Our Team

Palo Alto High School's Speech and Debate Team is a well established and nationally ranked team. Our debaters have consistently qualified for national tournaments such as the Tournament of Champions in 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014. In 2009, we won the California State Championships. Other awards include 26 Speaker Awards, 12 Tournament of Champions bids, 2011 State Champions Top 10, 6 National Circuit Quarterfinalists, 9 National Circuit Octafinalists, and NFL National Championship 2010 Qualifiers. 

More importantly, our counselors are hardworking students who are truly committed to our team and helping campers develop the same passion and love for debate that they share.

We are hosting our fourteenth annual Palo Alto Speech and Debate Camp this year and hope your student will join us.

Learn more about the team and how to join

Why PASDC?

The Palo Alto Speech and Debate Camp is the only summer camp in the San Francisco Bay Area in which real debaters improve middle school students' critical thinking ability, public speaking, research skills and self-confidence year after year. The camp is taught by highly successful high school speakers and debaters, making it the only camp in the Bay Area that gives students the experience of being on a prestigious high school speech and debate team. 

Paly Speech and Debate in the Press

Speech and Debate team delivers stellar performances over MLK weekend
Speech and Debate season starts strong
Speech and Debate team triumphs in January tournaments
Debaters to attend state qualifications tournament
Juniors triumph at debate tournament
Juniors win Lincoln-Douglas debate and Original Prose and Poetry speech competitions
Junior goes undefeated in debate tournament