Speech & Debate Team

Tyrone Middle School, 2023-2024

Ms. Jacqueline Roberts, Civics Teacher/Team Sponsor

Zyaira Smith, Captain

Lorena Castellos Boza, Co-Captain

Jermaine Smith, Co-Captain

Dralyr Ammerman, Rubi Beyley-Asencio, Que'sean Brown, Lorena Castellanos Boza, Isabella Dapresa, Landon Diaz, Mason Dorman, Isabella Major Machado, Abbie Milyon, Finn Ryan, Jermaine Smith, Zyaira Smith, Hailie Spangler, Zeyana Stewart, Zinaye Stewart, Bella Toliver, Tadan Toney Viera, Imrane Ziane

For more information, contact Ms. Roberts at robertsja@pcsb.org.

Program Information

The Florida Civics and Debate Initiative (FCDI) enhances civics education by:

1. Developing competitive speech and debate teams in schools that do not have one.

2. Providing professional development opportunities for debate coaches, civics teachers, and U.S. history teachers.

We are funded by a $5 million grant from the Marcus Foundation. The 3-year grant started in 2020-2021 (Phase One). We are currently in Phase Three.

Before the FCDI, only 11 Florida counties had competitive debate teams. We have established over 200 new teams in 45 school districts to date. We hope to have teams in all Florida school districts by the end of the 2022-2023 school year.