White & Case Invitational Soars As New Teams Debut Vampire Tunde, pictured here with Senca Valley’s Ayaan and Mathias, helped out with …
League News
WUDL Season Opener Bigger Than Ever Forest Park won a lot of trophies this past weekend, including 1st place and top speaker …
3rd Annual I-Resolve Public Debate Packs Planet Word with civic energy and great speeches The 3rd Annual I-Resolve DC Public Debate was …
WUDL Travel Team Shines @ Georgetown Day Invitational The Neuroth Siblings (and Coach Clarke), Ajani Siblings (and Coach Bah) along with Jess, …
Award Winners: 10th Annual Matthew Harris Ornstein Summer Debate Institute Alumni Addie speaks during the Demo Debate as partner Dennis organizes his …
Matthew Harris-Ornstein Summer Debate Institute Turns 10 Years Old! Vennela and Marco debated Sangeeth and Jacob during a practice round, focusing being …
WUDL ES Program Triples in Size in 2nd Spring Tournament! The best Elementary school debaters from each school participating this Spring — …
WUDL Wins Middle School Nationals! Washington Urban Debate League’s 2024 Middle School National Qualifiers and Coaches! This year, the competition to qualify …
WUDL in Elimination Rounds at Urban Debate National Championship, Again! Center City Trinidad has some of the best shirts of our Spring …
WUDL Returns From Tournament of Champions Danielle, David, Sitara, Messai, and Daniella at the Tournament of Champions. Not Pictured, Aaron Torop, our …
WUDL Debates Australia! Madison (Mario) and Marshall (Luigi) have had lots of fun debating all season (including Halloween). This past weekend, their …
Primeos Del Torneo: Debate En Espanol Ligas Del Este 2024 WUDL students from 3 schools — Charles Flowers, DC International, and Oyster …
Full Results: WUDL District Tournament 2024 Center City Trinidad has some of the best shirts of our Spring Team Shirt program, and …
WUDL 2022 End of Year Awards: Coaches and Volunteers New Coach of the Year Rafia Rifa, Thurgood Marshall Academy Coach of the …
WUDL Celebrates End Of Year Team Awards BASIS DC, the 2024 Sweepstakes Winners (missing a few folks) Washington Urban Debate wrapped up …
WUDL Celebrates End Of Year Student Awards Keoni Scott-Reid High School Debater of the Year, Parker McCauley, with Coach Mac Washington Urban …
WUDL Chooses Final Middle School National Qualifiers: Hardy and Eliot Hine The entire WUDL Travel Team at the Pennsbury Falcon Invitational 2024 …
Full Results: Adam J. Rubinson Memorial Tournament One of the final Varsity Rounds that decided who will represent the WUDL at the …
Stuart Hobson Qualifies Four Teams To UDL Middle School Nationals at Adam J. Rubinson Memorial Tournament The entire WUDL Travel Team at …
Inaugural Adam J. Rubinson Memorial Award of Excellence: Akesh Mallia We’re excited to name Akesh Mallia the inaugural Adam J. Rubinson Memorial …
WUDL Names High School National Qualifiers at Adam J. Rubinson Invitational National Qualifiers to the Urban Debate National Championship from School Without …
WUDL is Tournament of Champions Bound And Lots Of Other Awards At Pennsbury Falcon Invitational The entire WUDL Travel Team at the …
2 / 161 National Presidential Scholar Nominees are from WUDL! Bridget Flores (left) with partner Winnie and Capital City’s Liv Birnstad last …
Hart Middle School Hosts Largest WUDL Tournament Yet! Alumni Joyce Banjo presents awards to Thurgood Marshall’s Dallas / Tubbs. Thurgood Marshall is …
WUDL Travel Team Wins Trophies at Lexington, Newark Invitationals DuVal’s Olorunfemi and Abiola went 3-3, then finished in 2nd place in the …
WUDL Welcomes New Teams from Cesar Chavez, College Track, and Sojourner Truth at Holiday Classic As usual, the room was packed with …
College Park Academy Wins JV Division of NY Fall Face-Off College Park’s Agbor gives the 1st rebuttal, where a clever impact turn …
WUDL Fall Elementary Tournament Features 4 New Schools, New Champs Dr. Wilson and her team from Shepherd Elementary won a lot of …
4th Annual Urban Debate Dragon Invitational WUDL’s biggest event yet Despite the facility challenges we had this weekend, debaters had great attitudes …
WUDL Halloween Tournament A Spooky Success! Mario and Luigi, who apparently are seeking further education at Stuart Hobson Middle School Mario and …
WUDL Season Opener 30 Percent Larger Than Last Year Stuart Hobson Asst. Coach Jon Alfiuth judges Banneker’s Dereje/Gebre versus DuVal’s Mussie / …
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 …
WUDL Brings 2x Teams to Georgetown Day, and brings home lots of trophies WUDL has never had more than 12 teams at …
BASIS DC’s Choi/Mazumdar Make WUDL History With TOC Bid Sitara and Daniella, sophomores at BASIS DC, made history last weekend, claiming the …
Award Winners: 9th Annual Matthew Harris Ornstein Summer Debate Institute Some students just can’t get enough debate! Claudia, Helen, Aden, Yonathan, and …
9th Annual Matthew Harris Ornstein Summer Debate Institute Greta, Simone, and Joey (and the rest of the Varsity Lab), read Doctor Seuss …
WUDL First In Person Elementary School Debate A Big Success! Tatum, a sophomore at Banneker and Stuart Hobson Alumni, hands out awards …
WUDL 2022 End of Year Awards: Coaches and Volunteers WUDL Coach of the Year Zach Komlo (Phelps) New Coach of the Year …
WUDL 2022 End of Year Awards: Students Keoni Scott-Reid Debater of the Year Haven Howard (second from left) represented WUDL in the …
