Debate Club
Join the Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy Debate Team
Why join the IMMAC Debate Team? Because Debate Changes Lives
- Open to 7th and 8th Grade students
- Encourages teamwork and enhances ability to research, organize and present compelling arguments
- Boost students’ confidence, poise and self-esteem
- Meet debaters from all over NYC and Long Island at debate tournaments and have fun
- Opportunity to compete at regional and possibly national tournaments
- Become part of the American Debate League City Championship
Higher Graduation & College Acceptance Rates
- Debaters have a 22% to 30% higher acceptance rate at top tier colleges
- Being the captain of the debate team “improved an applicant’s chances by more than 60%”
- 90% of urban high school debaters graduate vs. 50% of students in urban schools
- 72% of high-risk secondary school debaters graduate vs. 43% high-risk non-debaters
How to Become a Member of the Mighty, Mighty Debate Team
- Meetings every Friday After School and some Thursdays (depending on competition)
- Speak to Debate Coach John Shea (7th Grade Teacher)
Learn more about the American Debate League and the Benefits of Learning Debate and Public Speaking here: