HMS debate team places in high school division

Homewood Middle School finished the 2015 Birmingham Area Debate League with a 13-5 record in the high school division. This qualified them for third place out of 15 high schools. HMS also tied for second highest winning percentage. 

In 2014, the debate team swept all of the middle school debate awards at the Birmingham Area Debate League. Looking for a more competitive schedule, the team moved up to the high school division. 

Two Homewood Middle School debaters were recognized for finishing in the top 10 of the more than 120 high school competitors. Keefer Boone finished in seventh, and Mac Wooley finished in eighth. All of the Homewood debaters finished in the top half of the individual competitors at the tournament. 

Homewood Middle School debate is coached by Austin Bonds, Mike Janas, David Marshall and John Curtis. The debates for the spring tournaments regarded this resolution: “The United States Federal government should increase taxes on the rich. Debate teams must debate both sides of the issue.”

Homewood Middle School debates in the Birmingham Area Debate League, which includes schools from Central Alabama. Samford University hosts the league that sponsors monthly tournaments.