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Inside, we share stories of some of our incredible student members, including 2024 National Student of the Year Beneyam Hassen and three-time Original Oratory national champion Esther Oyetunji. Several SLC members highlight their favorite online speech and debate resources and explored unique opportunities for leadership and connection within their teams and districts. Paul Porter offers insights into the Coaches’ Network in this issue’s “Membership Minute.” Cindi Timmons provides an overview of World Schools Debate and how the event can be accessible for both younger and more advanced students. Trey Smith outlines New Mexico’s model for maximizing speech and debate advocacy that can be replicated by other state leaders. Alum Mark Lemley discusses how speech and debate helped prepare him for his career as a professor of law at Stanford Law School. Recent graduate Solomon Goluboff-Schragger makes the pitch to administrators for starting and maintaining speech and debate programs at their school. And Demond Wilson shares his reflections from 25 years as an educator in the latest edition of “Words from the Hall.”
Volume 99, Issue 2 (60 pages)
Rostrum shares best practices, resources, and opportunities that connect, support, and inspire a diverse community of educators committed to empowering students through speech and debate.
