PAST STUDENT REVIEWS

Mike Rosecrans
Glenbrook North High School, Illinois
Senior Select was a great experience. Not only did I learn a lot about debate, but I had a great time.

Allison Trescott
Gulliver Prep High School, Florida
You will never be able to have such incredible lab leaders willing to exhaust their individual tips in hopes of making you a better debater.

Rohan Naik
Edgemont High School, New York
The Washington Group is one of the few places that gives you as much as you put in. Going in, I didn’t know what to expect. As this institute came to an end, I left with a new family, and a new sense of identity within the debate community. The Washington Group is truly a home for champions.

Alexandra Tepp
Stevens Point Area Senior High School, Wisconsin
I learned more at the Catholic debate institute than every year I debated combined (two years). I feel more comfortable about theory, first affirmative rebuttals and second negative rebuttals, constructives, everything. It was amazing.

Andrea Riviere
Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, Florida
Everyone in the institute was very helpful and kind to me. I had the time of my life, and I will never forget it. It was awesome!

Elizabeth Kneen
Ottumwa High School, Iowa
The practice rounds were very helpful. Through them, I was able to refine my debate skills in the areas I needed it most. The instruction was unparalleled.

Margaret Weirich
Iowa City West High School, Iowa
The instruction and seminars were great. I have never been so sure that I was learning exactly what I needed for the coming season. I got to work with many different instructors and learn arguments from multiple viewpoints.

Joshua Kernoff
Burlington High School, Vermont
The Capitol Classic was a lot of fun,
a great experience, and I learned so much. It was definitely a tremendous experience.

Ralph Paone
Ball High School, Texas
The Capitol Classic is very useful for anybody looking to learn the skills to get T.O.C. bids on the national circuit.

Anshu Das
The Harker School, California
If competing and learning with the best of the best is not worth it, then I don’t know what is.

Dan Veroff
Clovis West High School, California
The consistency of the camp was the best part. Because schedules were always enforced, the learning occurred on a scale that allowed us to gradually improve without fully realizing it had happened until the end when we reflected upon ourselves.

Diana Dickey
Aiea High School, Hawaii
The institute improved my skills tenfold. I had zero confidence when I arrived at the Capitol Classic and by the end I was able to break into elimination rounds. I could not have imagined that I would have learned this much in three weeks.

William Landau
Mountain Brook High School, Alabama
The faculty is unbelievable! They help you to the next level. The fact that we get to work with one teacher multiple times is great. The tactic and strategy classes make the Capitol Classic one of the best in the nation. It was a great experience and I would recommend
it to anyone.

Laura McKiernan
San Dieguito Academy High School, California
Senior Select was instrumental to my development as a debater. I learned so much about debate theory and the topic! It was an incredible experience.

Richard Fowler
Ft. Lauderdale High School, Florida
This is my second year attending The Washington Group, and I believe that as the years go on the camp gets much better. I enjoyed the wonderful staff. Thank you all for a great seven weeks of camp.

Gauthami Soma
Eagan High School, Minnesota