Easy! Speech and debate highlights leadership and gives you plenty of nationally-recognized achievements--all things colleges love. We've had alumni attend many of the top 20 universities! See: testimonials under the About page

Speech and debate is not only about competition, it's an entire community of people that will cheer you on, laugh with you on bus rides, and make high school feel a little smaller.

Stronger essays, higher test scores, sharper critical reading. Speech and debate builds habits that carry over into AP classes, projects, and even STEM presentations.

Ok, well that's a given. Debate helps you gro, whether you hate talking to other people OR you're already a master public speaker! You’ll learn to command a room, think quickly, and sound confident even when you’re nervous.

Debate isn’t just theory — it connects to real issues. You’ll explore global politics, social justice, technology, ethics, and more. It’s a way to learn about the world and use your voice to impact it.

Speech events are the perfect way to get a chance to perform, act, and tell stories — from dramatic monologues to original pieces you write yourself.