3rd Annual Adam J. Rubinson Memorial Tournament Begins Road to Nationals Representing Eliot Hine, Stuart Hobson (x2), Kettering (x2, not pictured, Itoroobong …

WUDL Winter Classic, White and Case Invitational Avoid Snowcrete, Showcase New Teams Like Francis Hammond Valerie and Bowen from Eliot Hine won …

WUDL Advances 5 Teams To Elimination Rounds, Introduces KIPP DC Shaw, MacFarland, to regional debate The whole WUDL squad at Pennsbury 2026, …

WUDL has 7(!) ToC Bids this season The whole WUDL squad at Lexington 2026, from Academy of Health Sciences, BASIS DC, Duke …

WUDL’s Season Opening Workshop a big success Stuart Hobson debaters take notes and get ready to move to Varsity! The cold rain …

WUDL Holiday Classic(s) Kick Of Conference System We were thrilled that DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson could stop by to judge a …

WUDL Qualifies 2nd Team to ToC! Daniella speaks during the ToC Qualifying round – this is BASIS CM’s 4th ToC bid in …

Free DC Takes Center Stage at Regional Tournament This past weekend, during the elimination rounds of a major high-school debate tournament, I …

WUDL Thanksgiving Throwdown Table (and School) Packed! DuVal High School Alumni Jonathan Collins (National Urban Debater of the Year 2019) and former …

Debate en Español ¡Comienza la temporada regular! DEE trailblazer Dennis Martinez with a number of intrepid DEE debaters En Español: (English below) La …

I-Resolve Public Debate on AI and Economic Inequality Best Yet! The stage was set at the Edlavitch Jewish Community Center for a …

WUDL, Boston UDL Qualify for ToC @ Dragon Invitational! Norman and Nichole (foreground) went to their first regional competition. They started debating …

Northrop Grumman Season Opener WUDL’s Largest Tournament Yet Marcus (left) was our New Debater of the Year last season. He spent the …

WUDL’s Season Opening Workshop a big success New volunteer Ozan Ergungor teaches flowing to students from Flowers and Roosevelt The jackhammers pounded …

WUDL Travel Team Advances 10 Teams to Elims at Grasshopper Invitational Last year, WUDL brought 23 teams to GDS. This year? 38(!) …

WUDL Family Grows — Hill and Martinez Sarah Hill — WUDL Volunteer Manager Dennis Martinez — National League Conference Manger, DEE WUDL …

Matthew Harris-Ornstein Summer Debate Institute: Awards Edition Transition to Varsity was the largest labs this summer, doubling the size of the Varsity …

Matthew Harris Ornstein Summer Debate Institute Starts Another Great Decade Liv, Parker, Aisha, and David demonstrated everything to not do in a …

WUDL ES Program Grows Again in Spring 2025 John Francis may not have won all of the competitive trophies, but they’ve got …

WUDL Returns to Tournament of Champions Messai, David, Margaret, Jack, and Mac at the Tournament of Champions 2025 It’s starting to look …

WUDL Advances to Elimination Rounds @ Urban Debate National Championship! WUDL’s contingent at Nationals 2025: Dennis, Mac, Henry, Aisha, David, Lauren, Yudelkis, …

WUDL Wins Middle School Nationals! WUDL Middle School Nationals Qualifiers 2025: Claudia, Louise, Addie, Zeve, Bobby, Jack, Fiona, Ian, Marshall (remote on …

WUDL End of Year Awards: Coaches Coach Gleeson Young of John Francis Education Campus Coach Wilfred Sekajipo of Academy of Health Sciences …

WUDL Hosts Two Tournaments in March, Wrapping Up Season Oyster Adams Bilingual School took a team shot while waiting for the awards …

WUDL Student Choice Awards 2025 Coaches Gibian, McKinley, and Stockburger led a first year MacFarland team to a great debut, with a …

Sitara Mazumdar Named Keoni Scott-Reid High School Debater of the Year, + Other Student Awards Sitara started debating during COVID and won …

WUDL End of Year Awards: Banneker Reclaims Sweepstakes Cup + Other Team Awards Khalil, Rohan, Leah, Parker, Juniper, Zoe, Lisbeth, Madison, and …

2nd Annual Adam J. Rubinson Memorial Qualifier Largest WUDL Tournament Ever Chris and Judah (DuVal High School) are leading the resurgence of …

DC International, Eliot Hine, Hardy, and Stuart Hobson To Represent WUDL @ MS Nats Ian, Zeve, Marshall, Fiona, Theo, Nate, Izzy, Claudia, …

McCauley/Blanc (Banneker), Neuroth^2 (Walls) and Castellanos-Lima/Ramirez (Forest Park) Qualify to the Urban Debate National Championship William and James Neuroth, School Without Walls …

WUDL’s Jack and Margaret Win Pennsbury Falcon Invitational and Many Other Achievements BASIS DC’s Sitara speaks during the Octo-Final Round. With partner …

WUDL Gets 2 Teams to Bid Rounds, JV Finals @ Lex Winter Classic BASIS DC’s Sitara speaks during the Octo-Final Round. With …

WUDL Moves 1/11 Qualifiers Online, Reschedules for Spring Bobby (left, Eliot Hine) and Jack (right, Hardy) qualified to Nationals last year with …

WUDL Winter Classic Provides Final Tune-Up Before National Qualifiers Cardozo’s Debate Team formed the first week of November, and went to their …

BASIS DC’s Schmidt / Applegate earn a bid to the Tournament of Champions Jack and Margaret also won the most recent local …

Novices Take Center Stage @ Northrop Thanksgiving Throwdown Leadership Award Winners Claire (Academy of Health Sciences) Myrnal (Creative Minds), and Sally (Eliot …

Fall Elementary Competition A Big Hit! Bruce Monroe’s Gabriela and Makenna won their school’s first trophies this Fall “My daughter was so …

WUDL Students Advance to Bid Round @ Urban Debate Dragon Invitational WUDL and the Boston Urban Debate League gathered to prepare together …

White & Case Invitational Soars As New Teams Debut Vampire Tunde, pictured here with Senca Valley’s Ayaan and Mathias, helped out with …

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 …