Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders - One Argument at a Time

Instructor: Feliks

Feliks is a junior at Seven Lakes High School and the Varsity Public Forum Captain. He has competed in national-level varsity debate for three years and was a two-time Tournament of Champions (TOC) qualifier, earning eight bids at some of the most competitive tournaments in the country. He was also a three-time qualifier to the Texas Forensic Association State Championships, reaching the semifinal round as a sophomore.

Feliks has consistently ranked among the top Public Forum debaters in the nation, with deep elimination-round finishes at premier tournaments such as the Barkley Forum at Emory University, the University of Florida Blue Key Invitational, and the Glenbrooks National Speech and Debate Tournament. He has also been invited to highly selective round-robin tournaments, including the Emory Round Robin, Harvard Round Robin, and the UC Berkeley Round Robin, each of which invites only a small number of the top teams nationally.

In addition to competing, he has three years of experience teaching and mentoring debaters at Seven Lakes, leading practices and instructional lectures and helping teams qualify for state and national tournaments.

Course Description:

Beginner In-Person Lessons (FULL): 

Jan 29- May 14 ( every Thursday ) 

From 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm 

This class is meant to help students grasp the structure of the Public Forum Debate Round, learn how to execute each speech, and develop critical thinking, analytical, and research skills that assist in tournament wins. Students will research basic global events and compete against each other in class tournaments with personalized feedback for each round they debate. 

Instructor: Ishaan

Ishaan is a senior at Seven Lakes High School, who is currently the Congressional Debate Captain. Last year he was the Extemporaneous captain. Ishaan has been speaking and debating for 4 years, and coaching for 3. He has had lots of competitive success, reigning from 5th in the state for Congress, and 7th in the state for Extemporaneous speaking. He has also finalled almost every single National Circuit final round, and is ranked 8th in the country by NSDA. He has accumulated 17 TOC bids across speech and congress, and has been invited to numerous prestigious invitationals. Recently, Ishaan represented his school at UIL State and got 4th place.

Course Description:

This is for students with 0-1 years of experience in Speech and Debate. A public speaking class, delving into 2 separate events, that are the stem of all speech and debate. Learn skills like public speaking, effective research, and most importantly confidence with Extemporaneous speaking. Learn effective argumentation, articulated speaking, and different world topics with Congressional debate. Both events teach a introduction foundation for the rest of the Speech and debate world. Ishaan will reference multiple multiple national champions, and prepare students to win in HS and MS competitions. 

In person: Sunday 9-11 AM starting Jan 18 till End of Semester

Online: Tuesday 5-7 Pm starting Jan 20 till End of Semester