The Academy’s Debate Team spans the district, with teams representing each campus. Rhetoric debate students compete in Ethics Debate, Lincoln Douglas Debate, Public Forum Debate, Worlds Schools Debate, and various speech events. Dialectic debate students compete in Lincoln Douglas Debate and Worlds Schools Debate.
Recent Accolades
Debate:
- OSSAA 5A Public Forum State Champions ’24 (George Leydorf & Mattox McCaleb)
- OSSAA 5A Lincoln Douglas State Champion Runner-up ’24 (Charlie Peterson)
- OSSAA 5A Public Forum State Championship Finalist ’24 (Ellie Cheng & Noah Steves)
- OSSAA 5A Public Forum State Championship Finalist ’24 (Kaiser Braly & Elliot Stutes)
- Bluebonnet World Schools Novice Division Finalist ’24 (Arielle Adhikari, Jackson Blakey, Gabe Hermance, Ally McDaniel)
- Bluebonnet World Schools Champs Division Finalist ’23 (Kate Cheng, George Leydorf, Charlie Peterson, Nick Simon)
- Oklahoma High School Ethics Bowl Reigning Champions (’21-Present)
- National High School Ethics Bowl Judges Choice Awards (’22)
Speech:
- Humorous Interpretation Honorable Mention ’23 (Nick Simon, reading Moliere’s Tartuffe)