La Cueva High School
Speech & Debate
including: Desert Ridge Middle School & Eisenhower Middle School
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Mission Statement:
It is the mission of LCHS speech and debate to enhance the educational and competitive value of forensics, working for the good of the whole team through healthy competition that is both personally satisfying and helps other team members.
TEAM CALENDAR
TEAM CALENDAR
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Speech and Debate Executive Leadership
Speech and Debate Executive Leadership
Riju
Co-President
Experience in Speech and Debate
PF Co-Captain
Ishya
Co-President
Experience in Speech and Debate
LD Captain
2025 World Schools Debate Top-64 at nationals
2x National's WSD competitor
Joanna
Co-VP
Experience in Public Forum
2024 State PF Finalist
2025 State Policy Finalist
Policy competitor and mentor
Aditi
Co-VP
Experience in Speech & Debate
WSD Co-Captain
Original Oratory State Finalist
PF Mentor
Emma
Co-Director of Membership
Joined in 7th grade
Experience in both speech and debate
Riya
Co-Director of Membership
Two times Nationals Qualifier.
First person to qualify for Nationals through Last Chance Qualifier at La Cueva.
PF Middle School Nationals Octofinalist.
Joined in 7th Grade.
Coaches
Coaches
Natalie Eames
Head Coach
Former Speech & Debate Competitor
Former Speech Coach
Judged speech & debate at Nationals
Judged 2024 POI National Final Round
Excellent Cookie Baker!
Eli Friedman
Team Sponsor & Asst Coach
Honors Engish Teacher
AP Seminar Teacher
Tiffaney Carder
Asst Speech Coach
Former District Speech National Qualifier
2x HS National competitor in speech
College Speech Competitor
Speech Coach at multiple schools
MS Gifted English Teacher
Why Join Speech & Debate
Why Join Speech & Debate
Gain membership in The National Speech and Debate Honor Society, one of the oldest and most respected honor societies.
Join a community where student voices have a platform to be heard and celebrated.
Opportunity to Letter.
Leadership opportunities.
Become part of a team with State Champions and National Competitors.
Local, state, and national recognition for competitive success, academic excellence, and service activities.
Master the skills employers value most.
Master the skills employers value most.
A LinkedIn survey of more than 660+ million professionals revealed the most in demand soft skills in 2020. Here’s how speech and debate helps students master them:
Creativity – Students are empowered to make artistic choices about how they bring words to life through performance. Unique arguments are encouraged and thinking outside the box differentiates students from their peers debating the same topics.
Persuasion – Students learn how to best convince an audience in the face of equally well-informed, persuasive competition.
Collaboration – Students work with teammates and coaches to craft stories, create arguments, build upon feedback, and perfect their performances.
Adaptability – Students learn to think on their feet and tailor a performance to a given audience.
Emotional Intelligence – Students learn to see both sides of an issue and to use appropriate strategies for questioning things they do not understand.
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