Sacramento Urban Debate League - SUDL

The Sacramento Urban Debate League will be holding an online policy camp August 4-8, 9 am - 5 pm pacific time. Attendance permitting there will be a varsity and a novice lab. Free with up to $100 donation to cover costs encouraged.

Sign up at sudl.org/for-students/summer/2025-high-school-policy-debate-camp

It’s that time of year again! Debate camp!!! SUDL is hosting a virtual FREE debate camp this year. If you are interested please follow the link and register! http://sudl.org/for-students/summer/2025-high-school-policy-debate-camp

Last night five of our debaters went up against local community members to debate about IP law. Stay tuned for highlights ⭐️

Come see our local leaders debate against our SUDL debaters. This fundraiser is sure to be informative, fun, and allows SUDL to do what we love. That is to debate even more of course. 😌

Hello,

I post tonight to ask for your help. SUDL was awarded a large grant from the California State Legislature in Summer, 2022. We intended to operate much of SUDL's program on the grant. However, the grant money has yet to flow to us, and it is unlikely to do so until at least February, 2024. We also unexpectedly lost one source of funding, and had another funding source dramatically cut. As a result, SUDL has an immediate, and hopefully short term, cash flow problem. We need financial resources to maintain the 6 programs we currently have, and to allow us to begin the 3 new programs that will be funded with the legislature money, until the legislature money flows to us. .

We would appreciate any financial help you can give us to allow us to make it until the legislature money comes to us. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We can accept donations by Venmo to , by PayPal to [email protected], through our website at sudl.org, and by check made out to Sacramento Urban Debate League, 2555 Rio De Oro Way, Sacramento, CA 95826. Thank you in advance for any help you can give us.

Stephen Goldberg
Board President
Sacramento Urban Debate League.

Sacrament Urban Debate League schools are organizing their meetings for the year. Meeting times we know now are:

CK McClatchy -- Wednesday afternoons after school in Room D7
West Campus -- Tuesday afternoons after school in Room 13
Ghidotti -- Virtual, Wednesday evenings starting at 7:00 pm, Zoom link

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Hello S&D Community, we are pleased to offer a few new employment opportunities.

Job Title: Policy Debate Coach

Job Description:
We are seeking several passionate and knowledgeable Policy Debate Coaches to provide instruction and guidance in policy debate to high school students. As a Policy Debate Coach, you will be responsible for teaching the principles and techniques of policy debate, assisting students in developing strong argumentation and research skills, and preparing them for competitive debates...

Information and application link:

SUDL Job Posting: Policy Debate Coach SUDL Job Posting: Policy Debate Coach Company Description: The Sacramento Urban Debate League (SUDL) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting critical thinking, effective communication, and teamwork skills through policy debate programs in high schools. Our mission is to empower stu...

It is with great sadness that I share the passing of Wes Loofbourrow. Wes was a fixture in Sacramento and Bay Area debate for over 20 years beginning with his competing in Lincoln-Douglas debate at Jesuit High School in Sacramento. He then competed for Santa Clara University, and went on to coach and judge all styles of debate, including coaching and judging for SUDL. I got to know Wes when I coached him at Jesuit. We stayed in touch and became great friends. Although he struggled at various points in his life, Wes never lost his love for debate or his love for life. He will be greatly missed.

I will share in another post if a celebration of life planned.

SUDL will be hosting its summer debate camp from July 31 to August 4 in person at Sacramento State with a virtual option. Looking forward to starting the poverty topic with our week long camp!

Registration is now available at https://www.sudl.org/summer/