 Today , the speech and debate team competes in various speech events , Student Congress , Mock Trial , Lincoln @-@ Douglas debate , and Policy Debate against teams throughout Maryland and routinely travels around the United States to compete on the " national circuit " . The team currently participates in four competitive debate leagues : the " Baltimore Catholic Forensic League " , the Baltimore Urban Debate League , the Chesapeake region of the National Catholic Forensic League , and the National Forensic League . Several community partners , including the Abell Foundation and the Baltimore Community Foundation , which endowed the Gilbert Sandler Fund for Speech and Debate in 2008 , help provide financial support to the program . 
