Recognition
Students earn recognition points for speaking in interscholastic contests, classroom presentations, and community engagements.
NJFL Membership Benefits
The NJFL provides students recognition for presenting both in interscholastic contests as well as in classroom contexts. Our tools empower educators to provide the best experiences possible.
Competition Events
Competition event patterns for the 2012 National Tournament have been determined. We have balanced events based on previous years' participation.
Why Speech and Debate?
Education of young adolescents through speech and debate activities provides an opportunity to apply their developing thinking and social awareness through communication. Fostering these skills at a younger age solidifies stronger roots by which students can flourish in high school and beyond.
About the National Junior Forensic League (NJFL)
We support debate and speech activities for young adolescents in grades 6-8. The NJFL is a program of the National Forensic League, and is modeled after the NFL high school honorary society, recognizing student participation in public speaking. Learn more about membership benefits >>
Jan
13
2012
Following is a list of active NJFL schools for the 2011-2012 school year, sorted by State, City, and School Name. To prevent spam, we do not list email addresses.
| State | City | School Name |
Coach/Contact | Phone |
| AL | Birmingham | Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School | Whitney Dyer | (205) 231-9400 |
| AL | Montgomery | Trinity Presbyterian School | Ms. Rebecca Helms | (334) 213-2100 |
| AZ | Glendale | Herberger Young Scholars Academy | Mrs. Rita Bustos | (602) 543-8274 |
| CA | Covina | TTI Forensic Academy | Angela Mooney | (909) 512-6095 |
| CA | Cupertino | Champion School | Ms. Muna Mavany | (408) 973-8696 |
| CA | Lancaster | Sacred Heart School | Loretta Loebs | (661) 948-3613 |
| CA | Los Angeles | Wilshire Academy | Mr. Robert Cannon | (213) 381-3401 |
| CA | Pasadena | St. Philip the Apostle School | Ms. Lina Palomo | (626) 795-9691 |
| CA | Rancho Palos Verdes | Ridgecrest Intermediate School | Ms. Samantha Weiss For | (310) 544-2747 |
| CA | Rolling Hills Estates | The President Academy | Ms. Anna Kang | (310) 951-0146 |
| CA | San Jose | Almaden Country School | Christopher D. Wardner | (408) 997-0424 |
| CA | San Jose | Burnett Middle School | Ms. Melissa Scott | (408) 535-6267 |
| CA | San Jose | The Harker Middle School | Karina Momary | (408) 345-0110 |
| CA | Santa Rosa | Sonoma Marin Debate Society | Jack Strange | (707) 484-6045 |
| CA | Sierra Madre | St. Rita Elementary School | Ms. Joanne Harabedian | (626) 355-6114 |
| CA | Temple City | Kudos College of Youth Leadership | Scott Wheeler | (626) 286-6889 |
| CA | Thousand Oaks | La Reina Middle School | Ms. Liz Harlacher | (805) 495-6494 |
| CA | Tracy | Delta Charter School | Reed Niemi | (209) 830-6363 |
| CO | Fort Collins | Lesher I B World Middle School | Ms. Beth Wilms | (970) 472-3800 |
| CO | Frisco | Summit Middle School | Ms. Julie Fishman | (970) 368-1218 |
| CO | Ft. Collins | Webber Middle School | Mrs. Elise Wright | (970) 488-7800 |
| CO | Greenwood Village | Campus Middle School | Ms. Bonnie Wenngren | (720) 554-2750 |
| CT | New London | St. Mary Star of the Sea School | Anne H. Tortora | (860) 443-7758 |
| CT | Redding | Academy at Little River Farm | Ms. Jennifer Gremmel Hunt, Esq. | (203) 544-7119 |
| DC | Washington | Amidon-Bowen Elementary School | Jamila Bey | (202) 724-4867 |
| FL | Bradenton | State College of Florida Collegiate School | Katie Steen | (941) 752-5494 |
| FL | Edgewater | Discovery Academy | Mr. Al J. Graulich | (386) 428-0860 |
| FL | Plantation | Seminole Middle School | Ms. Christina Calaluca | (754) 323-4200 |
