Summer 2025 Middle and High School Competitive Debate Club Opportunities


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WHY COMPETITIVE DEBATE?

  • Inspire complex analysis and focused critical thinking.
  • Build confidence.
  • Improve communication skills.
  • Empower and teach young people to use their voice to make themselves heard.
  • Enhance academic experiences.

Middle School Competitive Debate Club

For debaters who have participated in one or more Middle School DebateAble Clubs or Camps. (If your child has other debate experience and would like to participate, please email us at info@debateablekids.com.)

High School Competitive Debate Clubs

For debaters who have participated in two or more middle school DebateAble Clubs or Camps. (If your child has other debate experience and would like to participate, please email us at info@debateablekids.com.) Debaters may participate in one or both sessions.

Middle School Competitive Debate Club, with Coach Tyler, Thursdays, May 15 - June 5, 4:30 - 6:00pm PT

Tyler Zabolio (he/him) has been in the world of competitive debate for over nine years. In high school, he competed at both the state and national levels in impromptu speaking, extemporaneous speaking, and public forum debate. The NSDA ranked him a top 50 impromptu speaker as well as a top 50 ranked public forum debater in Washington state his junior and senior years. Tyler was on the policy debate team at Gonzaga University for 4 years and got to travel all around the country debating! He recently graduated, majoring in Business Administration with a focus in Public Law and Policy. Tyler will be a 1L at University of Washington School of Law in the fall of 2025. He has four years of debate coaching experience and loves to work with kids. In his lessons, students will work on critically engaging with arguments to reach the deepest levels of understanding.


High School Competitive Debate Club, with Coach Avalyn
Saturdays, June 21 & June 28, 9:30am - 12:30pm PT

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Saturdays, July 12 & July 19, 9:30am - 12:30pm PT

Avalyn Renee (she/her) debated competitively for nine years. In high school, she competed in both speech and debate where she received a speech state championship title, national qualifications, top speaker awards, and bids to the Tournament of Champions in Lincoln-Douglas debate. Avalyn graduated from Gonzaga University's honors program in the spring of 2024 with a bachelor's degree in philosophy. While at Gonzaga, she competed in policy debate for five years and is a four-time qualifier to the National Debate Tournament. She is continuing her education at Tufts University where she will receive a master's in Philosophy.  Avalyn, who has coached for DebateAble since 2020, loves working with young people to develop critical thinking and logical reasoning skills. Her extensive experience as a tutor, nanny, and debate coach makes her classes rich with activities that ensure students are having fun while being challenged to grow each session.