Our tenth and final staff interview features Scott Wheeler. Scott is the Director of Debate at Peninsula High School. His students have won St. Marks, Lexington, Stanford, CPS, Blake, Emory, and Loyola in LD and Greenhill, St. Marks, MBA, Berkeley,…
Our eighth interview features instructor Frances Zhuang. Frances debates for Palo Alto Independent and has qualified to the TOC in her junior and senior years. She has championed national tournaments including the University of Puget Sound Invitational and the Presentation…
Our seventh interview features instructor Annabelle Long. Annabelle does Policy debate for C.K. McClatchy High School, and she has reached late outrounds of many tournaments, including Notre Dame, Jack Howe, and UC Berkeley. Learn more about Annabelle in our seventh…
Our sixth interview features Focus Session instructor Eric Deng. Eric debates for San Marino High School, and has won the Long Beach tournament and has reached late outrounds of many other tournaments. Learn more about Eric and hear his advice…
Our fifth interview features Focus Session instructor Muhammad Khattak. Muhammad debates for Lake Highland Preparatory School, and has won the Valley tournament and has reached late outrounds of many other tournaments. Learn more about Muhammad and hear his advice on…
Our fourth part of our interview series features instructor Laura Hosman. Laura is the Director of Debate at Denver East High School and is a PhD student in the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, where…
Check out the third installment of our interview series below! Today's interview features instructor Ari Azbel. Ari debates for Lake Highland Preparatory School. He has won the Bronx and Blue Key Invitationals, reached finals of the Lexington Invitational, and reached…
For the second year, SJDI is releasing a series of interviews with its staff members. The second installment of this year’s interview series features instructor Whit Jackson. Whit debates for the Brentwood School. He has won the Stanford and Meadows…
For the second year, SJDI is releasing a series of interviews with its staff members. The first installment of this year's interview series features instructor Danielle Dosch. Danielle debates for Immaculate Heart. She has won the Loyola, Greenhill, Alta, Presentation, and…