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AVHS Speech and Debate travelled to Chicago for the NCFL Grand National Tournament over Memorial Day and placed in the Nation’s Top 5! With over 400 schools and 2,000 entries, AVHS had three national champions (Isra in Oratory, Aniya in Oral Interp, and Olviah-Nikole in Declam) as well as one runner up (Hayden and Brandon in Duo). Up next is NSDA in Des Moines, 6/16-6/20! Follow us on Instagram for real time updates! #avhs_speechanddebate

Camp Information

Speech Camp 8/11/25 -8/15/25 Register here

Debate Camp 8/18/25 -8/22/25 Register here

 

AV Speech with Nation Leading 5 Finalists at Harvard

With over 4,000 competitors, the Harvard Invitational has become a mid-season national test for programs from across the country. AVHS was one of just two or three schools with five different finalists! Congratulations to Hayden Johnson (DI), Brandon Vergara Villalobos and Hayden Johnson (DUO), Theo Pollock (OO), Isra Yasin (OO), and Iman Mohamed (OO).

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI HONOREE

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2023-2024 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

2024 NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL EVENTS TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS - TEAM SWEEPSTAKES CHAMPIONS!

2024 MSHSL STATE TOURNAMENT (SPEECH)

  • MSHSL SPEECH SECTION 6AA CHAMPIONS!

  • 13 STATE QUALIFIERS

  • 10 STATE MEDALISTS

  • STATE CHAMPIONS in ORATORY!

  • STATE RUNNER-UP in PROSE & INFORMATIVE!

  • TEAM SWEEPSTAKES RUNNER-UP!

  • 5 SENIORS NAMED TO THE MSCA STATE SPEECH ALL-STATE TEAM!

2024 NATIONAL SPEECH & DEBATE ASSOCIATION (NSDA) QUALIFIERS

  • NSDA CENTRAL MINNESOTA DISTRICT SPEECH CHAMPIONS!

  • CENTRAL MN DISTRICT CHAMPIONS IN P.O.I., DUO, and ORATORY!

  • 18 SPEECH & DEBATE STUDENTS QUALIFIED TO THE 2024 NSDA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

DONATE

THE NEED FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS GREAT for so many wonderful reasons. The number one reason is that we have more students bravely choosing to participate in speech & debate. However, more student participation does not mean more funding.

OUR IMMEDIATE NEED IS FUNDING FOR COACHES! We started the year with 105 students across speech and debate, many of who have never done a co-curricular activity before, so the need for more helpful adults to guide them is great!

YOUR TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION WILL BE MADE TO THE AVHS SPEECH & DEBATE ALUMNI FOUNDATION ON BEHALF OF THE PROGRAM.