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Classic
Debate Camp
July 11-19, 2026 New Location: Oberlin College
At Classic Debate Camp you can...
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work closely with former champions and outstanding coaches
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connect with other kids who love debate
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gain the skills you need to succeed at tournaments and in life
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join a supportive and nurturing community in which you can have a career-changing experience with debate
Classic Debate Camp Is Moving to Oberlin College!
We have decided to make this move to Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, for two main reasons. First, we believe it will make our camp geographically more accessible to the majority of debaters in Ohio, who are concentrated in the OSDA districts that are in the northern part of the state. Second, the move brings us a lot closer to a larger airport, the Cleveland Hopkins Airport, which will make transportation to camp easier for out-of-state students and staff members. While we will certainly miss some things about Miami University, we believe that the Oberlin College campus and facilities will fulfill all the needs of our program and our campers very well. We are grateful to Paula Green and the staff at Miami University who provided us with a wonderful setting for our camp from 2021 to 2025. We hope you will join us at Oberlin College in July 2026!
Watch the Final LD Round of the CDC2025 Camp Tournament!
The topic of the final round was Resolved: The possession of nuclear weapons is immoral. Joyce Xiao of Lewis House was on the AFF, and Amelia Butler of Edith House was on the NEG. Enjoy the round!
Edith House and Bella House Win CDC2025 LD and PF House Cups!
Edith House won the 2025 House Cup with a total of 40 points. They had the LD runner-up, Amelia Butler, and two quarterfinalists, Reagan Carnes and Annie Chiang. Also earning points for Edith House were Most Improved Lab Member Reagan Carnes and Competitors' Choice Award winner Shrin Vaitheeswaran. Congratulations to all the members of Edith House and to their house advisor Olivia Declercq! This year, Isaiah House came in 2nd place with 33 points, Katie House came in 3rd with 30 points, Lewis House was 4th with 27 points, Gonda House was 5th with 26 points, and Schaller House was 6th with 23 points.
For the first time, the Public Forum division also did houses. The three PF houses were Abraham House, Bella House, and Madelynn House, each named after legendary CDC PF instructors. At the end of the prelim rounds of the camp tournament, the four PF teams in Bella House were seeded 1-4, and Bella House went on to close out the tournament with Hannah Rosenfeld and Zoe Mei winning 1st place and Ben Lyndall and Jack Shein winning 2nd. Thanks to their dominating run in the camp tournament, Bella House took home the 2025 PF House Cup. Their house advisor was Avery Johnson.
CDC2025 Competitors' Choice Award Winners, Most Improved Lab Members, and Camp Tournament Results:
CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE:
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Competitors' Choice Award: Arya Tangirala
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Most Improved Lab Member: Arya Tangirala
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1st Place: Andrew Hetrick
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2nd Place: Arshiya Moolchandani
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3rd Place: Matthew Lewis
PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE:
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Competitors' Choice Award: Ava Flansburg
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Most Improved Lab Member (GBM Lab): Emma Shearin
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Most Improved Lab Member (LCA Lab): Yangfan Liu
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Champion: Hannah Rosenfeld and Zoe Mei
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Runner-Up: Ben Lyndall and Jack Shein
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Semifinalist: Ananya Goli and Jessie Wang
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Semifinalist: Tessa Johnson and Mitch Wu
LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE:
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Competitors' Choice Award: Shrin Vaitheeswaran
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Most Improved Lab Member (Lab 1): Yuxuan Lin
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Most Improved Lab Member (Lab 2): Shaurya Lunkad
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Most Improved Lab Member (Lab 3): Reagan Carnes
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Most Improved Lab Member (Lab 4): Zehra Daglioglu
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Champion: Joyce Xiao
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Runner-Up: Amelia Butler
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Semifinalist: Camryn Harris
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Semifinalist: Claire Witalec
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Quarterfinalist: Shaashwatiyaa Balamurugan
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Quarterfinalist: Reagan Carnes
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Quarterfinalist: Annie Chiang
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Quarterfinalist: Venya Gulati
To see photos from our CDC2025 Awards Ceremony, click here.
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