The Harker speech and debate team’s year is off to a strong start. They have attended tournaments as far away as Dallas and Des Moines, as well as several local events.
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Senior named Lincoln-Douglas champion at Tournament of Champions
Senior Muzzi Khan won the National Championship in Lincoln-Douglas Debate at the University of Kentucky’s Tournament of Champions.
Speech and debate coach inducted into Gold Key Society
Speech and debate coach Greg Achten was inducted into the Emory University Barkley Forum’s Gold Key Society
Speech and debate wins top award at Cal tournament
Harker placed first out of 191 schools for overall team performance at the tournament held by the University of California, Berkeley on Feb. 15-17.
Eighth grader has phenomenal results in varsity debate tournament
Krish Mysoor, grade 8, placed first at the Damus Hollywood Invitational Tournament, the only eighth grader in memory to take first place at a varsity national qualifier to the Tournament of Champions.
Harker debaters garner first and second at nationals, have a great season overall!
Team Harker crushed it at the National Speech & Debate Tournament, where Haris Hosseini ‘19, and Avi Gulati, a rising senior, nailed first and second places in original oratory.
Talking Points: Speech and debate program develops valuable skills
Editor’s Note: Harker’s speech and debate team ended on the highest of notes, with students taking first and second at the National Speech &…
Middle school speech and debate team overwhelms at Tournament of Champions
The middle school speech and debate team had an outstanding weekend at the Middle School Tournament of Champions hosted by the University of Kentucky on May 11-12.
Harker speech and debate team has a great showing at Tournament of Champions
Harker had a number of students perform very well at the Tournament of Champions last weekend.
Seniors named speech and debate All Americans
Nine Harker students were presented with National Speech & Debate Association Academic All American awards this month.