WUDL 2022 End of Year Awards: Teams Coach Yigletu with the 2023 Sweepstakes Cup Winning BASIS DC Debate Team, held by Middle …
WUDL Students Defend Middle School Nationals Title! Upper Left: National Champions Margaret and Susie from BASIS DC, defending their National Title from …
WUDL Students Debate NATO at UK Embassy From left: Dame Karen Pierce, Lady of Roxburgh and UK Ambassador to the United Kingdom, …
First WUDL Alumni Competes at NDT (College Nationals) Emmanuel Makinde (left) and Vikram Saigal at the NDT 2023 A couple of weekends …
WUDL Sets Reaches New Competitive Heights in Dallas at Urban Debate National Championship Washington Urban Debate at Nationals in 2023: Joey, Liv, …
WUDL Celebrates Season Long Awards 2023 Sweepstakes Cup Champions BASIS DC: Coach Yigletu with Caspar, Daniella, Jenny, Saron, Greta, Sitara, Violet, Margaret, …
WUDL End of Year Tournament Full of Growth, Excellence It was a full house as we awaited the awards ceremony at Capital …
WUDL Celebrates 2023 National Qualifiers Mallia, Balk, Villaflor, and Birnstad qualified to represent WUDL at the UDNC in 2023. All went to …
Phelps High School Hosts Debate Tournament Originally Scheduled March 2020 Phelps High School has a huge central atrium with lots of natural …
Banneker Novices Tie WUDL Record with Semi-Final Finish at Pennsbury Falcon Invitational Students from Banneker, BASIS DC, Capital City, Cardozo, CMIT North, …
WUDL Winter Classic Kicks Off National Qualifiers WUDL Alumni Paris Smalley (rear) hands out trophies during the awards cerremony This might sound …
WUDL Travel Team Brings Home Trophies from Lexington Winter Invitational Students from Banneker, BASIS DC, Capital City, Creative Minds, EL Haynes, Hardy, …
WUDL Holiday Tournament largest in 4 years! Kettering Middle School Debate makes their debut for the first time since before the pandemic …
WUDL Travel Team Hits The Road For The First Time in 32 Months Marie-Celeste and Charlie (School Without Walls) debate against Newark …
WUDL Hosts First In-Person TOC Qualifier. Ever. Eastern High School has one of the largest cafeterias in the entire city school system. …
Center City Trinidad and DC International Dominate Thanksgiving Throwdown EL Haynes Coach Peterson judges a debate in the Eastern High School Media …
Its Spoooky How Sharp These Young People Are! Stuart Hobson Coaches Plaisted (Sheriff) and Alfuth (Wookie) with a handful of their debaters …
WUDL Hosts 1st In Person Tournament in 30 Months! Tournament Director Danielle Dupree and Flowers Coach Letitia Hafner (both WUDL alumna) hand …
I-Resolve DC Confronts Disinformation and Highlights Student Voice Haven Howard (Phelps) and Noemie Durand (BASIS DC) prepare for cross examination from our …
WUDL Travel Team Shines at Georgetown Day School Invitational WUDL GDS 2022 Attendees: Alex, Jess, Jin, Tatum, Greta, Ajibola, Michael, Marie-Celeste, Sitara, …
Welcome to WUDL Dimetri and Summerly! As we prepare to kick off the new academic season (school started in most places today!), …
In Their Own Words: 2022 Keoni Scott-Reid Outstanding Instructor Award By Alexa Figueroa, Guest Writer As instructors began preparing for the …
8th Annual Matthew Harris Ornstein Summer Debate Institute Wrap Up The 8th Annual Matthew Harris Ornstein Summer Debate Institute has officially wrapped …
WUDL 2022 End of Year Awards: Coaches and Volunteers WUDL New Coach of the Year Marcus Peterson of EL Haynes Middle School …
WUDL 2022 End of Year Awards: Students WUDL Judge’s Choice Debater of the Year Nathaniel Banjo (Left) with Coach Darrian Carroll and …
WUDL 2022 End of Year Awards: Teams Coach Yigletu with the 2022 Sweepstakes Cup Winning BASIS DC Debate Team, held by Middle …
WUDL Students from BASIS DC Win UDL Middle School Nationals! TLDR: WUDL Team Mazumdar and Lockwood (BASIS DC) Wins National Championship! This …
Students Win Scholarships at Financial Literacy 2022! This past weekend, students from across the Greater Washington region gathered for what we hope …
WUDL Teams Make History at Urban Debate National Championship “Shoot! Let me throw my laundry in right now cause its looking like …
WUDL Students Visit The NDT (College Nationals) The Urban Debate National Tournament is around the corner, but a few of our students …
WUDL Announces Middle School National Qualifiers! I am excited to share the teams that will represent the Washington Urban Debate League at …
WUDL Announces High School National Qualifiers! I am excited to share the teams that will represent the Washington Urban Debate League at …
If you come to one of our tournaments in-person, one of the first things you’ll likely see in the morning is Coach …
Charles Flowers Debate Captain Emmanuel Makinde has been named a one of eight Finalists for the National Urban Debater of the Year …
The WUDL Travel Team was hard at work over the MLK weekend, competing against students from as far away as California and Florida at the Lexington Winter Invitational
The WUDL Travel Team was hard at work over the MLK weekend, competing against students from as far away as California and Florida at the Lexington Winter Invitational.
Home Alone introduced us to the holiday movie centered around a ridiculously large family (and dozens of movies since). While it wasn't all cousins and aunts
