For more than two decades, The City Club of Cleveland has hosted the annual High School Debate Championship.
Every year, the top two area high school debaters square off in a classic "Lincoln-Douglas" style debate at a Friday forum. This gives the debaters the opportunity to compete—not only for the judges and the audience in the room—but also for our radio and television audiences.
Debate Topic: In a democracy, a free press ought to prioritize objectivity over advocacy
Judges:
- Artis A. Arnold III, Senior Vice President and Managing Director at Huntington National Bank, and City Club board member
- Jason Habig, debate coach at Hathaway Brown
- Corinne Lashley, debate coach at Chagrin Falls High School
Jeremy Battle
Student, University School
Ella Jewell
Student, Kenston High School
Nick Castele
Reporter/Producer, Ideastream Public Media
Ryan Si
Student, Hawken School
Tom Lucchesi
Partner, BakerHostetler
Max Zuckerman
Student, Solon High School
