Eastview Debate Homepage

Welcome to the Eastview High School Debate Team Webpage. Since its inception in 1997, The EVHS Debate Team has won 5 MSHSL State Championships and numerous other state and national awards. The Eastview NFL Chapter (combined debate and speech) is consistently ranked as one of the top 15 programs in the nation. Most importantly, hundreds of students have had one of their most valuable high school experiences as a member of the debate team.

Each fall, new members are welcome to join the debate team. We do not have a try-outs or auditions, so all new team members are able to join. To find out more, please click on How to Join above.

Eastview's head debate coach is Todd Hering who has been a teacher and coach at the school since it opened in 1997. To contact Coach Hering about debate, you may e-mail him at Todd.Hering@District196.org.

Team News & Highlights

Akshar Rambachan Wins 2008 State Lincoln-Douglas Championship

Senior Akshar Rambachan won the 2008 MSHSL Lincoln-Douglas debate tournament defeating Dan Wiley from Robbinsdale Cooper. It was the first LD State Championship for Eastview and Rambachan's first state championship as well.

Marchevsky & Moran win 2007 State Classic Debate Championship

Juniors Barbara Marchevsky and Patrick Moran won the 2007 MSHSL State Classic Debate Festival defeating Claire Daley and Nancy Dietman from Mounds Park Academy. This was Eastview's 4th classic debate state championship.

Branchaud-Linsk Shines at National Tournaments

Jake Branchaud-Linsk capped off a stellar debate career by advancing to the quarter-finals at the NCFL natioal debate tournament and the elimination rounds (top 50) at the NFL national debate tournament. Jake won all 12 possible ballots in preliminary competion at the NFL tournament, a rare accomplishment. During his career, Jake also advanced to the elimination rounds at the MSHSL LD State Championship tournament three times, a school record.

Ishanaa Rambachan Wins Rhodes Scholarship

EVHS Debate alumni Ishanaa Rambachan was awarded a pretsigious Rhodes Scholarhsip in 2008. Ishanaa becomes the second EVHS debate alumni to win this distinction. Allison Gilmore was also named a Rhodes Scholar in 2004.