More than 6,300 of the nation's top high school speakers are headed to Des Moines next week for the National Speech & Debate Tournament. Why it matters: Future leaders in politics and culture are ...

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — Fort Bend ISD officials say all students and staff are safe following a brief on-stage incident that caused an evacuation Thursday afternoon at the National Speech and Debate ...

More than 200 Minnesota students have a chance this week to prove again why the state is a hotbed for high school speech and debate. The big picture: They're among the 6,300 competitors at this week's ...

VESTAL, N.Y. (WBNG) -- The Binghamton University Speech & Debate Team has a lot to celebrate. After countless hours of strategizing and prep, the debate team is walking away as National Debate ...

Two Petersburg High School students qualified for the 2025 National Speech and Debate Tournament. Their coach, Terri Smith, has led the team since 2012 and emphasized the positive impact of speech ...

Fifteen top speech and debate students talked their way to a spot on the national stage at the West District qualifying tournament Feb. 13-14 in Missoula.

What’s billed as the world’s largest academic competition is underway this week in central Iowa as Des Moines hosts the National Speech & Debate Tournament. Organizers say it’s drawing 11,000 middle ...

With a mother and a brother involved in speech and debate teams, Mentor High School rising junior Ellie Coleman decided to follow her family’s lead. According to her team coach Amy Roediger, Ellie has ...

DES MOINES, Iowa. (WALB) - Several Valdosta High School students are safe following an incident in Iowa at the 2025 National Speech and Debate Tournament. Wyoming native Jayden Roccaforte, 22, is in ...

Students from Joseph Martin School in Taunton recently earned multiple awards at a Middle School Speech and Debate Tournament, according to a community announcement. The Dec. 13 event, hosted by the ...

The Glacier High School speech and debate team cruised to a commanding victory at the Missoula Kickoff Tournament through a well-rounded showing across events. “Despite not winning a single individual ...