"We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Welcome
Welcome to the Eleanor Roosevelt High School Speech and Debate Team website. We are a competitive debate team representing Eleanor Roosevelt High School of Greenbelt, MD. All ERHS students are welcome to participate on the team. We participate in local tournaments in the Washington-Arlington Catholic Forensic League, the DC Urban Debate League, and the Chesapeake District of the National Speech and Debate Association. This year we also plan to compete in some tournaments on the National Debate Circuit (High School tournaments hosted by universities like Harvard and High Schools with strong debate traditions like the Bronx High School of Science). In the past two years our teams have won the DC Urban Debate League Championship tournament (2013 and 2014), as well as qualified for the National Speech and Debate Association's National tournament and the National Catholic Forensic League's National Tournament. We also had a team place in the top 64 round of the 2013-14 International Public Policy Forum Competition, which included approximately 250 teams from around the world.
Just as important, our team has grown, we've gained valuable knowledge and skills, we've represented our school with professionalism and respect, and oh yeah, we've had lots of fun!
The Power of Speech and Debate
There is significant research evidence supporting the fact that participation in speech and debate activities has positive benefits for young people. The links below provide testimony directly from students regarding the impact that participation in speech and debate has had on their lives.
2014 National Speech and Debate Association Student of the Year Finalists
2014 National Speech and Debate Association National Tournament Highlight Video
Upcoming Events Weekly Practices - Days & Time -Wednesday & Thursday 3:30-5pm 12/04-12/06 - Princeton ClassicNJ/US 12/05 PGCDL - Bowie High School Annex 12/12 WACFL Mega Tournament - Lake Braddock Secondary School