Cary Academy’s Speech and Debate team is in Dallas this week competing in the National Speech and Debate Association’s National Tournament. We are pleased to announce that Becca Segal (Class of 2020) has advanced to the final round of Extemporaneous Commentary which will take place at 2pm CDT (3pm EDT) on Friday, June 21, 2019.

Tune into the live stream (https://live.speechanddebate.org/) to see Becca speak at 3pm EDT, as well as to see the results as they are announced at the awards ceremony at 8:30pm EDT.

Eleven CA Speech and Debate Team members have been competing in Congress, Extemporaneous Speaking, POI (Program Oral Interpretation), World Schools, LD (Lincoln Douglas) since June 15. The National Debate and Speech Tournament has been held across the country since 1931, and today is the largest academic competition in the world. Each year, more than 4,500 high school students and 850 middle school students compete in a week-long competition to claim the prestigious title of national champion within each division.