TEAM HISTORY
ORIGINALLY FOUNDED IN 1953, THE FIRST SPEECH & DEBATE TEAM WAS ACTIVE FOR 10 YEARS AT DURHAM ACADEMY. IN 1954, IT QUALIFIED TWO EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKERS TO THE NFL NATIONAL TOURNAMENT - BOB FORD & ANNE CREADICK. THE PROGRAM CEASED COMPETITION IN 1963.
AFTER A 30 YEAR HIATUS, THE TEAM BEGUN A SMALL AMOUNT OF COMPETITION IN 1993 AND CONTINUED UNTIL 2002.
THE PROGRAM, IN ITS CURRENT FORMAT, WAS STARTED IN 2005 BY JEFF WELTY.
OFFICIALLY RECHARTERED BY THE NATIONAL FORENSIC LEAGUE IN 2009, THE DA SPEECH & DEBATE TEAM HAS BECOME A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAM IN PUBLIC FORUM, EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING AND CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE.
NOW IN ITS 11TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR AND 30TH YEAR OVERALL, THE PROGRAM HAS EXPANDED INTO COMPETITION IN A LARGE VARIETY OF SPEECH & DEBATE EVENTS.
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AFTER A 30 YEAR HIATUS, THE TEAM BEGUN A SMALL AMOUNT OF COMPETITION IN 1993 AND CONTINUED UNTIL 2002.
THE PROGRAM, IN ITS CURRENT FORMAT, WAS STARTED IN 2005 BY JEFF WELTY.
OFFICIALLY RECHARTERED BY THE NATIONAL FORENSIC LEAGUE IN 2009, THE DA SPEECH & DEBATE TEAM HAS BECOME A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAM IN PUBLIC FORUM, EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING AND CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE.
NOW IN ITS 11TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR AND 30TH YEAR OVERALL, THE PROGRAM HAS EXPANDED INTO COMPETITION IN A LARGE VARIETY OF SPEECH & DEBATE EVENTS.
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