The Valparaiso Speech and Debate Team recently sent many of its members to the state speech and state debate tournaments. At the state speech tournament, Valparaiso had five contestants, three of whom were freshmen, and one who qualified in two...
Elizabeth Wehren
Students Make Their Case through a Mock Trial
Valparaiso is one of the few schools in Indiana where students can compete in speech, debate, and mock trial. As a brief background, Mock Trial is just what it sounds like, a mock trial on a criminal or civil case predetermined a few months before...
Success at Districts Earns Valpo Debate Qualifications for Nationals
The Valparaiso Speech and Debate team has had great success at the District competitions this year. District competitions for the Speech and Debate qualify people to go to the National Tournament held every year. Valparaiso is taking the most people...
Valpo Debate Comes in 4th at Ben Davis
On January 12, 2013, the Valparaiso Speech and Debate team went to Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. The team overall received 4th place. In Congress, Maddy Wellman was in 6th place and Dana Khabbaz. In public forum, John Miller and Nika Pniak...
Valpo High School Debate Team Sees Success at Chesterton Debate Invitational
Over the weekend before Thanksgiving, the Valparaiso debate team on Friday the 16th and Saturday the 17th went to Chesterton High School for the Chesterton Debate Invitational. With schools from three different states and over a dozen total schools,...