Mission Statement

The purpose of the AHS Debate Team is to bring about more effective cooperation among the members of the speech and theatre arts profession in thedischarge of their special responsibilities in forensic and theatre activities;to create a means of educating the general and professional publics to theimportant educational functions of forensics and theatre arts; to makecollective action possible on problems of common professional interest; and, ingeneral, to maintain and advance the ideals and standards of the speech andtheatre arts profession.

The AHS Debate Team shall promote the interests of interscholastic speechand theatre by encouraging a spirit of fellowship among participating studentsand teachers. Activities viewed as central to the organization's functioninclude debate, theatre, and competitive individual speaking events.