Debate Team
Faculty Advisor
Tim Hayes
timothy.hayes@spps.org
Debate offers Highland students the ability to develop their research and public speaking skills and to explore their passion for social justice in an academically rigorous, competitive forum. Students are offered the unique opportunity to showcase these skills at tournaments throughout the state, as well as throughout the nation. This provides the opportunity for interactions between students from an array of academic backgrounds and networks. Highland offers Policy format debate through the Urban Debate League (UDL), which provides students with a broad topic to research over the course of the season. Whether students are interested in politics or philosophy; whether they prefer working alone or with a partner, the debate team at Highland provides many opportunities for success for all students.
Topic for 2024, selected by the National Federation of State High School Associations:
- Resolved: The United States federal government should prohibit the fair use defense in any infringement action where the alleged infringing works were created entirely or in part by artificial intelligence.
Practices Monday and Wednesday at 3:15 in room 2220.
Email timothy.hayes@spps.org for more information.
This year's core tournament schedule:
- MDTA Jamboree @ Wayzata HS (9/28)
- U of M High School Invitational @ U of M (10/4 & 5)
- Rosebowl @ Roseville HS (10/25 & 26)
- Tamar Kaplan Invitational @ Central HS (11/8 & 9)
- UMBrooks @ U of M West bank (11/23)
- MNUDL City Championship (12/13 & 14)
- MSHSL Section Tournament Location TBD (Jan 10 & 11)
- MSHSL State Tournament Location TBD (Jan 17 & 18)
In addition to the core tournaments, other tournaments could be added.