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WUDL Season Opener 30 Percent Larger Than Last Year Stuart Hobson Asst. Coach Jon Alfiuth judges Banneker’s Dereje/Gebre versus DuVal’s Mussie / Chicaslevia. Both teams won awards in Novice Debate Tournaments aren’t normally known for the view, but that was just one of the many joys for students and judges alike at the season opener this […]

Reflections on Competition: Remembering Keoni Scott-Reid Keoni Scott-Reid, WUDL’s 1st National Qualifier (And the first to do most things) National circuit debate is really competitive. It’s supposed to be,  a gathering of the smartest and most dedicated students in the country who are well versed in this year’s topic, government policy, critical theory, social movements

WUDL Brings 2x Teams to Georgetown Day, and brings home lots of trophies WUDL has never had more than 12 teams at GDS before. This is what 22 teams and their coaches look like The league’s Travel Team coming out of the pandemic was extremely young, extremely experienced due to their experience in Middle School,

BASIS DC’s Choi/Mazumdar Make WUDL History With TOC Bid Sitara and Daniella, sophomores at BASIS DC, made history last weekend, claiming the 1st TOC bid and 1st tournament victory in WUDL history. Check out the cool 3D printed trophies GDS made– way cool! Coming into the Georgetown season opener, Program Coordinator Mac Clabaugh was asked

Award Winners: 9th Annual Matthew Harris Ornstein Summer Debate Institute Some students just can’t get enough debate! Claudia, Helen, Aden, Yonathan, and other JV debaters prep for the camp tournament during lunch mid-week before the competition. While the primary goal of summer camp is teaching and inspiring young people, we do want to celebrate the

9th Annual Matthew Harris Ornstein Summer Debate Institute Greta, Simone, and Joey (and the rest of the Varsity Lab), read Doctor Seuss to practice their clarity and diction, backwards and forwards, fast and slow, with Ethos and Pathos, in Spanish and English, on one foot, and in a hat, oh my! The Washington Urban Debate

WUDL First In Person Elementary School Debate A Big Success! Tatum, a sophomore at Banneker and Stuart Hobson Alumni, hands out awards at the WUDL ES Tournament. Tatum was one of the great student leaders who went above and beyond to help this event become a success. A good rule of thumb in cooking is

WUDL 2022 End of Year Awards: Coaches and Volunteers WUDL Coach of the Year Zach Komlo (Phelps) New Coach of the Year Shayla Herron (Kettering) Washington Urban Debate wrapped up season 2022 – 2023 on a high note with our End of Year awards. These awards are given to students, coaches, schools, and volunteers that

WUDL 2022 End of Year Awards: Students Keoni Scott-Reid Debater of the Year Haven Howard (second from left) represented WUDL in the I-Resolve debates and our ongoing partnership with Newsweek this spring. He also almost qualified to Nationals with new partner Nyoami. Pictured here in NY with Danielle (WUDL Staff), Noemie, and Coach Yigletu The

WUDL 2022 End of Year Awards: Teams Coach Yigletu with the 2023 Sweepstakes Cup Winning BASIS DC Debate Team, held by Middle School National Champions Gerety / Applegate Washington Urban Debate wrapped up season 2022 – 2023 on a high note with our End of Year awards. These awards are given out to students, coaches,