| FL | Tallahassee | Cornerstone Learning Community | Jelaine Palmer-Janvier | (850) 386-5550 |
| FL | Tampa | Academy of Holy Names | Jennifer Hernandez | (813) 839-5371 |
| FL | Tampa | Christ the King Catholic School | Ms. Victoria L. Thaxton | (813) 876-8770 |
| FL | Wellington | Atrium School | Susan Fradkin For | (561) 495-8427 |
| GA | Atlanta | Crawford Williamson Long Middle School | Dr. Donna L. Murrell-Speed | (404) 802-4815 |
| GA | Atlanta | Marist School | Jeffrey Miller | (770) 457-7201 |
| GA | Atlanta | Ralph J. Bunche Middle School | Jason B. Allen | (404) 802-6700 |
| GA | Atlanta | RAP Star Speech & Debate | R. A. Portnoy | (404) 881-8732 |
| GA | Calhoun | Calhoun Middle School | J. Lane Bearden | (706) 625-6959 |
| GA | Gainesville | North Hall Middle School | Dr. Buddy Fisch | (770) 983-9749 |
| HI | Honolulu | St. Francis School | Rikki Jo Hickey | (808) 988-4111 |
| IA | Coralville | Northwest Junior High School | Ms. Kathleen Hession | (319) 688-1060 |
| IA | Des Moines | Brody Middle School | Ms. Carole Dickey | (515) 242-8443 |
| IA | Des Moines | Des Moines Roosevelt Middle School | Mr. Harry W. Strong | (515) 242-7272 |
| IA | Des Moines | St. Theresa School | Ms. Maria Kluesner | (515) 240-3343 |
| IA | Waterloo | Waterloo East Junior High School | Mr. Anthony Dehl | (319) 433-2400 |
| IL | Chicago | Chicago Grammer School | Rachael Malone | (312) 944-5600 |
| IL | Chicago | Emiliano Zapata Academy | Christopher McCabe | (773) 534-1390 |
| IL | Lake Forest | Deer Path Middle School - West Campus | Ms. Elizabeth Monroe | (847) 604-7400 |
| IN | Carmel | Clay Middle School | Ms. Sylvia Hyde | (317) 844-7251 |
| IN | Hammond | H. A. S. T. | Elizabeth Burke | (219) 852-0500 |
| IN | Logansport | Columbia Middle School | Ms. Joyce Pasel | (574) 753-3797 |
| IN | Plymouth | Lincoln Jr. High School | Ms. Sarah McKenzie | (574) 936-3113 |
| IN | South Bend | The Stanley Clark School | Ms. Deborah Chudzynski | (574) 291-4200 |
| KY | Bowling Green | Bowling Green Christian Academy | Brandon Bradshaw | (270) 782-9585 |
| KY | Combs | A.B. Combs Elementary School | Satonya Melton/Michelle Gambill | (606) 436-4932 |
| KY | Danville | Bate Middle School | Beth Marlowe | (859) 238-1305 |
| KY | Edgewood | Turkey Foot Middle School | Rachel Retherford | (859) 341-0216 |
| KY | Florence | Ockerman Middle School | Ms. Kathy Bacelieri | (859) 282-3240 |
| KY | Franklin | Simpson Middle School | Michelle Harris | (270) 586-4401 |
| KY | Hodgenville | LaRue County Middle School | Ms. Katy Blair Cecil | (270) 358-2210 |
| KY | Independence | Summit View Middle School | Clarissa Desmond | (859) 363-4800 |
| KY | Morehead | Rowan County Middle School | Ms. Kellie D. Crump | (606) 784-8911 |
| KY | Richmond | Model Laboratory School | Liese Rhodus | (859) 622-3766 |
| KY | Taylor Mill | Woodland Middle School | Ms. Jonna Parsons | (859) 356-7300 |
| KY | Whitesburg | Whitesburg Middle School | Debi Sexton | (606) 633-2761 |
| KY | Winchester | Clark Middle School | Mr. Dodd Dixon | (859) 744-4911 |
| LA | Lafayette | Paul Breaux Middle School | Ms. Karen Gutsmiedl | (337) 781-7860 |
| MA | Andover | The Pike School | Mr. Bob Hutchings | (978) 475-1197 |
| MA | Beverly | Harborlight Montessori | Daniel Lord | (978) 922-1008 |
| MA | Kingston | Sacred Heart Intermediate School | Mr. Daniel Sapir | (781) 585-7511 |
| MA | Milton | Milton Academy | Ms. Deborah Simon | (617) 898-2132 |
| MA | West Roxbury | Catholic Memorial Middle School | Ms. Ellen C. Eberly | (617) 469-8000 |
| MD | Ellicott City | Karmazinski Homeschool Academy | Ms. Shawndel Karmazinski | (410) 258-2258 |
| MD | Upper Marlboro | Kettering Middle School | Candace Green | (301) 808-4060 |
| MI | Howell | Hartland Middle School at Ore Creek | Doni Dilworth | (810) 623-2064 |
| MI | Midland | Central Middle School | Jeffrey P. Hayes | (989) 923-5583 |
