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12th Annual Matthew Harris Ornstein Summer Debate Institute
Summer 2026
Student Information
Student Name? Please include any nicknames or other preferred names
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What is the best non-school email address to reach the student?
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Which Program are you signing up for?
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I'm new to debate: Two Week Program (Monday, July 20th - Saturday, August 1st)
I'll finish this Spring in Rookie: Two Week Program (Monday, July 20th - Saturday, August 1st
I'll finish this Spring in Novice: Two Week Program (Monday, July 20th - Saturday, August 1st)
I'll finish this Spring in Junior Varsity: Two Week Program (Monday, July 20th - Saturday, August 1st)
I went to multiple regional competitions this past season: Three Week Program (Monday July 13th - Saturday, August 1st)
I want to participate in Debate en Espanol (All levels, July 20th - Saturday, August 1st)
Student Birthday
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Month
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Day
Year
Date
How do you identify? (Race / Ethnicity)
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Black or African American
Native American / Alaskan Native
Asian or Pacific Islander
Hispanic
White
Other
How do you identify (gender)
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Male Pronouns (he/him)
Female Pronouns (she/her)
Other
My student will be starting the.......grade in Fall 2026
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Please Select
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
My student will attend a public / public charter school in ....... in Fall 2026
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Please Select
Alexandria
Baltimore
D.C.
Prince George's County
Montgomery County
Other
Private / Independent School
My student will attend which school in the fall (best guess)
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Please Select
Not a School Listed Here
A. Mario Loiederman Middle School
Academy for College and Career Exploration
Academy of Health Sciences
Accokeek Academy Middle School
Achievement Academy @ Harbor City
Albert Einstein High School
Alice Deal Middle School
Anacostia High School
Andrew Jackson Academy
Annapolis Rd Academy
Argyle Middle School
Augusta Fells Savage Arts Institute
Ballou High School
Baltimore Design School
Baltimore Leadership School
Bard Early College High School (DC)
Bard Early College High School (Baltimore)
Basis DC Education Campus
Beltsville Academy Middle School
Benjamin Banneker High School (DC)
Benjamin Banneker Middle School (MD)
Benjamin Foulois Middle School
Benjamin Franklin High School
Benjamin Stoddert Middle School
Benjamin Tasker Middle School
Bladensburg High School
Bowie High School
Briggs Chaney Middle School
Brookland Middle School
Browne Education Campus
Buck Lodge Middle School
C. Elizabeth Reig Regional Center
Capital City Education Campus
Capitol Hill Montessori Middle School @ Logan
Capitol Village Middle School
Cardozo Education Campus
Carver Vocational School
Center City Brightwood Middle School
Center City Capitol Hill Middle School
Center City Congress Heights Middle School
Center City NoMa Middle School
Center City Petworth Middle School
Center City Shaw Middle School
Central High School
Cesar Chavez Education Campus
Charles Carroll Middle School
Charles Flowers High School
City Neighbors High School
Claremont School
CMIT Academy North
CMIT Academy South
Col. Zadok Magruder High School
College Park Academy
Columbia Heights Education Campus
Community Based Classrooms
ConneXions
Coolidge High School
Coppin Academy
Creative Minds International Middle School
Croom Vocational High School
Crossland High School
DC International School
DC Prep Anacostia Middle School
DC Prep Benning Middle School
DC Prep Edgewood Middle School
DC Scholars
Digital Harbor High School
Digital Pioneers Academy @ Johenning
Digital Pioneers @ Capitol Hill
Dora Kennedy French Immersion Middle School
Dr. Henry Wise High School
Drew Freeman Middle School
Duke Ellington School For The Arts
Dunbar High School (DC)
Dunbar High School (B'More)
DuVal High School
Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School
Earle B. Wood Middle School
Eastern High School (DC)
Eastern Middle School (MD)
Edmonson - Westside High School
EL Haynes High School (Kansas Ave)
