John R. Park Debate Society Competes in First National Online Forensics Festival

With the cancellations required by COVID-19, The John R. Park Debate Society anticipated its highly successful tournament would be cut short, including all end-of-season national tournaments. However, a consortium of schools responded to COVID by organizing the first National Online Forensics Festival to celebrate end-of-year competition in a new, online format. On April 25th and 26th, the team joined competition featuring 26 colleges and universities from six states. At this new national tournament, the team won 5 championships: two formats of debate (including co-champions in one event), one public speaking event, and recognition as both the top debate program and top overall program participating in the competition. With the season at an end, the Debate Society plans to resume its regular competitive schedule in the fall through a combination of traditional, hybrid, and online tournaments as required by public health limitations on travel.

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