2020-2021 Accolades
In the 2020-2021 season, our team has...
Closed out a tournament: 1
Won first place: 7
Won second place: 1
Gone to semi-finals: 11
Gone to quarter-finals: 22
Gone to other elimination rounds: 9
And won speaker 22 awards!
1 team made it to quarterfinals in state and another made it to semifinals. 1 team qualified for TOC gold tournament and 1 team qualified for TOC silver tournament. 1 team auto-qualified for nationals. We also have the best WA debate team ever, and they have the record number for state bids and tournaments won in a season for WA!
The MSHS Speech and Debate Team believes wholeheartedly in supporting women in speech and debate, which is why, as of the 2020-2021 season...
75% of our board members are women.
25% of our debaters who close out tournaments are women.
30% of our debaters who win 1st and/or 2nd place in debate are women.
56% of our debaters who go as far as quarter-finals are women.
38% of our speaker awards are won by women.
2019-2020 Accolades
In the 2019-2020 season, our team has...
Closed out a tournament: 1
Won first place: 4
Won second place: 5
Gone to semi-finals: 22
Gone to quarter-finals: 35
Gone to octa-finals: 8
And won speaker 25 awards!
We have participated in speech finals 47 times.
We also qualified to TOC, state, and Nationals. We had a team that was the top team in the state as well place 16th at Nationals!
The MSHS Speech and Debate Team believes wholeheartedly in supporting women in speech and debate, which is why, as of the 2019-2020 season...
50% of our board members are women.
50% of our debaters who close out tournaments are women.
53% of our debaters who win 1st and/or 2nd place in debate are women.
61% of our debaters who go as far as semi-finals are women.
41% of our debaters who go as far as quarter-finals are women.
64% of our speaker awards are won by women.
And 51% of our speech finalists are women!
Three of our club members serve as directors or executive board members in Beyond Resolved, an organization dedicated to the success of marginalized debaters. A number of our debaters have been featured on their page and written articles on their blog.
Closed out a tournament: 1
Won first place: 4
Won second place: 5
Gone to semi-finals: 22
Gone to quarter-finals: 35
Gone to octa-finals: 8
And won speaker 25 awards!
We have participated in speech finals 47 times.
We also qualified to TOC, state, and Nationals. We had a team that was the top team in the state as well place 16th at Nationals!
The MSHS Speech and Debate Team believes wholeheartedly in supporting women in speech and debate, which is why, as of the 2019-2020 season...
50% of our board members are women.
50% of our debaters who close out tournaments are women.
53% of our debaters who win 1st and/or 2nd place in debate are women.
61% of our debaters who go as far as semi-finals are women.
41% of our debaters who go as far as quarter-finals are women.
64% of our speaker awards are won by women.
And 51% of our speech finalists are women!
Three of our club members serve as directors or executive board members in Beyond Resolved, an organization dedicated to the success of marginalized debaters. A number of our debaters have been featured on their page and written articles on their blog.
2018-2019 Accolades
In the 2018-2019 season, our team has...
Closed out a tournament: 2 times
Won first place: 5 times
Won second place: 5 times
Gone to semi-finals: 21 times
Gone to quarter-finals: 33 times
Gone to octa-finals: 40 times
and won 16 speaker awards!
The MSHS Speech and Debate Team believes wholeheartedly in supporting women in speech and debate, which is why, as of the 2018-2019 season...
Several of our debaters have been featured on the Beyond Resolved page, a website dedicated to women's success, equitable participation, and leadership in debate. Three of our female debaters are also directors for Beyond Resolved.
50% of our board members are women.
50% of our debaters who close out tournaments are women.
40% of our debaters who win 1st and/or 2nd place are women.
56% of our debaters who go to semi-finals are women.
54% of our debaters who go to quarter-finals are women.
64% of our debates who go to octa-finals are women.
And 56% of our speaker awards are won by women!
Closed out a tournament: 2 times
Won first place: 5 times
Won second place: 5 times
Gone to semi-finals: 21 times
Gone to quarter-finals: 33 times
Gone to octa-finals: 40 times
and won 16 speaker awards!
The MSHS Speech and Debate Team believes wholeheartedly in supporting women in speech and debate, which is why, as of the 2018-2019 season...
Several of our debaters have been featured on the Beyond Resolved page, a website dedicated to women's success, equitable participation, and leadership in debate. Three of our female debaters are also directors for Beyond Resolved.
50% of our board members are women.
50% of our debaters who close out tournaments are women.
40% of our debaters who win 1st and/or 2nd place are women.
56% of our debaters who go to semi-finals are women.
54% of our debaters who go to quarter-finals are women.
64% of our debates who go to octa-finals are women.
And 56% of our speaker awards are won by women!