Duluth Debate Team

09/26/2026

The debate team did great at our first tournament of the season! The Jamboree was the perfect way for novice debaters to get into the swing of things for the first time. This season is sure to be a good one.

08/26/2026

We are looking forward to seeing ALL students AND parents at the Denfeld Hunter Kick Off, Wednesday, August 26 from 4-7pm!! 😁Please ENTER through Door #1 - Main Entrance.

Opportunities include:
- Student I.D. Photos (a must-have for school events and DTA bussing)
- Class schedule/locker distribution
- Informational tables about clubs/activities, athletics, academics, and community resources
- Chromebook distribution - IF the Digital Learning Form is completed 48 hrs in advance (https://form.jotform.com/261396103014043)
- "9th Grade Parent Academy" 6-7pm in the auditorium
- Assistance with online forms in the career center (see https://denfeld.isd709.org/welcome/required-forms)
- Hot dogs, chips, cookies, and sodas available.

07/23/2026

07/06/2026

Donate to help debaters with travel and registration expenses for regional, state, and national competitions at https://boostmyschool.com/denfeld. You can also support the debaters who will bag your groceries at the West Duluth Super One on July 18 and 19 from 11 am - 5 pm!

06/14/2026

Nats 26‘ Day 1!

06/08/2026

Please support the Debate Team that is going to Nationals this month in Richmond, VA. Donate to https://boostmyschool.com/denfeld

05/06/2026

Support the Duluth Debate Team! How it Works: Go to the Boost My School link. Make sure to press Give Now under the Debate Team picture and not the general Denfeld HS give link. Simply place a donation along with some contact information and payment. Finally, press submit and the Debate Team gets the funds! You are supporting debaters who travel for regionals, state, and national competitions to use their voice for change. We are preparing to send four of our best who have qualified to the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Richmond, VA this June!

01/20/2026

The Debate State Tournament program is now available.

Programs are available exclusively online.

View, print or download the program.

State Tournament Programs: http://mshsl.org/programs

01/16/2026

Alex and Lyla compete at the State Debate Tournament this weekend at Eagan High School. Lyla is competing in Congressional Debate on environment, education, and foreign topics. Alex is competing in Lincoln Douglas debating the resolution: the possession of nuclear weapons is immoral. Good luck, Alex and Lyla! Go Greyhounds!

12/07/2025

Over the weekend, we had JV Novice State and Congress Sections at Eagan. Lyla earned an At Large Qualification for State and we had many novice members advance into an elimination round. We had a late night but it was worth seeing all the hard work from our debate team. Congratulations also to Dominik Zimmerman and Reija Williams, who also broke elims in novice PF, and to all our debaters! On to districts and sections!