Hamilton Southeastern High School

Find your voice.Make your case.

HSE Speech & Debate is a place to become a clearer thinker, a more confident communicator, and a better teammate—one round, one speech, and one brave attempt at a time.

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Student-centered coachingSpeech, debate & competitionNo experience required

HSE Speech & Debate

In the room

Preparation looks better together.

Bring a question, a story, or an argument. The team will help you shape it.

HumilityEquityIntegrityRespectLeadershipService

A team for communicators

Speak with purpose. Listen with care.

Speech and debate develop skills that travel far beyond a tournament room: preparation, perspective, research, resilience, and the courage to revise your thinking.

Speech

Build a point of view, shape a story, and deliver it with presence.

Dramatic InterpretationHumorous InterpretationOriginal OratoryInformative SpeakingExtemporaneous SpeakingImpromptu Speaking

Debate

Research deeply, listen carefully, and make a compelling case under pressure.

Public ForumLincoln-DouglasCongressional DebatePolicy Debate

More ways to participate

There is a role for every kind of communicator and every level of experience.

Radio / AudioTeam researchTournament supportNew event ideas

HSE Speech & Debate students gathered together between rounds

Find your people

Every strong argument starts with a team willing to listen.

In the room

Practice turns into presence.

The best moments are not always on a podium. They happen in the hallway, at the table, and in the small decisions to try again, ask a better question, or help a teammate.

No experience required

There is room here for first-timers, returning competitors, researchers, storytellers, and students who are still figuring out what they want to say.

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HSE Speech & Debate students gathered together in the auditorium

The HSE way

A little more brave every time.

The team’s values show up in how we prepare, how we compete, and how we make room for one another. You can be serious about improvement without taking yourself too seriously.