About Us
Tournaments
We host speech and debate tournaments that are open to middle school students from around Oregon @ LOJ
Workshops
We provide workshops for all students, and especially for those whose schools don't have debate programs so they get the opportunity to explore speech and debate.
Clubs
We help middle schools start up speech and debate clubs. If you have any questions about this, feel free to email us!
Who are we?
Co-President - Nova Wu
Nova Wu is a senior at Lincoln High School. She started a speech and debate club in 7th grade for middle school girls in the Portland area. She believes every middle student in Oregon deserves a chance to participate in a free debate program. Nova is a writer who has earned several Scholastic Gold Keys in Writing and has received the Presidential Volunteer Service Gold Award for her contributions to OMSSDL. She is also the president of the Lincoln Science Bowl Club.
Keen on enhancing the communication skills of the next generation, Nova also runs and teaches in several OMSSDL workshops throughout the year as a coach, along with overseeing strategies for OMSSDL as its co-president.
Co-President - Breanna Guo
Breanna Guo is a senior at Lincoln High School. She did Policy and Lincoln Douglas debate during her freshman and sophomore years. She believes that debate can truly open one's eyes to the world. As a co-president, Breanna helps organize tournaments, fundraise, and run workshops for OMSSDL. Not only does she debate, but she is also an active student athlete and enjoys learning new languages. She spent her junior year studying abroad in Switzerland and from that has gained a global perspective on issues around her. In her opinions, the ability to communicate clearly and effectively is the most important skill to have.
Tournament Master - Stanley Wang
Stanley Wang is a junior at Sunset High School. He started debate as a 7th grader, when he went to debate camp at Lewis and Clark College. Throughout middle school, he did Public Forum debate, and is currently doing Public Forum and Lincoln-Douglas at Sunset. Stanley believes that through debate, students can gain confidence to voice their opinions, whether it's about politics or to their parents.
Outreach - Kyler Wang
Kyler Wang is an sophomore at Lincoln High School. He believes that speech and debate has the power to improve public speaking skills and empower students. Besides doing speech and debate, Kyler enjoys learning history, editing his school magazine, and doing math.
Operations- William Guo
William Guo is a sophomore at Lincoln High School. He did parliamentary debate throughout middle school, and he now has one year of high school Lincoln Douglas debate experience. From his experience, he has learned that everyone can improve their communication skills through speech and debate, which can come in handy anywhere, anytime. Outside of speech and debate, William enjoys competition math and science bowl. He is also a member of his school's We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution team.