SMS Speech & Debate @smsdebate
Our squad is Family first: we respect one another, value discourse, and work together to build engaged citizens, reflective academics, & competitive excellence. tinyurl.com/RaiderDB84N6 Overland Park, KS Joined August 2011-
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Artie Kincaid is 2nd Speaker in the country in Policy Debate! This tournament hosted 388 Policy Debaters and each had to qualify—a major accomplishment & we’re so excited! Huge congrats to top speaker, Nikolas Lipscomb from BVN—love seeing Kansas represent & cheering for you too
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At NSDA Nationals, Raiders Jack & Artie clear to Elims in Policy!!! #raiderdb8fam💚💛
The Raiders are back at in in Richmond this week—round 1 of NSDA Nationals, here we come! #RaiderDB8fam💚💛
We have TWO Polciy teams in the doubles of NCFL Nationals 2026!! Let’s go, Mariam & Hayes and Artie & Jack!!!
It was a busy day exploring our nation’s capital before we kick off competition tomorrow! We saw some monuments, prepped, visited the Aerospace Museum & African American History & Culture Museum and finished it off with dinner at &pizza and Nando’s! #RaiderDB8n4N6fam💛💚
Josilyn is smart, hillarious, & kind. She’s a talented interper & does the best voices (also an excellent baker)! Most importantly, we’ll miss the way she makes everyone feel welcome & valued. Jos is a wonderful human & everyone on her Canadian adventure is lucky to have her💚💛
We love our seniors!!! This is a special crew and we will miss them dearly! Have so much fun celebrating, fam—we are so proud of you, Class of 2026!!! #RaiderDB8n4N6fam💛💚
Caelynd wears her heart on her sleeve—she is passionate about making the world a better place & puts her energy into changing minds & hearts for the better. We’re thankful for her dedication to mentorship & community & we’re better because she is in our team. Thank you, fam💛💚🫶
we are honored to cheer her along on this next big adventure! #raiderdb8n4n6fam💛💚
Ashley is one of the hardest workers you’ll ever meet. She is talented & both wise & brilliant. Most importantly, she loves big & cares about making the world better for others. We’ll miss her immensely but her kindness & dedication give us so much hope—
Time for senior speech & debate celebrations!
Please consider supporting our team—fundraising is essential to making it to Nationals this year. Click here to donate: tinyurl.com/RaiderDB84N6
Please consider supporting this wonderful group—they are hard working, smart, kind, & so deserving of this special opportunity to complete against the nations best in D.C. If you’d like to support us, you can click here: app.launchfundraising.com/launchathonFun…
This talented group of Raiders + several others are launching a fundraiser today to try to pay for Nationals this summer. Money is tight, airports & policies have made this trip more expensive than anticipated, and school is not able to support our travel.
Huge shoutout: at State Forensics: senior Ashley Ardon Baltazar who brings home 3rd in Poetry, senior Artie Kincaid brings home 3rd in LD, & Hayes McCracken who was a semi-finalist in HI, DI, & Oration!!! #raiderdb8n4n6fam💛💚
The Kansas FCI is our cross-classification forensics championship that requires multiple State Quals for competition! Huge shoutout to senior Ashley Ardon Baltazar who brought home🥈in Poetry & junior Hayes McCracken who took 🥇 in Oratory & 🥈 in HI!!! #Raider4N6fam💚💛
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