On a cold Friday afternoon in a nearly silent first floor hallway, freshmen and pre-freshmen Debate Club hopefuls make their final preparations just before the start of tryouts. Devoted to debate, original oratory, extemporaneous speaking, dramatic interpretation, and humorous interpretation, the club gives its members an opportunity to participate in competitive interscholastic speech tournaments at the local, state, and national levels. The club is a member of the National Forensics League, the Catholic Forensics League, and the Louisiana High School Speech League and is composed of students from all grade levels. (See Debate Team News.)