Sharon Sharko Speech and Debate Foundation

I learned how to think critically, how to develop arguments, how to speak clearly, and how to research. Everything I...

…I joined the debating team, which was sponsored by Mr. Virgil Parks, our Latin teacher. That’s where I developed my...

I think debating in high school and college a most valuable training whether for politics, the law, business, or for...

But I will tell you that, right there in the prison, debating, speaking to a crowd, was as exhilarating to...

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