From fundamentals to fun, students are invited to learn the art of debate, build communication skills and grow as speakers and leaders
By: Isabella Sutherland
On Wednesday September 3rd, 2025 the Redwood High School Debate Club set up a booth for club day on the quad.
The Debate Club’s main goal is to improve students public speaking skills and they want to teach the students that join the club the different ways of debating.
Tanner Narahara, ‘26, the president of the Debate club, said, “I really wanted to feel a part of the Redwood community, and I felt like so many schools have debate clubs so why not Redwood.”
Narahara wants people to get involved and the goal for the club is to teach people the different styles of debate and to get better at public speaking.
Aaron Deisman, ’27, co-president, said, “We mainly just wanted a way to teach people the fundamentals of debating and we want everyone to have a good time when they’re going to our meetings.”
Deisman goes on to say that he wants the debate club to be a fun experience for anyone that joins, he wants everyone to actually learn and be happy.
Lauren Rojas, ‘27, Vice President of the club, said, “We can argue and talk about different topics that we’re interested in just so people can understand public speaking.”
Rojas to get together for a fun time and a fun learning experience for everyone.
The Debate club is wanting people to get more involved and have fun learning their different styles as a team. Deisman said, “I just want everyone to have a good time and learn more about debating.”
Isabella Sutherland
Isabella Sutherland is a Student Life editor and writer, she enjoys journalism because she is able to show others stories and lives. She joined journalism because of her love of writing from a very young age and hopes to continue writing for many more years.
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