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Introduction
The Debate 1 course offers an introduction to competitive forensics and the Jack C. Hays High School Speech and Debate Team. Hays High School has a long tradition of excellence in speech and debate and it is our goal to train students to carry on excellence in their academic, personal, and professional pursuits.

The focus of Debate 1, 2, and 3 at Hays High school is to prepare students for success at interscholastic debate tournaments. While students will gain a working understanding of the many skills associated with argumentation, rhetoric, and public speaking we will primarily apply these skills in the area of [|Policy Debate], [|Lincoln-Douglas Debate], [|Student Congress], and [|Extemporaneous Speaking].

Course Information
Syllabus Debate Tournament Calendar

Unit Overviews
Debate 1 Unit Overviews

Assignments
Debate 1 Assignments

Debate Parents' Portal
Parents' Portal [| Parent FAQ's.pdf]

Why Debate?
The Benefits of Competitive Forensics Included below are scholarly articles from the National Forensics League publication //The Rostrum// on the myriad benefits of students involvement in high school speech and debate competition.

Billman, Jennifer. "They Don't Have to Win Nationals: The Benefits of Forensics to Parents, Communities, and Society." The Rostrum, May, 2008.

Carroll, Robert C. "Forensics Participation as Gifted and Talented Education: Clear Evident Success Rate." The Rostrum, February, 2007.

Luong, Minh A. "Forensics and College Admissions." The Rostrum, November, 2007.