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First Place Winners: Hialeah Gardens Senior High School Miami, FL – November 19, 2025 — Hialeah Gardens Senior High School claimed first place in the high school division at this weekend’s Fall Policy Debate Classic, held at Miami Dade College – Hialeah Campus . In the middle school division, Redland Middle School secured top honors after a day of powerful arguments, strategic collaboration, and exceptional speaking. The tournament—part of the 2025–2026 Miami-Dade Urban Deb

First Place Winners: Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School Miami, FL – October 13, 2025 — Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High Schoo l continued its winning streak this weekend, taking first place for the second consecutive time in the high school division at the Bilzin Sumberg Policy Debate Invitational, held October 11, 2025, at Florida International University . In the middle school division,  Ponce de Leon Middle School  captured first place, demonstrating exceptional prep

Miami, FL — October 10,  2025 — The Miami-Dade Urban Debate League (MDUDL) is proud to announce the launch of its Debate en Español initiative, a groundbreaking program designed to empower bilingual and heritage Spanish-speaking students through academic debate conducted entirely in Spanish. The initiative will officially kick off virtually on November 15, 2025, with the first Debate en Español Tournament hosted in partnership with the National Association for Urban Debate L

Miami, FL – October 3, 2025  – The Miami-Dade Urban Debate League (MDUDL) is proud to announce Bilzin Sumberg’s $10,000 donation in support of its upcoming Policy Debate Tournament, taking place Saturday, October 11, 2025, at Florida International University – Modesto Campus. The invitational will bring together both middle school and high school debaters from across Miami-Dade to compete in three rounds of policy debate. This event includes Novice and Varsity divisions, givi