TAS Speech and Debate

19/06/2025

For the first time in 100 years, an international team will be competing in the final round of a NSDA main event!

Tune in tomorrow to watch Jordan and Dylan debate for a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP in Policy Debate at live.speechanddebate.org!

28/04/2025

A historic weekend in Lexington for the Taipei Tigers!

Taipei American YL finishes as quarterfinalists in Policy Debate at the 2025 TOC, the first international team to advance to elimination rounds in the 53 year history of the tournament.

They also earned recognition as top speakers with Dylan L. finishing as 4th speaker and Jordan Y. finishing as the 1st speaker!

10/03/2025

As the 2024-2025 regular season comes to an end, Taipei American YL finishes 3rd in the NDCA Baker Cup standings🥉

Congratulations to Jordan and Dylan on a season that included finishing as Champions of Digital 3 & the Cal Round Robin, Semifinalists at Berkeley, Blake, and Glenbrooks, and Quarterfinalists at Greenhill 🏆 On to the postseason!

28/01/2025

A key weekend for TAS Speech and Debate in Atlanta 🗝️

Iris and Vina advance to quarters at Emory’s Barkley Forum earning their 2nd bid and completing their qualification to the TOC! Alex and Alex advance to Triples 🏆

22/01/2025

Taipei American School is proud to invite you to our 2nd Annual Taiwan Speech and Debate Invitational!

After an inaugural year that featured schools from Taiwan, Vietnam, China, and the United States, we can't wait to welcome you to our beautiful island in October 2025!

We are excited to offer competition in Public Forum Debate (TOC bid - Finals), Policy Debate (TOC bid - Finals), World Schools Debate, Congressional Debate (TOC bid - Top-6), and speech events (historically, platform events and extemp/impromptu have a larger following in Taiwan, but we can offer interp if there is sufficient interest)!

We know that gaining approval for an international speech and debate trip can seem daunting, so we've put together a toolkit that should answer many of the most common questions your administrators might have! You can find that here: https://tinyurl.com/TSDItoolkit

Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. We can't wait to welcome you to Taiwan in October! Tournament registration is now open at http://taiwan.tabroom.com!

P.S. Check out this great video that highlights our 2024 tournament: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBD5dPlP8yP/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

26/11/2024

Great weekend in the WINdy city as Jordan Y. and Dylan L. finish as semifinalists in Policy Debate at the 45th edition of the Glenbrooks!

22/11/2024

We are headed to Chicago! Happy 75th Birthday, TAS!

13/10/2024

Building connections and shaping the future of speech and debate. Thanks for being a part of the inaugural Taiwan Speech and Debate Invitational. We can’t wait to host again in October 2025 🇹🇼

08/10/2024

Packing for the Taiwan Speech and Debate Invitational? 🇹🇼 Make sure to bring these essentials: umbrella, portable fan, comfy shoes, snacks and all your prep! Ready to represent your school on the international stage? Let’s go!

30/09/2024

A great opportunity to support the leaders of tomorrow! Thanks to everyone who has already signed up to judge.

We are in search of judges for the inaugural Taiwan Speech and Debate Invitational tournament hosted at TAS from October 11-13! We are hosting students from around the world and need your help to make it the best tournament experience possible 🙂

All experience levels welcome! We have training materials available for judges who are new to speech and debate or need a refresher! Schedule, pay rate, etc. is all available on this form: https://forms.gle/VrjBodqVd8QxdCMt6

Please reach out if you have any questions!

Thank you for your interest in judging at the 2024 Taiwan Speech and Debate Invitational! In its inaugural year, our tournament is welcoming students from around the world, including the United States, China, Vietnam, and Taiwan! The most up to date schedule can be found here: https://docs.google.co...

24/09/2024

Our tigers shined at the first in-person tournament of the season! Jordan Y. And Dylan L. finished in 6th place in the Policy Debate Round Robin and in Quarterfinals of the regular tournament, earning their first TOC bid of ‘24-‘25 🏆 Dylan was also recognized as the 15th speaker! Proud of all of our tigers for how they worked together as a team this weekend in Dallas!

12/06/2024

It’s official! We will have TOC bids in Congress (Tier-1), Policy (Finals), and Public Forum (Finals) in October 🏆 Join us for an international tournament experience that is the first of its kind 🇹🇼