Team Updates

Dear Speech and Debate families, Throughout the first semester of the year, our Speech and Debate team has grown to over 250 members . We've only been able to compete and travel at state and national levels because of your support . Thank YOU for everything you've done: judging tournaments, chaperoning trips, and contributing donations. After trips to Yale, Scarsdale, Ridge, NJ, and various online tournaments, we have an ambitious schedule for the second semester. Please sup

Dear Speech & Debate families, Stuyvesant Speech and Debate recently traveled to compete at The Ridge Debates (12/12-14) , an incredible showing of our team spirit and perseverance. At Basking Ridge, debaters competed against strong East Coast competition both in-person and online. Our Winter trip was filled with great rounds and ballots, with some upperclassmen coming to judge . This trip couldn't have happened without parents, our teacher chaperones Mr. Hannon and Mr. Wan

Dear Speech & Debate families, Stuyvesant Speech and Debate continued our streak of excellence at the Emily Clemente Tournament at The Chapin School (12/6) . With three champions , two runners up , a third place speaker , and many first timers, students had an amazing time bonding over the fierce local competition. Our speech team won a Sweepstakes . We're thankful for the help of Ms. Sheinman, 3 parents , and 5 upperclassmen officers . Debaters took on the 4th Annual TOC Dig

Dear Speech & Debate families, Stuyvesant Speech and Debate has blown regional and statewide competition out of the water for the past few weekends. At the Scarsdale Invitational (11/8) , over 65 Stuy underclassmen competed against schools from the tri-state area while 16 of our team's upperclassmen volunteered to judge. With the help of our administration and 6 parents , our two-bus operation was a fun and successful ride. It was a trip full of great feedback, many qualif

Hello Speech & Debate families! Thank you to all who attended our annual Kickoff meeting at Stuyvesant's Murray Kahn Theater on October 8th! We appreciate the record turnout and the constant support of the administration and Alumni Association. If you missed it, please see our schedule on the website and subscribe to our newsletter at the bottom of this page. We would greatly appreciate any and all donations to help us travel this year. Stuyvesant Speech and Debate also ro

Welcome Speech & Debate families! Welcome back to a new year of Stuyvesant Speech and Debate! Stuyvesant had a spectacular time competing at the Yale Invitational (9/19-21) . The trip to New Haven was filled with campus sightseeing, vivacious card games, and spirited speeches. Thank you to parents, coaches, and alumni Astrid Harrington (‘25), Helen Mancini (‘25), and Atiya Firooz (‘25) for judging the first tournament of the year! We appreciate the hard work, dedication, and

Hello Speech & Debate families! Stuyvesant had a wonderful  time competing at the NYSFL State Championship this past weekend. With over...

Hello Speech and Debate families! Stuyvesant had a wonderful time hosting the National Qualifier NCFL Grand tournament  this past...

Hello Speech and Debate families and welcome back to the Stuyvesant Speech & Debate update! As a quick reminder, Grands (3/15) is the...

Hey Stuy S&D! The team had an amazing time at Harvard (...except for the weather), and next up on the agenda is Grands! For the past 38...

Dear Speech and Debate families, We hope you’ve had a wonderful January and a good start to the year! Stuyvesant Speech and Debate has...

Dear Speech and Debate families, Stuyvesant Congress at Chaminade! Welcome to the fourth update this school year and the first one of...

Dear Speech and Debate families, Congratulations to Calista Harrington and Arya Rajda, who CHAMPIONED in Novice Public Forum at...

Dear Speech and Debate families, Welcome to the second weekly email of this year! From now on, updates will be sent out every Monday...

Dear Speech and Debate families, Welcome back to the Stuy Speech and Debate for the 2024-2025 school year! We’re extremely happy to be...

Dear Speech and Debate families, Welcome back to the Stuy Speech and Debate update! Last month, we competed at the New York State...

Dear Speech and Debate Family, Welcome back to the Stuy Speech and Debate update! Last month, we hosted the NYCFL Grands Nationals...

Dear Speech and Debate families, Welcome back to the Stuy Speech and Debate update! This month, our teams competed at the University of...

Dear Speech and Debate families, Welcome back to the Stuy Speech and Debate update! Last weekend, our teams competed at 3 locations, with...

Dear Speech and Debate families, Welcome back to the Stuy Speech and Debate update! Last weekend, our teams competed at 3 locations, with...