Ridge Rhetoric Speech & Debate

  • Purpose/Mission.  The purpose of this club is to provide students the opportunity to competitively participate in public speaking. By entering competitions, students will gain more knowledge about controversial topics and more experience in public speaking and leasdership skills.

    Sponsor(s).  Penny Cruise and Lychel Shipp

    Meeting Location.  A-204

    Meeting Times. Thursdays, 2:30 - 4:00. (See Calendar Below)

    School Sponsored Activity.

     
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    • Contact Us

      If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the officers through the following link:

      Ridge Rhetoric Contact E-mail

      We will respond to your request as soon as we can!

      If you need to speak with Mr. Flickner, you can contact him via email, or visit him in A-204.  

      You can also follow updates through our remind:

    • Student Successes

      Alpharetta Treasure Hunt - Jan. 18, 2020

      Zara Ishaque and Katie Snow - 10th Place Novice Public Forum Team

      Joanne Lee and Erin Lim - 8th Place Novice Public Forum Team

      Nafisa Bangura and Rohey Jasseh - 6th Place Novice Public Forum Team

      Roy Lee - Champion, Varsity Lincoln Douglas

      Johns Creek Gladiator Debate - Dec. 6, 2019

      Arjan (AJ) Kohli - 9th Varsity Lincoln Douglas

      Michael Cai - 3rd Place Big Questions Deabte

      Zara Ishaque and Katie Snow - 6th Place Novice Public Forum Team

      Nafisa Bangura and Rohey Jasseh - 2nd Place Novice Public Forum Team

      Divina Kothari and Izza Tirmizi - 1st Place Novice Public Forum Team

      Divina Kothari - 10th Place Novice PF Speaker

      Rohey Jasseh - 5th Place Novice PF Speaker

      Nafisa Bangura - 4th Place Novice PF Speaker

      Zach Mabry - 4th Place Dramatic Interpretation Speaker

      Warner Robins Spooky Speech and Demon Debate Invitational - Oct. 27, 2019

      Travis Anderson - Quarterfinalist and 7th Place Speaker, Novice Lincoln Douglas

      Riya Sayani and Muskaan Sohail - 5th Place Quarterfinaists, Novice Public Forum

      Zara Ishaque - 8th Place Speaker, Novice Public Forum

      Sydney Lanier Invitational - Oct. 19, 2019

      Roy Lee - 6th Place, Varsity Lincoln Douglas

      Owen Kabrhel and Rajveer Singh - 5th Place, Novice Public Forum

      Arjan (AJ) Kohli - 1st Place, Big Questions Debate

      Archer Red Tiger Classic - Sept. 28, 2019

      Owen Kabrhel and Rajveer Singh - 1st Place Team, Novice Public Forum

      Rajveer Singh - 1st Place Speaker, Novice Public Forum

      Roar at the Ridge - Sept. 21, 2019

      Aden Wang and Ashley Yu - 2nd Place Team, Big Questions Debate

      Alpharetta Treasure Hunt -  Jan. 19, 2019

      Zara Ishaque and Emily Winters - 2nd Place Team (Undefeated), Novice Public Forum

      Ellie Soh and Ruby Yuh - Tournament Champions, Varsity Public Forum

      Cherokee Winter Challenge - Dec. 1, 2018

      Zara Ishaque and Emily Winters - 2nd Place Team (Undefeated), Novice Public Forum

      Divina Kothari, Izza Tirmizi, and Hannah Smith - 4th Place Team, Novice Public Forum

      Owen Kabrhel and Kyle Zuluage - 4th Place Team, Novice Public Forum

      Emily Winters - 1st Place Speaker

      Owen Kabrhel - 5th Place Speaker

      Chattahoochee High School - Oct. 20, 2018

      Michael Istakhorov and Junui Lee - Quaterfinal Finish, Varsity Public Forum

      Chattahoochee Cougar Classic - Sept. 29, 2017

      Sunmin Kim - 5th Place Speaker

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