McNeil Speech & Debate Squad
The McNeil speech and debate squad is a student organization that competes on three competitive high school speech and debate tournament circuits. Two of those circuits, the Texas Forensic Association and the University Interscholastic League, are Texas-based, while the National Forensic League is nationwide. McNeil students regularly compete in the competitive events of policy debate, student congress, extemporaneous speaking, original oratory, and duet acting. Previous directors of the program have included Matthew Murrell, Laura Owen, Michael Harlan, and Dixie Waldo.
In Texas Forensic Association competition, McNeil has had two state champions. In 1996, Kala Sanchez won the consolation event Prose Interpretation, and in 2009, Morgan Booksh won the individual qualifying event Original Oratory. Booksh was the first Round Rock Independent School District student to become a state champion in an individual qualifying event.
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