Sprague High School

Speech Team Home Page


4th Place Finish @ NFL Nat Quals!
Zach Johnston & Kehl Van Winkle: 1st Place Public Forum
Liz Fetherston & James Miller: 3rd Place Public Forum
On to Vegas!

Welcome to the Sprague High School Speech and Debate Home Page! Named for Oregon Gov. Charles A. Sprague (1939-1943), Sprague High School is in Salem, Oregon and has a student population of nearly 2,000.

This competition is designed to develop critical thinking and public speaking skills. Students craft original speeches, build debate cases, and interpret published works as part of their preparation for competitive tournaments and life beyond high school. Speech offers many opportunities for students: membership in the National Forensics League – the national speech and debate body who organizes national competitions, a positive environment for spirited discussion and debate on today's social and political topics, 14 events allowing students to meet and compete with peers from all over the state, an activities letter, and the value of having speech and debate on a college application. Students interested in Speech and Debate should see Mr. Curry in room 109 in the mornings or afternoons. Speech team is offered as a class during the day and during early bird. For more information on what we do, or how to contact Mr. Curry, please use the links provided below.


Important Dates for 2003-2004

September 15 Tigard Workshop
September 29 Silverton Novice Tournament
October 16 South Albany Student Congress
October 19-20 Willamette University Tournament
October 26-27 Neah-Kah-Nie Oktoberfest
November 6 Forest Grove Student Congress
November 10 Sprague Invitational Debate Tournament
December 2 Clackamas Holiday Edge
December 7-8 Westview High School
January 11-12 Pacific University Tournament
January 17 Tigard Student Congress
January 19 Glencoe Invitational Tournament
February 13-18 Stanford University
February 21-23 University of Oregon Bower Aly Invitational
March 18 Beaverton HS Student Congress
March 20-22 NFL National Qualifiers - Mount Hood Comm College
April 4-5 OSAA District 3 Qualifiers - Sprague High School
April 12 NFL National Qualifiers - Student Congress
April 17-19 OSAA State Speech Tournament - WOU



Speech Team Workshop Syllabus
Speech and Debate Events
2006-2007 Tournament Report

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007-2008 Student Achievments
National Forensics League