| MI | Ypsilanti | Huron Valley Catholic School | Kathy Scott | (734) 483-0366 |
| MN | Walker | Walker Jr HS | Mr. Stewart Wilson | (218) 547-4368 |
| MO | Belton | Yeokum Middle School | Ms. Lisa Albright | (816) 348-1534 |
| MO | Gladstone | Oakhill Day School | Mr. Lee Feagles | (816) 436-6228 |
| MO | Independence | James Bridger Middle School | Ms. Sarah Corkins | (816) 521-5375 |
| MO | Jefferson City | Lewis & Clark Middle School | Suzanne Luther | (573) 659-3200 |
| MO | Jefferson City | Thomas Jefferson Middle School | Suzanne Luther | (573) 659-3250 |
| MO | Kansas City | The Barstow School | Ms. Linda M. Collier | (816) 277-0355 |
| MO | Lee's Summit | Lee's Summit Community Christian School | Ms. Anne Mussatti | (816) 524-0185 |
| MO | Raytown | Raytown South Middle School | Steve Ellis | (816) 268-7380 |
| MO | Washburn | Southwest Middle School | Ms. Pamela S. Evitts | (417) 826-5410 |
| MS | Bay St. Louis | St. Stanislaus College Prep | Dr. David T. Trim | (228) 467-9057 |
| MS | Forest | Hawkins Middle School | Ms. Hope Anderson | (601) 469-1474 |
| MS | Hattiesburg | NR Burger Middle School | Rachel Clapper | (601) 582-8900 |
| MS | Hattiesburg | Presbyterian Christian School | Jennifer Rayburn | (601) 582-4900 |
| MS | Hattiesburg | Sacred Heart Catholic School | Monica Salda | (601) 450-5736 |
| MS | Hernando | Hernando Middle School | Tarra R. Craigen | (662) 429-4154 |
| MS | Horn Lake | Horn Lake Middle School | Felicia Stewart | (662) 393-7443 |
| MS | Lake Cormorant | Lake Cormorant Middle School | Ida Rohrbacher | (662) 781-0778 |
| MS | Olive Branch | Center Hill Middle School | Julie Nelson | (662) 892-6800 |
| MS | Olive Branch | Lewisburg Middle School | David H. Rice/Melody Smith | (662) 892-5050 |
| MS | Olive Branch | Olive Branch Middle School | Shelia Martin | (662) 895-4610 |
| MS | Ridgeland | St. Andrew's Episcopal School | Ruth Taylor/Darin Maier | (601) 853-6018 |
| MS | Southaven | Desoto Central Middle School | Tobie Pillstrom | (662) 349-6660 |
| MS | Southaven | Southaven Middle School | Regina Rhea | (662) 280-0422 |
| NC | Greensboro | Northwest Guilford Middle School | Scott Bennett For | (336) 605-3300 |
| NC | Southern Pines | Sandhills Classical Christian School | Ronda Gameros | (000) 000-0000 |
| NC | Winston-Salem | Calvary Baptist Day School | Ms. Debra Clark | (336) 714-5412 |
| ND | Fargo | Sullivan Middle School | Brian Geffre/Darcy Bakkegard | (701) 893-3200 |
| NE | Omaha | St. Wenceslaus School | Bib Cullen | (402) 330-4356 |
| NH | North Haverhill | Haverhill Cooperative Middle School | James M. Kinder/Martha Jenkins | (603) 787-2100 |
| NJ | Closter | Kugnus ACTS | Mr. Julian Gagnon | (201) 297-1716 |
| NJ | Long Valley | Long Valley Middle School | Dr. Reesa Jenkins | (908) 876-3434 |
| NJ | Princeton Junction | The Great Debaters | Mr. Sunok Kim | (609) 750-9788 |
| NM | Los Alamos | Jemez Mountain Home School | Dr. Carolyn Connor | (505) 661-6715 |
| NM | Los Alamos | Los Alamos Middle School | Sherri Bublitz | (505) 663-2375 |
| NV | Las Vegas | Las Vegas Day School | Jeffrey Segal | (702) 362-1180 |
| NY | Brooklyn | Stars of Israel Academy | Daniel Schwartzberg | (718) 642-6800 |
| NY | New York | MS 104 Simon Baruch | Ann Nugent | (212) 674-4545 |
| OK | Broken Arrow | Union Public School | Christian Jones | (918) 357-4327 |
| OK | Mounds | Mounds Middle School | Mr. Robert Odle | (918) 827-6200 |
| OK | Tulsa | Riverfield Country Day School | David B. Wright | (918) 446-3553 |
| PA | Latrobe | Greater Latrobe Junior High | Ms. Lisa Bompiani-Smith | (724) 539-4265 |
| SC | Greensville | Sterling School | Ms. Linda Reynolds | (864) 355-4480 |
| SC | Greenville | Legacy Charter Middle School | Truman Humbert | (864) 248-0646 |
