 In 2012 , City College won the Baltimore Urban Debate League championship . In the same year , the school hosted the 61st National Catholic Forensic League Grand National Tournament in Baltimore and earned a third place national finish in policy debate . In recent years , the team has advanced to final rounds at the Harvard Invitational Tournament and the National Forensic League National Tournament . Baltimore City College debate has sent multiple policy debate teams to the Tournament of Champions , the most elite high school debate competition in the United States . In 2013 , City 's Speech and Debate beat Chicago 's top @-@ ranked Whitney Young Magnet High School to win the prestigious National Association of Urban Debate Leagues ( NAUDL ) policy debate national championship . BCC Debate again won the NAUDL national championship in 2015 . 
