ABOUT US

The Yorktown High School Debate & Speech Team is one of the most prominent Debate & Speech programs in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Washington Metropolitan Area. The team has a long history and a tradition of excellence spanning over more than 50 years. It has won various National, State, Regional, and District titles. In addition, the team had received recognition from the Virginia General Assembly (HJ5057) and Arlington County.

The Yorktown High School Debate & Speech Team is one of the most prominent Debate & Speech programs in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Washington Metropolitan Area. The team has a long history and a tradition of excellence spanning over more than 50 years. It has won various National, State, Regional, and District titles. In addition, the team had received recognition from the Virginia General Assembly (HJ5057) and Arlington County.

The team currently competes in the Washington-Arlington Catholic Forensic League (WACFL), a division of the National Catholic Forensic League and in Conference 6 in the 6A North Region in the Virginia High School Leage (VHSL).

In 2012, the team was recognized as part of the Top 10% Chapters from the National Forensic League (now National Speech & Debate Association), it was further accepted into the NFL (NSDA)'s prestigious 100 Club.

If you would like to support our team, please contact us.

We are a team with a great history. We compete in WACFL and VHSL. We have won a lot of trophies from district to national tournaments. Join us >>

CONTACTS


HEAD COACH

SPEECH, L-D, and POLICY DEBATE

Danielle Jones

danielle.jones@apsva.us


ASSISTANT COACH

PUBLIC FORUM

Diane Holland

diane.holland@apsva.us


ASSISTANT COACH

STUDENT CONGRESS

Amy Shepherd

amy.shepherd@apsva.us