Lead Debater Position

Standing there, terror gripping my body, and palms sweating, I was about to give the first speech in debate in front of the entire class on the first day of school. I stumbled, mumbled, and fumbled my way through an almost never-ending speech on the favorite thing I did in the previous summer that lasted less than thirty seconds.
This year, I am the sole fourth year debater at LSHS, and I am so glad that I have had debate for so long. Debate has shaped my life in ways that are integral to who I am. That nervous, self-doubting freshmen version of me is now a confident, experienced, and at least halfway decent debater. This year, I hold the leadership position of the Lead Debate Mentor. The responsibilities of this position include being a role model for the younger students, guiding the novices and even …show more content…
I was selected for this position by a panel of the coaches, some knew me and some did not. I had applied to be the President of Debate, and that was my ultimate goal. I wanted to impress the panel by showing that I would be a great role model for the other debaters, and that I could be a successful leader. In this, my interview was by far the longest, and over the next week or so my Debate Coach created the outline of an entirely new leadership position for the debate team, a position that would integrate the novice with the varsity, promote the environment of the team, and help everyone grow as a debater. That position is the Lead Debater Mentor. I was able to show the panel that I have