SNU DEBATE SQUAD
"In a lawsuit, the first to speak seems right until someone comes forward and cross-examines" - Proverbs 18:17 (NIV)
Starting in 2021, the SNU Debate squad has quickly risen to nationally competitive heights with regularly being ranked in the top 30 debate squads in the country.
NDT/CEDA Policy Debate - Every year, the 80+ universities pick a topic that we debate. We travel around the region and the country debating all kinds of universities including Harvard, Cornell, Berkeley, Gonzaga, UT Austin,
All experience level welcomed! We have a majority of people who debated in high school but we have a robust novice program where we can train you! Tournaments have novice, junior varsity, and varsity levels so you can move up when you are ready.
The SNU Debate Team participates in intercollegiate policy debates as a member of the Cross Examination Debate Association. We debate a year-long topic as voted on by participating colleges across the country. Past topic areas include how to increase space exploration, how to cut greenhouse gasses, and how to increase legal immigration.
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Meet the Team
Dennis Savill
Director of Debate
Jared DeMunbrun
Assistant Director of Debate
Marty Glendinning
Director of Debate Operations
Olivia Savill
Coach
Gabby Knight
We travel around the country competing against teams from Ivy League schools, military academies and even locals universities. Some students enjoy traveling and the opportunity to meet interesting people as much as the actual debating!
Tournaments:
- Northwestern University (Chicago)
- University of Houston
- Missouri State
- Wake Forest (Winston-Salem, NC)
- Kansas University
- Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD)
- University of Texas at Austin
- OSSAA State Tournament
- OSSAA Coaches Meeting
- CEDA/NDT District 3 National Qualifying Tournament and the Mid-America Championships
- ADA National Tournament
- CEDA Nationals
- National Debate Tournament
We have three labs to choose from:
- Novice - This session is for Middle School and novice debaters. We will learn the basics of competitive debate, do fun exercises to sharpen your analytical skills, and engage in many debates with feedback afterwards.
- Varsity - This session is for JV/Varsity debaters. We will learn more about advanced debate techniques such as kritiks, theory, framework, and how to execute and defend against common tricks. We also will learn evidence research techniques.
- College - The experimental lab last year went so well that we will have a new lab this year that is for new or JV debaters. We will cover the basics of debate and how to research evidence.
You also have the option of choosing one week ($400) or both weeks ($800).
Please signup sooner rather than later - we have a cap (8 for each lab) on the number of students who can attend since we have to keep the student to instructor ratio at a certain level.
QUESTIONS?
Email Dennis Savill, Director of SNU Debate or complete the Debate Inquiry form below and we will reach out to you.