Once a year, the debate team holds a Casual Debate Meet here [White Oak] where students from other schools come and compete in their everyday clothes. The meet will be held on Friday, January 2, 2015.

“I feel bad for the people that have to compete over the Christmas break. They should be spending time with their family,” freshman Addie Roling said.

The meet is meant to be short in order for the debate students to go home and spend the weekend with their family.

“This debate meet doesn’t really take away from the holidays because it’s at the end of break and my family has already gotten together,” sophomore Isaac Rodriguez said “The debate meet is short from like 8 in the morning to no later than 2 in the afternoon. Mrs. Seimears arranges the rounds so smoothly without breaks in between so we go home a little earlier.”

White Oak is expected to have the largest amount of debaters in this meet. So they expect a medal or placing.

“I’m excited about this debate meet,” freshman Cameron Bates said “It will be worth going if Mason and I place.”

Some people can and some people can’t go, but the people that can’t go say they are supporting the people that compete.

“I don’t plan to go this year because I won’t be in White Oak over Christmas break, but I went last year and I placed fourth in LD,” junior Allison Taliaferro said. “I hope White Oak gets all six places in CX and LD.”

Some people haven’t gone to a lot of meets and need it in order to get a good grade in debate class.

“I plan to go because over the break I get bored and It gives me something to do and I haven’t gone to a lot of meets and I need this one,” freshman Mya Plyler said. “It’s also a casual meet so I get to wear whatever I would like.”