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Welcome to the Official Website of Sheryl Kaczmarek, Director of Debate at Lexington H.S.

In these pages you will find course information for all of the debate classes offered at Lexington High School, in addition to information about all of the debate tournaments we will attend this school year.

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Please Note: Interested persons should use the event specific tabs at the top of this page to find my 2022-2023 Lesson Plans.

Current Topics

Policy Debate – 2022-2023 Topic
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its security cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in one or more of the following areas: artificial intelligence, biotechnology, cybersecurity.

Policy Debate -- 2023-2024 Topic

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase fiscal redistribution in the United States by adopting a federal jobs guarantee, expanding Social Security, and/or providing a basic income.
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Lincoln-Douglas Debate – Possible 2022-2023 Topics

2022 September/October
  • Resolved: The United States ought to implement a single-payer universal healthcare system. <<-- Actual Topic
  • Resolved: The United States should legalize the sale of human organs.
  • Resolved: The United States ought to ban the use of germline genetic engineering in humans.
2022 November/December
  • Resolved: The People’s Republic of China ought to prioritize environmental protection over economic growth. <<-- Actual Topic
  • Resolved: Singapore’s Ethnic Integration Policy is unjust.
  • Resolved: The Republic of Korea ought to abolish military conscription.
2023 January/February
  • Resolved: Justice requires open borders for human migration. <<-- Actual Topic
  • Resolved: The United States federal government’s plenary power over Indigenous Nations ought to be substantially limited.
  • Resolved: The European Union has an obligation to accept climate refugees.
2023 March/April
  • Resolved: In the United States, municipal governments ought to adopt participatory budgeting.
  • Resolved: In the United States, public K-12 schools ought to eliminate academic tracking.
  • Resolved: The justices of the Supreme Court of the United States ought to be term-limited. <<-- Actual Topic
2023 National Tournament
  • Resolved: It is unethical for individuals to consume the meat of non-human animals.
  • Resolved: Deterrence is a morally just function of punishment.
  • Resolved: Government employees have a moral obligation to leak classified information to address injustice.

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NOVICE Lincoln-Douglas Debate -- The NOVICE topic lasts from September through November every year.
Resolved: Civil disobedience in a democracy is morally justified.

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Public Forum Debate – Possible 2022-2023 Topics

2022 September/October – Topic Area: Environmental Infrastructure
  • Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially increase its investment in high-speed rail. <<-- Actual Topic
  • Resolved: The United States should substantially increase domestic extraction and production of rare-earth minerals.
2022 November/December – Topic Area: Military Strategy
  • Resolved: The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue should establish a formal security alliance.
  • Resolved: The United States’ strategy of Great Power Competition produces more benefits than harms. <<-- Actual Topic
2023 January – Topic Area: West Asia
  • Resolved: On balance, Israeli rapprochement towards Arab states produces more benefits than harms.
  • Resolved: The United States Federal Government should increase its diplomatic efforts to peacefully resolve internal armed conflicts in West Asia. <<-- Actual Topic
2023 February – Topic Area: Economy
  • Resolved: In the United States, right-to-work laws do more harm than good. <<-- Actual Topic
  • Resolved: On balance, the United States’ adoption of the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2021 would produce more benefits than harms.
2023 March – Topic Area: South and Southeast Asia
  • Resolved: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should formally recognize the National Unity Government (NUG) as the legitimate government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
  • Resolved: The Republic of India should ratify the Artemis Accords. <<-- Actual Topic
2023 April – Topic Area: Technology
  • Resolved: The United States Federal Government should ban the collection of personal data through biometric recognition technology.
  • Resolved: The United States Federal Government should establish global standards for artificial intelligence.
2023 National Tournament – Topic Area: Civics
  • Resolved: The United States should adopt ranked-choice voting for its federal elections.
  • Resolved: The United States should end lifetime appointments for Article III judges.



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2021-2022 Big Questions
Resolved: On balance, societies benefit from religious belief and practice.
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