| SC | Simpsonville | Bryson Middle School | Mr. Vence Gaskins | (864) 355-2100 |
| SC | Simpsonville | Hillcrest Middle School | Rita Goodson | (864) 355-6100 |
| TN | Brentwood | Brentwood Academy | Mr. Ryan Hubbard | (615) 373-0611 |
| TN | Brentwood | Woodland Middle School | Ms. Margaret Hall | (615) 472-4931 |
| TN | Buchanan | Lakewood Middle School | Mr. David Weatherly | (731) 644-1600 |
| TN | Chattanooga | The McCallie School | Mrs. Karen Hulvey | (423) 493-5639 |
| TN | Franklin | Battle Ground Academy | Cheryl Ward/Betsy Fuqua | (615) 567-8365 |
| TN | Morristown | Lincoln Heights Middle School | Ms Kimberly D. Dean | (423) 581-3200 |
| TN | Nashville | Isaac Littion Middle School | Ms. Vickie G. Bailey | (615) 262-6700 |
| TN | Nashville | Montgomery Bell Academy Jr. | Mr. William Tate Jr. | (615) 269-3959 |
| TN | Nashville | Overbrook School | Ms. Lia Fisher-Janosz | (615) 292-5134 |
| TW | Taipei | Taipei Debate Academy | Jessie Chen | |
| TX | Addison | Greenhill School | Aaron Timmons | (972) 628-5606 |
| TX | El Paso | St. Clement's Parish School | Ms. Leannevon Mittenwald | (915) 533-4248 |
| TX | Harlingen | Coakley Middle School | Linda Lunsford | (956) 427-3000 |
| TX | Houston | Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart | Mrs. Livonia Glaves | (713) 468-8211 |
| TX | Houston | St. Michael Catholic School | Carolyn Baker/Cheli Henderson | (000) 000-0000 |
| TX | Manor | Decker Middle School | McArthur Moore | (512) 278-4630 |
| TX | Manor | Manor Middle School | McArthur Moore | (512) 278-4065 |
| TX | Plano | Ed Gurukul Academy | Mr. Sri K. Srikanth | (214) 235-6214 |
| TX | Plano | The Home Educator's Outsourcing | Donna Szumila | (214) 282-6936 |
| TX | Princeton | Clark Junior High | Mr. Jason Brown | (469) 952-5400 |
| TX | Rising Star | Rising Star ISD | Mr. Max A. Thompson | (254) 643-1981 |
| TX | San Antonio | Jose M. Lopez Middle School | Ms. Christi Eanes | (210) 481-4060 |
| TX | San Antonio | Tejeda Middle School | Mikel Stroud | (210) 482-2260 |
| TX | Sugar Land | HuaXia Chinese School | Stan Magee | (713) 541-3339 |
| TX | Temple | St. Mary Catholic School | Ms. Tristan Mosmeyer | (254) 778-8141 |
| TX | Waco | Vanguard College Prep. School | Ms. Suzanne Kelly | (254) 772-8111 |
| UT | Eagle Mountain | The Ranches Academy | Pollyanna McGaffin | (801) 789-4000 |
| UT | Lindon | Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy | Cindy Pedersen | (801) 235-9000 |
| UT | Riverdale | Good Foundations Academy | Susan Goers | (801) 393-2950 |
| VA | Culpeper | Floyd T. Binns Middle School | Cathleen Beachboard | (540) 829-6894 |
| VA | Gainesville | Bull Run Middle School | William O. Florer | (703) 753-9969 |
| VA | Leesburg | The Langley School | Mike Dabadie | (703) 356-1920 |
| VA | Yorktown | Yorktown Middle School | John D. Sims | (757) 898-0360 |
| WA | Edmonds | Edmonds Heights K-12 | Ms. Dawna M. Lewis | (425) 431-7840 |
| WA | Seattle | St. Joseph School | Rob Taylor-Manning | (206) 329-3260 |
| WA | Wenatchee | Foothills Middle School | Jennifer Noyd/Dave Carlson | (509) 664-8961 |
| WI | Caledonia | Trinity Lutheran School | Ms. Gena Uhlenbrauck | (262) 835-4326 |
| WI | Elm Grove | Pilgrim Park Middle School | Helen Andrews | (262) 785-3920 |
| WI | Green Bay | Wisconsin Connections Academy | Jennifer Harper | (920) 664-5276 |
| WI | Milwaukee | Woodlands School | Maggie Menard-Mueller | (414) 475-1600 |
| WV | Wheeling | The Linsly School | Mrs. Lisa J. Welch | (304) 234-4616 |
| WY | Gillette | Campbell County Junior High School | Ms Krystal Park | (307) 682-7247 |
Current Debate Topics
| 2011-2012 Policy Debate Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its exploration and/or development of space beyond the Earth’s mesosphere. Jan/Feb. Lincoln-Douglas Debate |
January Public Forum Debate February Public Forum Debate |