Congratulations to Ray Leath for placing 7th in Storytelling at the varsity NKC Speech & Debate tournament!! 🥳 Great job representing the Staley Speech & Debate Team! #StaleyStrong #StaleyNation

As for the Novice squad, Cameron Cooper placed 11th out of 52 competitors in Lincoln-Douglas Debate at the PHS Novice Tournament!! 🎉 Congratulations & keep up the good work!! #StaleyStrong #StaleyNation

Congratulations to freshman Charlotte Woodward for breaking to quarterfinals in Lincoln-Douglas debate at the Truman Novice Tournament!! Did I mention this is her FIRST TOURNAMENT?! 🥳💪 Staley is so proud of you, keep up the hard work Charlotte!! #StaleyStrong #StaleyNation

Cameron Cooper representing the Freshman at our Finals in our in class LD debate! Staley High School Staley Speech & Debate #studentspotlight

Congratulations to Hunter Rice for placing 3rd in Congress at the Varsity Last Blast Tournament @ Raytown High School!! 👏🎊 Great job representing your constituents at Staley!! 💚🖤 #StaleyStrong #StaleyNation

Just like the Chiefs, Austin Clark clenches the WIN at the novice Fort Osage tournament in Lincoln-Douglas Debate today!! 🎊 Congratulations Austin for your hard work and FIRST PLACE win!! 🎉 #StaleyStrong #StaleyNation

We need YOUR help! Staley & Winnetonka speech & debate teams will be co-hosting the annual Northland February Forum on Feb. 11th & 12th at Staley High School. We NEED judges!! Please consider signing up here: tinyurl.com/2022FebForumJu…

Congratulations to Ray Leath for placing 2nd in Radio Speaking at the Platte County Novice Tournament!🥈🎉 Keep up the great work!💚🖤 #StaleyStrong #StaleyNation

If you can judge at Staley/Tonka Feb 11-12, please sign up so our kids can compete at their last invitational tournament! tinyurl.com/2022FebForumJu… Staley Speech & Debate Tonka Speech & Debate

THANK YOU judges, coaches, competitors, tournament workers and custodial staff for helping us have another successful Northland February Forum! 🎉 A special thank you to Tonka Speech & Debate for co-hosting with us!!😁 We appreciate everyone’s hard work and dedication this weekend!💚🖤

Conference IE Results‼️ 1st Congress: Hunter Rice 6th Original Oratory: Adam Hassan 6th US Extemp: Kael McBride CONGRATS Hunter, Adam & Kael 🥳🎉 #StaleyStrong #StaleyNation

Conference Debate Results‼️ 4th Public Forum: Kozmo Guerra-Harris & Joseph Knowles Congrats Kozmo & Joe 🥳🎉 Also… Staley took 3rd in Debate Sweepstakes💚🖤 We are so proud of all of our Conference competitors this weekend☺️ #StaleyStrong #StaleyNation

Check out this amazing article for a great reminder that high school speech & debate changes students’ lives; preparing them for their future college, career, and life dreams :) 🖤💚 nytimes.com/2022/02/26/us/…

Today is the day! A happy NSDE Day to all the incredible coaches, bright students and hardworking people who make this art happen! There is still time to download your team toolkit to celebrate with your team today! bit.ly/3MeYAhz).

Congrats Austin Clark for placing 7th in Prose at the MSHSAA District State Qualifying Tournament 🥳🎉 Did I mention this is his FIRST TIME competing in Prose?! 👀‼️ We are so proud of you Austin! #StaleyStrong #StaleyNation

Heart of America District Tournament Update‼️ -Hunter Rice broke to semifinals in IX -Ray Leath broke to semifinals in POI CONGRATULATIONS 🥳🎉 Stay tuned as more results come in 👀👂

Congrats to our award winners for 2021-2022: Mariska Gifford: Outstanding Novice (earned 100+ NSDA points this year) 💚 Hunter Rice: Outstanding Varsity (earned 300+ NSDA points this year) 🖤 Serena Dalton: Legacy Award (senior who has significantly impacted the team) 🏆

Awesome summer PD session with...wait for it... EVERY SINGLE NKC Schools National Speech & Debate Association program in the district; grades 6-12! District unification and growth plans because our students deserve it.