Tag: Speech and Debate
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CHS Succeeds at NCFL National Championships
By Nathaniel Thomas ’25 Photo: Mr. Clemens congratulates Anthony Scarmozzino on his NCFL national championship at Chaminade’s Speech and Debate Convocation held in June. Over Memorial Day Weekend, while many Chaminade students enjoyed pool parties and barbecues during the unofficial start of summer, a select group instead boarded a flight to the Midwest to compete…
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Working Through the Break: Speech and Debate Team Performs Well at Harvard and NSDA Qualifying Tournaments
By Jack Viscuso ’21 After three straight weeks of school, most Flyers had one thing on their minds: winter break. Nevertheless, for members of the Robert C. Wright Speech and Debate Club, the free time consisted of two weekends of intense debate competition. On the morning of Friday, February 15, the team traveled to Cambridge,…
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Back on Top! Speech and Debate Team Places 1st at the HHHE Debate Tournament
By George Brilliant ’21 After a short, but much needed summer break, the Robert C. Wright Speech and Debate team returned to action this past weekend at the Half Hollow Hills East local tournament. The Flyers, looking to model the success of the previous debate season, worked hard preparing their cases and teaching new team…
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A Busy Break: Debaters Excel at Two Tournaments over Winter Recess
By Jack Viscuso ‘21 The start of February break signified the beginning of the arduous 44th Annual Harvard National Forensics Tournament for members of the Robert C. Wright Speech and Debate Club. Boarding a coach bus with Syosset High School, the team traveled to Cambridge, Massachusetts on Friday, February 16, anticipating tough competition and good…
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Climbing the Ivy: Debate Team Competes at Yale
By Will Fuschillo ’19 After a brief summer off following their impressive 2016-17 season, members of the Robert C. Wright Speech and Debate Team returned to action Saturday, September 16 competing in the annual Yale Invitational Tournament in New Haven, Connecticut. The team, which has been practicing since mid-August, began what it hopes to be…
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No Days Off: Chaminade Speech and Debate Shines this Summer on the National Level
By Oscar Matos ’18 While most Chaminade students were finishing up comprehensive exams and enjoying their break from school, several members of the Robert C. Wright Speech and Debate Team sacrificed cherished vacation days to compete at multiple national events occurring this summer. Last June, eight speakers and debaters traveled to Birmingham, Alabama to represent…
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Setting the Tone: Chaminade Speech and Debate Succeeds at the National Level
By Rory Mahon ’18 The Robert C. Wright Speech and Debate Team has enjoyed an extremely successful year, picking up numerous hard-earned team and individual titles throughout its long season. That same effort showed this past weekend, May 27-28, as the team traveled down to Louisville, Kentucky to compete in the National Catholic Forensic League…
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History in the Making: Chaminade’s Speech and Debate Team Captures Its First-Ever State Title
By Aidan Fitzgerald ‘18 and Chris Boccia ‘17 The past few years have seen consistently high performances from the Robert C. Wright Speech and Debate Team. Amidst an increasingly competitive speech and debate scene, the team has continued to place at some of the biggest tournaments in the country. School records are being set only…
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New Heights: Speech and Debate Breaks Records at the Princeton Invitational
By Sean Lochner ’19 The Robert C. Wright Speech and Debate team’s busy first trimester is quickly winding down. After putting in the hard work required to train novices while giving top-notch performances at local tournaments, the team was ready to end its first trimester on a high note. The team began preparing weeks ago…
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Well Said! Speech and Debate Delivers at the Annual Interleague Tournament
By Sean Lochner ’19 The Chaminade Robert C. Wright Speech and Debate team is off to a fantastic start this year. Anxiously awaiting the difficult invitational tournaments that come during the winter months, the team has been practicing nearly every day. The first of these larger and more difficult tournaments every year is the 2016…
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