Katherine Ballard & Ellie Ballard acheived a 4-2 record and earned their first "check mark" of the season!  Congratulations to Katherine & Ellie for a job well done!…

The Lux Debate & Speech Club competed in the Central Valley Autumn Oratory tournament in Fresno on November 23, 2019.  Congratulations to Eliyah Ballard (2nd year, 13 years old) for earning a check mark in Apologetics!  And Jedidiah Ballard (1st year, 12 years old), competing in his very first speech tournament, earned a check mark in…

One of the great things about studying debate is that we have the opportunity to read and study the research work of some of the foremost thinkers and actors working to make signfiicant impacts on the world for good.  And one of the great things about living in Silicon Valley is sometimes we get to meet some of those amazing people who are mak…

In Lux Debate Club's inaugural year, the team of Katherine Ballard (8th grade) & Eliyah Ballard (7th grade) qualified to go to Stoa's National Invitational Tournament of Champions ("NITOC"), held on the beautiful campus of Dallas Baptist University, in Dallas, Texas, in May 2019.  Katherine & Eliyah finished 83rd in the nation at this…

In April 2019, Lux Debate Club competed in Lincoln Douglas debate and Apologetics & Persuasive speech events at the Folsom Feud tournament in Folsom, California, home of Folsom Prison, the subject of legendary Johnny Cash's song.  I hear that train a comin'. It's comin' 'round the bend, and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know…

The Katherine Ballard - Eliyah Ballard team of Lux Debate Club got its second winning record (4-2) at the Fresno, California tournament, in April 2019, thus earning an invitation to the Stoa National Invitational Tournament of Champions ("NITOC")!  This was quite an accomplishment for them, as it's Eliyah's (a 7th grader) first year of debate…

Lux Debate Club competed in Team Policy debate and Apologetics & Persuasive speech events at the Heart of the Valley tournament in Modesto, California, in March 2019.…

The team of Katherine Ballard and Eliyah Ballard achieved its first winning record (4-2) at the Concordia Challenge tournament on the beautiful campus of Concordia University in Irvine, California, in March 2019.  Additionally, Eliyah garnered a check mark in Apologetics speech!  This was a bit of a surprise - a very pleasant one! In Lux…

Lux Debate Club competed in Team Policy and Apologetics & Persuasive speech events at the Clash Plus tournament on the campus of West Valley College in beautiful Saratoga, California, in February 2019.  This is our back yard!…

Lux Debate Club competed in Team Policy debate and Apologetics & Persuasive speech events at the Inland Club Challenge ("ICC") tournament in Highland, California, in beautiful San Bernardino County, in February 2019.…

Lux Debate Club competed in Team Policy debate and Apologetics & Persuasive speech events at the Ready Response tournament held on the campus of Las Positas College in Livermore, California, in the east San Francisco Bay area, in January 2019.…

Lux Debate Club competed in Lincoln Douglas debate and Apologetics & Persuasive speech events at the Point Loma Classic tournament held on the beautiful Point Loma University campus in San Diego, California in early January 2019.…

Lux Debate Club's debut performance was in the Team Policy debate tournament Christmas Clash, held on the beautiful campus of Santa Clara University, in the heart of Silicon Valley, in the San Francisco Bay area, on December 8, 2018.  This is our home field!…