Interlake Speech & Debate
Unarguably the best.
Unarguably the best.
Public Forum
What is Public Forum?
Public Forum, a two-person debate event with monthly and bi-monthly topic rotations, is centered around current events and persuasion techniques. Students research topics surrounding foreign policy, economics, the environment, and other global developments that occur.
Public Forum is designed to be extremely relevant to real-life applications and accessible, helping students to develop skills such as research, public speaking, critical thinking, and communication.
Achievements
In the 2024-2025 season, we reached…
481 rounds won
70+ students impacted
21 tournaments attended
56 advances to elimination rounds
13 bids to the Tournament of Champions
2 internal tournaments hosted to support developing debaters