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Welcome! The Wellington Debate and Forensic Team is the competitive speech and debate team of Wellington High School. The program has been built on a long tradition of excellence, the talent and hard work of its members and the support and encouragement of the administration of Wellington High School and the School District of Palm Beach County. Wellington has consistently been among the top five percent of all competitive debate programs in the United States, and is one of the five largest programs in the state of Florida.
The Wellington Debate and Forensic Team is a nationally recognized forensic program that competes throughout Florida and the United States. By the end of the current season, members of the team will have competed at roughly twenty debate and forensic tournaments, including travels to Emory University and the University of Florida. Throughout the season the team brought home a multitude of trophies and awards.
The members of the Wellington Debate and Forensic Team compete in Lincoln Douglas Debate, Public Forum Debate, Student Congress, Extemporaneous Speaking, Duo Interpretation, Oral Interpretation, Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Original Oratory, and Declamation.
The Wellington Debate and Forensic Team is a member of three different leagues. The National Forensic League is an honor society for students who compete in speech, drama, and debate. It is one of two organizations that the National Association of Secondary School Principals recommends each high school have, the other being the National Honor Society. Students earn points by performing and competing, earning advanced degrees, and, with the degree of honor, the right to wear the silver and ruby honor cords at graduation. The National Catholic Forensic League is an organization originating from the Catholic secondary school community in the United States for the purpose of providing a service to all public and private secondary schools in the United States and Canada. The Florida Forensic League promotes the value of speech and debate as an educational and competitive activity for high school students within the state of Florida. The primary function of the league is to conduct the Regional Qualifying and State Championship tournaments for experienced debaters, as well as a statewide competition for beginning students.