The Debate Team has had many successful achievements. First, there is news: the 2024 tournament season is now underway, and the Florida Debate Initiative(FDI) is proud to partner with the Flordia Civcis and Deabe Initiative. They are supporting the premier competitive speech and the debate league. All this information can be found in the link above. Three weeks ago, debaters from the Northwest and the Southwest regions started the season with the competition. This shows how hard these young students have been training.
Last Saturday almost 200, yes 200 students from the South East, Northwest, and South regions competed in the FIRST round of the tournament for the 2024-2025 debate season. Regional Debates
Last but not least is Our team the Okeechobee High School Debate team. On October 19, they competed in Boca Raton, for the first time in the school year. Our team brought home many trophies and we are definitely looking for a lot more. The places our students made are
| Orlando Masso Laguardia | 1st Place | Extemporaneous Debate |
| Emmett Ryan | 2nd Place | Extemporaneous Debate |
| Mckalynn Hatifield | 3rd Place | Mckalynn Hatfield |
| Faith Alexander | 1st Place | Original Oratory |
| Allie Lindsey | 2nd Place | Original Oratory |
| Zia Masselli | 1st Place | Impromptu Speaking |
| Sydney Stip | 2nd Place | Impromptu Speaking |
| Qwtaysha Dingle | 3rd Place | Impromptu Speaking |
| Tyrin Langley | 2nd Place | Legislative Debate |
We can’t forget about the captain of the Debate Team, Captain Skylar Grimsley, she is the one who was behind the scenes and prepared for this all from the tournament to taking pictures and to Brant Robinson, an honorary team member. This concludes the October Month for the Deabet Team but there’s more to come. If you need anything to keep you updated “Make sure to check the Debate Team Instagram and Their Facebook for any upcoming events,” Adams Hollie said.
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