are numerous prepared and unprepared individual events.
Ready to join?
SVHS has a long and successful tradition of speech and debate. Do you want to be a part of it? Have questions? Interested in joining the speech and debate team? Come see Ms. McClay in Room 17 or e-mail Ms. McClay.