DKC will be well represented at the National Forensic League (NFL) National Speech & Debate Tournament. This tournament marks the capstone of high school speech and debate activities for nearly 120,000 students around the country. To attend, students must place 1st or 2nd among the top competitors at their local NFL District Tournaments. Qualifiers compete [...]

On May 8th DEBATE-Kansas City hosted its 15th Annual Awards Night Celebration sponsored by UMKC Communication Studies and Office of Student Affairs. Ryan Wash, the history making DKC/Central graduate, was the keynote speaker. Ryan gave an amazingly personal account of his debate career and how it intersected with difficulties at home. In the end, Ryan said he [...]

Middle School Student Congress Center, Ellie Jensen Arrowhead, Luke  Hogue FLA, Mulholland, Lucy Arrowhead, Suan Sona Lee A. Tolbert, Jared Hoskins FLA, Aaron Baker Center, Queen Warrior FLA, Valdivia, Andrew Smith-Hale, Muhammad Aadil FLA, Mueller, Cale Center, Aleyda Dominguez Arrowhead, Colin Barnes FLA, Tyree Brown Lee A. Tolbert, Josiah Hoskins Sumner, Jasmine Brown Sumner, Marley [...]

Guest author: Rhiannon Dickerson During this winter’s snowpocalypse, one of DKC’s major debates was postponed. The hard work of DKC coaches and students was in danger; they prepare all season for these debates. Sensing its importance, Sumner Academy coach, Jamelle Brown stepped forward and offered to host the make-up tournament at her school (see full [...]

DKC is proud to release our second set of Power Rankings for the 2012-2013 season. The current totals are based on all tournaments held to date. In policy debate the teams are ranked based on total number of wins with speaker points breaking ties. In student congress places are determined by performance at all tournaments. [...]

 KC student, debate partner bring home national titles April 3, 2013  BY JOE ROBERTSON The Kansas City Star EMPORIA, Kan. — For anyone who was there, or watching the video online, it sure looked like Ryan Wash was in full grip of his moment in history. The graduate of Kansas City’s Central High School had six [...]

Ryan Wash and Elijah Smith made history early Tuesday morning winning the final round of the NDT. For the first time ever college debate has an undisputed national champion. Winning both CEDA and the NDT isn’t something that anyone has ever done in the same year.  Not to mention Ryan and Elijah are the first [...]

For the first time in the history of DEBATE-Kansas City (DKC) a program graduate has won a major collegiate national tournament. Ryan Wash (DKC & Central graduate) and his partner Eli Smith won the 2013 Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA) national tournament while debating for Emporia State University. The final round was between Emporia State and West Georgia [...]

Two DEBATE-Kansas City and Central High graduates made waves at the 2013 Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA) national collegiate tournament.  Ryan Wash (Emporia State) was named the tournament’s top speaker and Dominique Baker (Oklahoma) placed eighth out of 280 competitors. Both of these fine young men debated for Hall of Fame coach Jane Rinehart on some Central High’s best debate teams. Their incredible achievement goes to [...]