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Speech & Debate

Colorado Academy’s Speech & Debate program helps students find their voice. 

The goals of CA's Speech & Debate program are to help students develop the public speaking and advocacy skills needed by leaders in an ever-changing world. Through participation in competition and public discourse events, Speech & Debate engages students in the many activities related to public speaking, critical thinking, and civic engagement. We pledge to carry forth the Colorado Academy values of kindness and courage into the speech and debate arena.

CA Speech & Debate has really helped me become a better communicator, and that will manifest itself in any field I choose to go into. Even if a job is STEM-based, you have to be able to communicate why an idea has value. 

Clare Milligan, Class of 2022

Compete at state, national, and international tournaments

The annual Colorado state competition in February is governed by CHSAA, and CA competes at the 5A level. The team also enters numerous national and international tournaments, mostly online. We also travel out of state at least twice a year, including to the National Speech & Debate Tournament every June.

Speech & Debate Faculty

Dr. Jonathan Vogels

US English, Speech & Debate
Biography for Dr. Jonathan Vogels

Nicholas Aranda

US Social Studies, Speech & Debate Assistant Coach
Biography for Nicholas Aranda