Debate Club

Faculty Advisor
P. Mulvany          

Board Members
Miles Fisher, Co-President/ Founder          
Andrew Becker, Co-President/ Founder    
Eddie Licitra, Vice President                     
Mitchel Pardes, Secretary                           
Diksha Nagia, Treasurer                                      

The Debate Club is a club where students who are interested in current events and community affairs can come together and discuss these situations. The members are divided into two teams to debate the topic. One team supports one view of the situation, while the other team supports the opposing view. Although only one member can speak at a time, the rules state that everybody on each team must contribute at least one comment to each debate. Each debate consists of an opening statement, which outlines what the group will say, three or four points made by each team, and a closing argument that summarizes what each team member has said. The judge will award points to each team based on the relevancy and accuracy of each of their statements. After each team has finished debating, a winner is chosen based on the number of points the team as a whole has obtained.