Congratulations to the top six Rupe Scholars who placed at the 2011 LFG/NFL National Tournament in Dallas, Texas. A total of 536 Public Forum debaters qualified to nationals this year.

The Heart of America district (Kansas City, MO area) qualified four teams to the 2011 National Tournament in June. The teams are from Park Hill South, and from Liberty HS. The Heart of America Arthur N. Rupe Foundation Scholars are: Orr & Lester, Liberty Ponick & Myers, Park Hill South Wholey & Gasperino, Park Hill [...]

Tyler Salway from South Side High School in Indiana showed that Public Forum Debate is more than just arguments with his winning Rupe Scholars Essay Contest submission. “Public Forum has changed my life in ways I couldn’t have imagined,” Tyler wrote.

The Central Minnesota district qualified two teams to the 2011 National Tournament in June. Both teams that qualified are from Eastview High School, and the first alternate is from St Paul Academy/Summit School. The Central Minnesota Arthur N. Rupe Foundation Scholars are: Katherine L. Baldwin & Madeline J. Johnson Steven T. Albers & Allison M. [...]

The West Los Angeles District of the NFL qualified two teams to the National Speech & Debate Tournament in Kansas City. The following individuals will represent West LA in June: Lena Melillo & Rachel Warner from La Reina High School Jacob Borcover & Cameron Silverberg from Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies Congratulations to all [...]

The Florida Manatee district of the National Forensic League typically involves strong competition in Public Forum Debate. This year’s event was no exception. The district qualified three teams for the National Tournament in June. The team of Gold & Bernstein from Fort Lauderdale HS received the bye to Nationals as the only remaining undefeated team. [...]

Regis HS swept the NYC district debate tournament winning the top four places and qualifying three teams to the NFL National Tournament in June. In lieu of a final round, the two qualifying Regis teams agreed to perform in an exhibition round on the topic.

The Central Minnesota district qualified three teams to the 2010 National Tournament in June. All three teams that qualified are from Eastview High School. The Central Minnesota Arthur N. Rupe Foundation Scholars are: Michelle M. Mcguire & Sneha S. Somani Bryan M. Larson & Anthony M. Stagner Sarah M. Malaske & Jason M. Vanderlinden These [...]

Today, the National Forensic League received the results of the Northern Minnesota district’s Public Forum Debate National Qualifying Tournament. The first Arthur N. Rupe Foundation Scholars are the team Ethan Klein & Curtis Buck Oberg of Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton High School in Minnesota. The second Arthur N. Rupe Foundation Scholars are the team of Ellie Magner & [...]