Debate club:
Meeting day: Tuesday 3:15 – 4:15
Duration: 9 weeks (No club meeting the week of Thanksgiving)
Coach: Abbie Shew
Target registration start date: Sept 20th
First day of club meeting: Oct 11th
Abbie Shew’s bio:
Abbie Shew is a PhD Candidate in Communications at the University of Washington and a Visiting Assistant Professor of Communications at the University of Puget Sound. In these positions, Abbie has taught courses on public speaking, public debate, argument, and persuasive writing. She also participated as a competitive debater throughout high school and college and has coached numerous high school and college debate teams. Abbie has worked with DebateAbles for four years, teaching both online and in-person after school clubs. She has also been an integral part of the teaching team for the DebateAble/UW elementary and middle school summer camps in 2019, 2020, and 2021.