EL Haynes Middle School (Georgia Ave)
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Eliot-Hine Middle School
Ernest Everett Just Middle School
Excel Academy (DC)
Excel Academy (PGCPS)
Excel Academy @ Francis Wood (B'More)
Fairmont Heights High School
Forest Oaks Middle School
Forest Park High School
Francis Hammond (VA)
Francis Scott Key Middle School
Fredrick Douglass High School (PGCPS)
Frederick Douglass High School (B'More)
Friendly High School
Friendship - Online Middle School
Friendship Armstrong Middle School
Friendship Blow Pierce Middle School
Friendship Chamberlain Middle School
Friendship Collegiate Academy
Friendship Ideal Middle School
Friendship Southeast Middle School
Friendship Tech Prep
Friendship Woodridge Middle School
G. James Gholson Middle School
Gaithersburg High School
Gaithersburg Middle School
George Washington (VA)
Girls Global Academy
Green Street Academy
Green Valley Academy @ Edgar Allan Poe
Greenbelt Middle School
Gwynn Park High School
Gwynn Park Middle School
H.D. Woodson High School
Hardy Middle School
Hart Middle School
High Point High School
Hope Tolson Middle School
Howard University Math and Science Middle School
Hyattsville Middle School
Ida B Wells Middle School
IDEA High School
Imagine Andrews Middle School
Imagine Foundations Leeland Middle School
Imagine Lincoln Middle School
Imagine Morningside Middle School
Ingenuity Prep Middle School
Inspired Teaching Demonstration School
International School @ Langley Park
International School @ Largo
Isaac Gourdine Middle School
Jackson Reed High School
James Duckworth Regional Center
James Hubert Blake High School
James Madison Middle School
Jefferson Academy
Jefferson Houston (VA)
John Francis Education Campus
John Hanson Montessori
Johnson Middle School
Joseph Briscoe Academy
Judith Hoyer Montessori
Kelly Miller Middle School
Kenmoor Middle School
Kennedy High School
Kettering Middle School
Kingsman Academy
KIPP AIM
KIPP College Prep
KIPP Honor
KIPP Key
KIPP Legacy College Prep
KIPP Northeast
KIPP Valor
KIPP Will
Kramer Middle School
Largo High School
Laurel High School
Leckie Education Campus
Legend Academy
Luke Moore High School
MacFarland Middle School
Margaret Brent Regional Center
Martin Luther King Middle School (MoCo)
Martin Luther King Middle School (PGCPS)
Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy
Maya Angelou French Immersion Middle School
Maya Angelou High School
McKinley Tech Education Campus
Mergenthaler Vocational School
Meridian Middle School
Montgomery Village Middle School
Monument Academy
Neelsville Middle School
Newport Mill Middle School
Nicholas Orem Middle School
Northwestern High School
Northwood High School
Odessa Shannon Middle School
Oxon Hill High School
Oxon Hill Middle School
Oyster Adams Middle School
Paint Branch High School
Parkdale High School
Parkland Middle School
Patrick Henry (VA)
Patterson High School
Paul Education Campus
Perry St Prep
Phelps A.C.E High School
Potomac High School
Reach! Partnership School
Redland Middle School
Reginald Lewis High School
Renaissance Academy
Richard Wright School for Journalism
River Terrace Education Campus
Robert Goddard Montessori
Roberto Clemente Middle
Rock Terrace School
Rockville High School
Rocky Hill Middle School
Ron Brown High School
Samuel Massie Academy
Samuel Ogle Middle School
School Without Walls
Seneca Valley High School
Shady Grove Middle School
Silver Spring International Middle School
Sligo Middle School
Social Justice School
Sousa Middle School
Springbrook High School
St. Coletta's High School
Statesman Academy
Stephen Decatur Middle School
Stuart Hobson Middle School
Suitland High School
Surrattsville High School
Takoma Park Middle School
Tall Oaks Vocational High School
The Children's Guild
The Seed School
The Sojourner Truth School
Theodore Roosevelt High School
Theodore Roosevelt STAY
Thomas Johnson Middle School
Thomas Pullen Middle School
Thurgood Marshall Academy (DC)
Thurgood Marshall Middle School (MD)
Two Rivers Middle School
Vivien Thomas Medical Arts Academy
Walker Jones Middle School
Walker Mill Middle School
Washington Global Academy
Washington Latin Education Campus
Washington Latin Cooper Education Campus
Washington Leadership Academy
Watkins Mill High School
Western High School
Wheatley Education Campus
Wheaton High School
White Oak Middle School
William Baer
William Hall Academy Middle School
William Wirt Middle School
Who is the school's debate coach? (if applicable)
Do you have any dietary restrictions?
