Debate & Forensics
Truman has a nationally recognized speech and debate team. The debate team's main coach is Connie Grecco, Shawn Eliasun is the CX/Policy (Cross Examination or Policy) coach, and Tom Rushemy is the Lincoln Douglas couch. Currently there is no speech coach. The program has qualified hundreds of students to National (NFL & NCFL) and state (PHSSL) championships. Truman students continue to place among the top debaters at national tournaments. The program has produced many state & local champions. The team competes in the Valley Forge district of the National Forensic League, the Philadelphia Catholic Forensic League, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Debate League, District 12 of the Pennsylvania High School Speech League, and at numerous national and regional invitationals. Truman's speech & debate team is the reigning champion of the 26 school PCFL for the 2005-2006 school year. The team has accumulated too many individual and team awards to list them all. However, during the 2008 - 2009 year, Truman has won the Southwestern New York Debate League 50 year anniversary Sweepstakes award.
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