Washington – Liberty High School competes in a Lincoln-Douglas style debate, which is a 1 vs. 1, philosophical debate format. It’s a 12-hour tournament day where they compete in four rounds, arguing for or against a given topic twice. Tournaments are against high-schools in the D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia region. By placing in JV […]

On Saturday, November 16th, ten members of the Washington-Liberty HS Lincoln-Douglas Debate Team competed in their second tournament of the year at Rock Ridge High School in Loudoun Co, VA. Members as well as individual awards of the W-L HS L-D Debate Team include: Lindsey Gradowski   Alana McBride  Chrisraine Gilpin   Elizabeth “Lizzie” Dickerson – 1st Place […]

Congratulations to Lindsey Gradowski for winning 1st place in the “6A Lincoln-Douglas Debate” at the VHSL State Debate Tournament.

Hannah Dembosky and Caroline Cunningham represent Washington – Lee at the Lincoln Douglas National Debate Championships. Hannah placed 5th, and Caroline finished with a winning record and one ballot away from the elimination round. Hannah is the first W-L debater to advance at Nationals beyond the first round of eliminations!

The following members of the Lincoln Douglas Debate Team achieved amazing accomplishments: Hannah Dembosky – 1st place at Varsity Metrofinals (Nationals Qualifier) Lindsey Gradowski – 3rd place at Super Regionals (States Qualifier and Varsity Metrofinals Qualifier) Caroline Cunningham – Varsity Metrofinals Qualifier Christoph Schoer – 4th place at WACFL 3, Novice, and Regionals Qualifier Chrisraine Gilpin […]