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      Speech & Debate Club
  • Description:
    Driftwood Elementary takes pride in their speech and debate after-school program. Participation in speech and debate builds confidence, boosts classroom performance, improves communication, and increases critical thinking skills to prepare students for college.  Additionally, research has shown that taking part in speech and debate allows students to: 
    • Improve critical thinking skills
    • Acquire better poise, speech delivery, and public speaking skills
    • Increase student retention of information learned
    • Improve listening note-taking skills and increased self-confidence
    • Enhance teamwork skills and collaboration
    • Builds more confidence to stand up for the truth when a discussion is promoting falsehoods or inaccuracies
    • Learn better ways to state one’s point with gentleness graciously
    • Helps students identify holes in their theories and concocting more balanced arguments
    • Helps students better structure their thoughts
       
    Students are coached to compete in events of their choice, which include: 
    • Congressional Debate
    • Original Oratory
    • Interpretation
    • Impromptu 
     
    With four yearly competitions, and one culminating championship, students have many opportunities to grow, network, and have their voices heard. 

    **Students must be able to take part in after-school competitions. Schedule for after-school tournaments are posted at the beginning of every academic year. 
     
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    Schedule
    Debate practices take place on Mondays from 2:00pm-3:00pm in room #803. 
     
    Contact information
    Oriana Guevara
    754-323-5450