Wadsworth Speech and Debate

11/19/2024

📣📣 JUDGES NEEDED FOR HOME TOURNAMENT! 📣📣

This Saturday (11/23) is our very own, Wadsworth Grizzly Classic. We are absolutely filled to the brim with competitors (filling both the HS and MS COMPLETELY). With that crowd, we'd love your help to secure enough judges.

In desperate need of LD & PF judges. Would gladly accept a few more Speech & Congress Judges. Please reach out asap if you can make it.

dgailey@wadsworthschools.org

01/21/2024

Hi Speech & Debate Friends! The Ohio Speech & Debate Association’s Akron District State Qualifier is coming up on Saturday, February 3, 2024 at Revere High School in Richfield. The district is in need of judges to help these students get to the State Tournament in March!

The National Speech & Debate Association Eastern Ohio National Qualifier is coming up on Friday, February 16, 2024 and Saturday, February 17, 2024 at GlenOak High School in Canton.

Each of the tournaments can be flexible with judge times! Please consider helping these amazing students qualify for the State and National Tournament! You can comment on this post or email me at szulia@wadsworthschools.org.

Alumni, if you live outside of the Akron/Canton area and want to judge, let me know and I will forward you information to judge in a district local to you in Ohio.

12/01/2023

Hi Speech & Debate friends! Tomorrow's tournament at Tusky Valley High School and New Philadelphia High School are short judges and need your help! The tournament at Tusky Valley is all speech events (Three rounds and final round). The tournament at New Philadelphia is four rounds of debate. Thank you all in advance.

If you are available and would like to volunteer, please let me know and we could add you to the tournament! You can comment on this post or contact me direct for details.

08/28/2023

Join the award winning WHS Speech and Debate Team! The team is perfect for students who are interested in acting in plays, writing and presenting speeches, or debating current topics. The team is open to all grades! No prior experience is needed to join. The team will have an information meeting Wednesday, August 30th at 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM in the Media Center for any student interested in learning more about how to join!

08/20/2022

The Speech and Debate Team will hold an information meeting this Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 3:00 pm at the WHS Media Center! If you know someone who might be interested, let them know! We are always looking for new students to join our team!

05/12/2022

Hi Friends of WHS Speech and Debate! Join us for our Chipotle fundraiser Wednesday, May 18, 2022. It will be taking place at the WADSWORTH Chipotle location. Please let us know if you have any questions!

Hi Friends of WHS Speech and Debate! Join us for our Chipotle fundraiser Wednesday, May 18, 2022. It will be taking place at the Wadsworth Chipotle. You can use the code on the flyer when ordering online to help! Thank you in advance!

05/12/2022

Hi Friends of WHS Speech and Debate! Join us for our Chipotle fundraiser Wednesday, May 18, 2022. It will be taking place at the Wadsworth Chipotle. You can use the code on the flyer when ordering online to help! Thank you in advance!

02/21/2022

Congratulations to the 4 students earning entry to the National Speech and Debate Tournament this weekend at the Eastern Ohio Speech and Debate Tournament. Students include District Champions Cale Breuers & Evelyn Silliman in DUO, Leia Gonzales-Banaag 2nd place POI, and Anna Wallace 3rd place INFO. Additionally, Colin Moore and Ben Wilkinson were octa finalists in Public Forum Debate.

The team earned a 5th place team sweepstakes finish at the tournament! Great job team! Stay tuned...The team has several more national qualifying tournaments coming up soon.

02/21/2022

Congratulations to the 13 WHS students who will be representing the Akron District and Wadsworth Speech and Debate at the Ohio Speech and Debate Association State Tournament in March! Best of luck everyone!