Help the RedDawnDebaters Head West
Wellington Debate needs your assistance!
Eleven members of the Wellington Debate team have qualified to compete at two 2016 national debate and forensic arts championship touraments this spring - the National Catholic Forensic League "Grand National" championship tournament this Memorial Day Weekend in Sacramento, and the National Speech & Debate Association's national championship this June in Salt Lake City!
Eight @RedDawnDebaters are heading to California are Sara Casey & Julie Cesta in Public Forum Debate, Brandon Schloss & Christopher Slaughter in Public Forum Debate, Tinquisha Shaw in Oral Interpretation, Eileen Wheelen and Zachary Jacobson in Dramatic Performance, and Bennett Aikey in Congressional Debate. Three are bound for Utah: Victor Sanchez in Congressional Debate, and the Public Forum Debate team of Caramen McDaniel & Connor Yeackley.
When factoring in airfare, lodging and registration expenses, competing in Sacramento will cost around $7,000, and Utah will cost another $3,500. We are hopeful you will help us reduce tournament expenses for these outstandingly talented and driven young adults through your donation to Wellington Debate. When it comes to the future of our children, there is only one goal that matters, and there's no debate on this issue! We must, at any cost, provide our children with all of the tools they will need to keep the future of our great nation financially stable and insure global superiority for generations to come.Wellington High School Debate is a non-profit high school program that addresses this issue. Through hands-on activities, mentoring, presentations, and weekend competitive debate tournaments, students discover the world of competitive performance and political dialogue. Participants are challenged to research current events, outline positions both in support of and against the topic, and openly argue and defend their position. Wellington Debate also allows students to memorize edited scripts from plays, musicals and movies, and present them in a competitive acting forum.
Lawyers, teachers, public relations officers, radio and television personalities, executives, and prominent public figures testify to the benefits of debate participation. In fact, 80% of Congress debated competitively, and every U.S. President going back to Harry S Truman debated. Many of them found lifelong friends through their involvement, and gained valuable skills for use in their careers. Further, studies show colleges and universities rank debate among the most valued experiences a student can have when applying to college; a recent study showed the single most important factor in college admission to Ivy League and national universities was participation in speech, debate, and/or drama.
On behalf of my students, I thank you in advance for your assistance. Please feel free to contact me; my team and I truly appreciate your generosity and support!
Sincerely yours,
Paul L. Gaba
Debate Coach
