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LD Debate Prep is hosting a week-long online camp during the summer of 2025, followed by an interactive debate tournament! Students will learn and practice the structure of debate, argumentative strategies, and how to speak effectively, coached by experienced high school debaters in a unique accessible experience (back again this year) known as the LDDP Summer Camp!
Details and Registration
This year, LDDP Summer Camp is completely free and fully online!
Lessons and Content:
– Summary of high school LD debate (rules, strategies, speech times, etc);
– Practice with recent LD debate topics;
– Feedback and guidance on speeches;
– Engaging lectures covering special and advanced concepts such as kritiks, counterplans, and theory;
– … and much more!
Returning Campers – Welcome! Experienced campers can expect further personalized instruction and feedback from coaches, focused discussion in mentor groups, and intensive practice with the latest topics for the upcoming 2025-26 high school debate season – everything necessary to prepare for and succeed next year! Current event discussions and debriefs will also be available.
The camp takes place June 30th to July 3rd, 3:30-6:30 pm PST each day. In addition, we will host a 1-day camp tournament to-be-determined, depending on a poll of students’ availability.
Please register as soon as possible to secure your spot, as spots are limited.
Recommended for incoming middle and high schoolers (grades 6-12).
Questions or concerns? Please contact ld.debateprep@gmail.com
Coaches
LDDP Summer Camp students will be coached by top-ranking Washingtonian debaters, experienced in multiple areas of argumentation, strategy, and research. Coaches include tournament champions, state championship finalists, and national qualifiers.
Blake Zou
• Founder and President of LD Debate Prep
• Two-time State Championship quarterfinalist (2023 & 2024)
• 1 bid to the Tournament of Champions
An incoming Georgetown University freshman studying public policy (and a Newport High School senior), Blake Zou has been debating since middle school and enjoys teaching even more! He spends his free time hanging out with friends, sweating in casual games of badminton, and enlightening himself with intellectual discourses about trending and overused memes. Blake hopes LDDP Camp’s infectious enthusiasm is shared by all!
Stanley Huang
• 2025 Washington State Championship semifinalist
• Coach for Bellevue Youth Debate
• 1 bid to the Tournament of Champions
Stanley is a second-year student at Newport High School with debate experience in numerous formats, including Lincoln-Douglas and Parliamentary. He is also a coach for Bellevue Youth Debate. Besides debate, Stanley participates in other clubs and activities, such as DECA, Model UN, and soccer. He is thrilled to work with everyone at LDDP Camp this summer!
Yining Guo
• Qualified for Nationals in Extemporaneous Debate
• 1st place in the Puget Sound District in state bids, qualifying to the 2025 State Championship
• 1 bid to the Tournament of Champions
• 1st place speaker at Mount Vernon 2025, 2nd place speaker at UPS 2025
Currently a sophomore at Newport High School, Yining has debated since 6th grade and is now a coach at Tyee‘s debate club. She mainly does LD as her debate event but also enjoys doing POI as her speech event. Outside of debating, Yining doesn’t do anything enjoys singing, dancing and reading… and then going back to debating. She’s very excited to be a part of LDDP Camp this year.
Andrew Mao
• 2nd place in Washington state and 2025 State Championship finalist
• Qualified for Nationals in Policy Debate
• Cochampioned both the MOUNT VERNON Invitational NIETOC TOC BIDS & Viking Raider Extravaganza Puyallup Thomas Jefferson SpeechDB8 tournaments, earning a bid to the Tournament of Champions
Andrew has debated since 8th grade in Lincoln-Douglas and Policy debate, and is currently a sophomore at Sehome High School. Outside of debate, he loves being outside playing tennis or competing in the very niche sport of sprint kayaking. He is excited to work with everyone at LDDP Camp again this summer!
Andy Luo
• Head Coach at Tyee Speech and Debate
• 4th place in the Puget Sound District in state bids
• Three-time semifinalist at the Gig Harbor Invitational, Bear Creek Invitational, and Redmond Mustang Classic tournaments
Currently a junior at Newport High School, Andy’s been debating since 7th grade when he joined Tyee’s debate club, where he is now a head coach. He has experience in many forms of debate, mainly focusing on LD, but also PF and Parliamentary. He’s also done Extemporaneous speech at the National Qualifiers tournament. Outside of debate he loves hanging out with friends and competing in math competitions, being a 4x AIME qualifier. Andy’s looking forward to a great experience this year at LDDP Camp.
Kaden Cho
• 4th place in the Puget Sound District in state bids
• Championed both the Auburn Riverside Invitational and Bear Creek Invitational tournaments
• 1 bid to the Tournament of Champions
As a junior at Newport, Kaden is very excited to work with everyone at the LDDP Camp. He’s debated LD for 3 years and wants to share some of his experiences with everyone else. He hopes to see you there!
Bryan Fu
• Ranked 8th in Washington state
• Broke it to elimination rounds at the 38th Annual Stanford Invitational
• 1 bid to the Tournament of Champions
Bryan is a junior at Mercer Island High School who is passionate for and skilled in circuit debate, and looks forward to meeting everyone at LDDP Camp!
Why Debate?
Debate holds a variety of educational benefits, preparing students for the real world, where they will be prompted to speak out on their ideas, and present evidence and analysis to justify. In a time where policy questions are becoming increasingly controversial, the ability to communicate is a must for career advancement in any field, whether it is related to humanities or STEM. Furthermore, debate is an activity where many students end up finding their passion in and a place where they create lifelong friendships, which we wish to foster in this educational summer camp!
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