PUBLIC DEBATE PROGRAM

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• Welcome to the High School Public Debate Program!

  By John Meany on October 1, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Welcome to the home of the High School Public Debate Program (HSPDP), featuring national and international class and contest debating for students from 9th-12th grades in the US and like ages/grades in other countries. The HSPDP is one of 4… Read More ›

• 2017 Championship Tournament Information

  By John Meany on March 23, 2017

  The 2017 HSPDP Championship Tournament is scheduled for Sunday, April 23. The event will be held at The Webb Schools, Claremont, CA. Thank you to Jessica Fisher, Webb coach, as well as the school administration, for agreeing to host the tournament on short notice…. Read More ›

• Tournament/Topics – Championship Tournament, April 23

  By John Meany on March 23, 2017

  The 2017 HSPDP Championship Tournament is scheduled for Sunday, April 23. The event will be held at The Webb Schools, Claremont, CA. The pre-announced topics for the event are listed. The topics are not listed in round order. Two of the topics will be… Read More ›

• Championship Tournament Site – The Webb Schools

  By John Meany on March 22, 2017

  It is now official! The site for the 2017 High School Public Debate Program Championship Tournament is The Webb Schools, Claremont, CA. The tournament will be held Sunday, April 23. Thanks to Webb coach, Jessica Fisher, as well as the… Read More ›

• Tournament/Topics – League Invitational, March 12

  By John Meany on February 14, 2017

  The fifth 2016-17 league tournament is scheduled for Sunday, March 12. The event will be held at Rancho Mirage High School. The pre-announced topics for the event include: The US should significantly increase sanctions on Russia. The US should not maintain… Read More ›

• Tournament/Topics – League Invitational, February 4

  By John Meany on January 17, 2017

  The fourth 2016-17 league tournament is scheduled for Saturday, February 4. The event will be held at Compton High School, Compton. The pre-announced topics for the event include: Washington, DC statehood would do more harm than good. President Barack Obama should not have… Read More ›

• Tournament/Topics – League invitational, January 15

  By John Meany on December 11, 2016

  The third 2016-17 league tournament is scheduled for Sunday, January 15. The event will be held at Polytechnic School, Pasadena. THIS IS A DATE CHANGE FROM THE CALENDAR! The pre-announced topics for the event include: On balance, playing video games does more good than… Read More ›

• Tournament/Topics – League Tournament, November 19

  By John Meany on October 26, 2016

  The second 2016-17 league tournament is scheduled for Saturday, November 19. The event will be held at St. Margaret’s Episcopal School, San Juan Capistrano. The pre-announced topics for the event include: The US should establish a legal right to sleep in public…. Read More ›

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