Speech & Debate: Rock the Podium

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SummerFun! 2025

Learn to debate, speak, and deliver a speech in front of your supportive peers. Practice how to construct and support an argument, think critically, speak confidently, and listen thoughtfully as we debate common ethical, moral, and philosophical questions.

Paul Wexler

Paul Wexler is the long time Speech and Debate Coach at Needham High School. Coach of dozens of national award winners (including a national champion), his students have gone to success in medicine, computer science, and the law as well as becoming recognized restauranteurs, musicians, and international pun contests. He is proudest of his work with students "quieter than church mice" who have found their voice through speech and debate.

August 2025