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Vegetarian
Vegan
Halal
Kosher
Gluten Free
Other
Do you anticipate eating breakfast and/or lunch provided (free) by the institute? (Dietary options in the previous question can be provided, meals from external caterer).
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Feed Me Everything!
Just Lunch, I'll eat before I come
Just Breakfast, I'll bring a lunch
Neither, I'll bring both
Do you have any medical issues or allergies that we should know about to best serve your child this summer?
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If so, do you need Institute staff involved in your child's medical care this summer?
Shirt Size (Adult)
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Small
Medium
Large
X-Large
XX-Large
Primary Language Spoken At Home?
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Transportation Plan: How do you plan to get your student to the summer institute?
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Personal Vehicle / Ride Share
Public Transit (Bus and Metro are 2 blocks away at Ft. Totten)
Walk / Bike
MARC Train
Request Carpool info from other attendees
I don't know
Other
Are you a D.C. resident and applying for The Marion Berry Summer Youth Employment Program, hoping to be assigned to the Washington Urban Debate League?
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Yes
No
Maybe
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Parent / Guardian Information
Name -- Emergency Contact
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First Name
Last Name
Email Address(es)
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example@example.com
Phone Number
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Please enter a valid phone number.
Format: (000) 000-0000.
What is your Zip Code?
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Which Parent Info Session Will You Attend?
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Sunday, June 28th (1 PM - 2 PM)
Tuesday, June 30th (7 PM - 8 PM)
The Summer Institute is a partnership between two small, local non-profit organizations with little administrative staff support. seeking a few parent volunteers to support our operations. Please let us know if you'd be willing to support:
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Arrival (8 AM - 9:15 AM)
Dismissal (5 PM - 6 PM)
Meal Service (12 PM - 1 PM)
Pre Institute Set Up (July 20th)
Post Institute Clean Up (August 3rd)
I'm afraid I'm unable to assist this year
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Debate Stuff
Partner Request?
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During the institute, students will often pair up for activities and debates with a partner. At the end of the institute, students will put what they've learned into practice in a scrimmage, and debate with their partner. We will do our best to honor all mutual partner requests of comparable experience
Would your student prefer to debate from digital files (I have access to a functional laptop over the summer) or from printed materials (provided by the institute if requested here)
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I would like to debate from my laptop (which I will have access to over the summer)
I would like printed materials
How did you hear about us?
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Returning Participant
My Debate Coach
Non Debate Coach Teacher @ My School
School Newsletter
Friend / Relative
Our Website
Facebook
Instagram
X / Twitter / Other Social Media
DC Urban Moms
Flyer in Community Center
Other
Is there anything else that we should know to help us provide the best possible instruction for you / your child this summer?
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Media Release and Attendance Agreement
I, parent or official guardian of (child’s name listed above) hereby grant permission to the Washington Urban Debate League (WUDL), The Matthew Harris Ornstein Memorial Foundation, and/or persons contracted by WUDL, to take photographs and/or video/audio recordings of my child in connection with his/her participation in debate programs. Furthermore, I grant permission to the same entities to publish in print, electronic, or video format the likeness or image of my child obtained during debate competitions for public relations, educational, documentary film on Urban Debate or any other lawful purposes. I further agree that my child’s name and identity may be revealed in connection with the likeness or image. I authorize the use of my child’s likeness or image without compensation to my child or me. All negatives, positives, prints, digital reproductions, and video recordings shall be the property of whichever entity they are taken by: WUDL, Matthew Harris Ornstein Memorial Foundation. I release all claims against the same entities with respect to copyright ownership and publication including any claim for compensation related to use of the materials.
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I (parent/guardian) agree that my child(ren) will attend the summer institute. We assume that those who complete this application will attend the institute, and make substantial resource allocation decisions based on sign ups. If your ability to attend changes, we expect families to notify us as soon as possible. Failure to show without cause will result in being unable to register for future summer programs as doing so impacts our ability to keep the institute free and accessible to all.
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