Student News & Events

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,

WUDL Students Defend Middle School Nationals Title! Upper Left: National Champions Margaret and Susie from BASIS DC, defending their National Title from last year’s champs, Sitara and Violet . On Right: BASIS DC’s Greta and Alex, who finished as Semi-Finalists “It was really an equity issue honestly.”  Boston Debate League Assistant Program Director Roger Nix,

WUDL Students Debate NATO at UK Embassy From left: Dame Karen Pierce, Lady of Roxburgh and UK Ambassador to the United Kingdom, and Washington Urban Debate students after the final round. Judge a few debate rounds, and you’ll always notice that debaters are a bit ahead of the curve. We debated infrastructure a decade before

First WUDL Alumni Competes at NDT (College Nationals) Emmanuel Makinde (left) and Vikram Saigal at the NDT 2023 A couple of weekends ago, I had the honor of participating in the National Debate Tournament. The tournament was intense, challenging, but most importantly, exciting and incredibly rewarding to participate in an event that I have spent

WUDL Sets Reaches New Competitive Heights in Dallas at Urban Debate National Championship Washington Urban Debate at Nationals in 2023: Joey, Liv, David, Danielle, Jener, Akesh, and Eric. After three years, we finally got to Dallas!  The Urban Debate National Championship (UDNC), hosted by Southern Methodist University, was originally scheduled for May 2020. As you

WUDL Celebrates Season Long Awards 2023 Sweepstakes Cup Champions BASIS DC: Coach Yigletu with Caspar, Daniella, Jenny, Saron, Greta, Sitara, Violet, Margaret, and Victoria We are so excited to share the award winners for our season-long awards, recognizing excellence, hard work, and growth across the entire season:  WUDL Sweepstakes Cup: BASIS DC High School Team