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12.19.2007

Nick J. Sciullo Consulting, LLC

Contact: Nick J. Sciullo                                         FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tel.: 757.646.8462                                                DECEMBER 19, 2007

Email: nick@nickjsciulloconsulting.com

Web: www.nickjsciulloconsulting.com

City of Alexandria’s T.C. Williams High School Debate Team is Making Moves; Debate is Back

Alexandria, VA – The T.C. Williams Debate Team is as strong as ever.  Approximately 10 students are meeting at least once a week to study persuasive speaking, learn study and research skills, and debate pressing social issues.  They are lead by a great coaching staff: Nick J. Sciullo, a local government affairs professional and consultant, and Mary Downs, Ph.D. and Michelle Christensen, both of Alexandria City Public Schools.

For years debate has been an important after school activity for many high school students across the Commonwealth, and now Alexandria’s historic high school is embracing the strong tradition of extracurricular interscholastic debate.  Debate teaches students public speaking skills, advocacy, self-esteem, research skills, and supports classroom learning.  This year marks the beginning of a strong commitment to continued debate success at T.C. Williams. 

The Debate Team has competed in two tournaments this year and plans to attend the George Mason University Patriot High School Tournament in January 2008.  T.C. Williams High School participates in the Northern Virginia Forensic League. 

The Debate Team has enlisted the help of Nick J. Sciullo Consulting, LLC to establish the T.C. Williams Debate Society, a non-profit booster club for the Debate Team:  

“The T.C. Williams Debate Society believes in the educational, civic, and societal benefits of competitive debate.  The society believes that interscholastic debate can develop advocacy skills, self esteem, creativity, and research skills, which are applicable across a wide variety of situations.” 

The T.C. Williams will continue to practice and compete through the school year.  The Debate Team hopes to become an important part of the community, encouraging involvement of parents, students, and community members at-large. 

For more information:

Nick J. Sciullo

President & CEO

Nick J. Sciullo Consulting, LLC

Tel.: 757.646.8462

Email: nick@nickjsciulloconsulting.com

Web: www.nickjsciulloconsulting.com

About Nick J. Sciullo Consulting, LLC

Nick J. Sciullo Consulting, LLC is an independently owned full-service government and public affairs company founded in 2006 with an office in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area.  NJSC provides strategic counsel, efficient support, and creative solutions to political candidates, businesses, and non-profits. 

About T.C. Williams High School

T.C. Williams High School is fully accredited by the Virginia Department of Education.  T.C. Williams is one of the most respected, comprehensive high schools in the country. Its facilities and its top students compare favorably with the best private schools.  T.C. Williams is named for a former superintendent of schools who served from the mid-1930s until the mid-1960s.  The school opened in 1965 and has served the Alexandria community and tens of thousands of students well.  The new T.C. Williams building was completed and opened in the fall of 2007. 

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