{"id":5866,"date":"2026-02-28T08:28:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T08:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sjeathletics.org\/?page_id=5866"},"modified":"2026-02-28T08:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T08:30:59","slug":"debate-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sjeathletics.org\/index.php\/debate-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Debate Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5866\" class=\"elementor elementor-5866\">\n\t\t\t\t        <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9390dd7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ct-header-fixed-none ct-row-max-none\" data-id=\"9390dd7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6a120c\" data-id=\"e6a120c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n        <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                    \n                <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-066372a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ct-header-fixed-none ct-row-max-none\" data-id=\"066372a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b76326d\" data-id=\"b76326d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n        <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                    \n        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8770af9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8770af9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sjeathletics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rsz_510_174656y-589-fcl_0046-1200x800-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5868\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sjeathletics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rsz_510_174656y-589-fcl_0046-1200x800-1.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.sjeathletics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rsz_510_174656y-589-fcl_0046-1200x800-1-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.sjeathletics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rsz_510_174656y-589-fcl_0046-1200x800-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.sjeathletics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rsz_510_174656y-589-fcl_0046-1200x800-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.sjeathletics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rsz_510_174656y-589-fcl_0046-1200x800-1-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eabcafe elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"eabcafe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n        <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                    \n        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9d5fc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_text_editor\" data-id=\"a9d5fc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ct_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ct_text_editor-a9d5fc9\" class=\"ct-text-editor \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\t<div class=\"ct-inline-css\"  data-css=\"\n        \t\t\">\n\n    <\/div>\n\t<div class=\"ct-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t<p data-start=\"2742\" data-end=\"2999\">The Debate Team encourages students to develop critical thinking, public speaking, and analytical reasoning skills. Members engage in structured debates, research, and collaborative preparation, building confidence and leadership abilities.<\/p><p data-start=\"3001\" data-end=\"3019\"><strong data-start=\"3001\" data-end=\"3017\">Expectations<\/strong><\/p><ul><li data-start=\"3022\" data-end=\"3079\">Attend all meetings, practices, and debate competitions<\/li><li data-start=\"3022\" data-end=\"3079\">Research topics thoroughly and present arguments respectfully<\/li><li data-start=\"3022\" data-end=\"3079\">Work collaboratively with teammates and demonstrate leadership<\/li><li data-start=\"3022\" data-end=\"3079\">Uphold integrity, respect, and professionalism in all activities<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0707898 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_button\" data-id=\"0707898\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ct_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Team encourages students to develop critical thinking, public speaking, and analytical reasoning skills. Members engage in structured debates, research, and collaborative preparation, building confidence and leadership abilities. Expectations Attend all meetings, practices, and debate competitions Research topics thoroughly and present arguments respectfully Work collaboratively with teammates and demonstrate leadership Uphold integrity, respect, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5866","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sjeathletics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sjeathletics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sjeathletics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sjeathletics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sjeathletics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5866"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.sjeathletics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5877,"href":"https:\/\/www.sjeathletics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5866\/revisions\/5877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sjeathletics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}