Speech and debate students excel at championships
Harker’s speech and debate team has had a great run at this spring’s championship tournaments. Harker students, including some middle schoolers, have placed at…
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Nichols Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament Attracts More Than 20 Schools
More than 664 rounds of debate occurred during the Howard and Diana Nichols Invitational speech and debate tournament, held Oct. 1-2. The event was attended…
Speech and Debate Students Qualify for State, Take Top Honors
This article originally appeared in the spring 2016 Harker Quarterly. Upper School The speech and debate team had a great showing at the state qualifying…
Speech and Debate Fosters Leadership Skills
This article originally appeared in the summer 2015 Harker Quarterly. By Jenny Alme and Greg Achten Speech and debate participants reap many benefits, including…
Senior Named National Lincoln-Douglas Debate Champion, Middle Schoolers Named State Champs
Middle and upper school debate had a stellar past few weeks, performing well at tournaments in and out of state. In Las Vegas, senior…
Something To Talk About: Harker Speech and Debate
This article originally appeared in the spring 2015 Harker Quarterly. For nearly a decade, Harker’s speech and debate program has given students the invaluable…
Great Weekend for Debate Students at Southwest Championship
By Carol Green, upper school debate teacher Harker rocked the Southwest Championship tournament at Arizona State this weekend! Lisa Liu, grade 11, took second…
Debaters Make Their Mark at Two Tournaments, Earn Bids for Tournament of Champions
by Jenny Alme and Carol Green Harker Debaters were busy this past weekend, earning great results at two events! Greenhill Round Robin and InvitationalThe debate team had…
Harker Debaters Have Strong Performance at First Tournament of the Year
Harker debate students competed at the Robert Garcia Memorial Invitational Tournament, held Sept. 13-14 at Saint Francis High School. Six policy debaters and eight…
Harker Debate Teams Score in All Categories
This article originally appeared in the summer 2014 Harker Quarterly. Harker has robust debate programs in the middle and upper schools – and it…
