I’m Lester Asamoah, and I am a Foreign Service Officer, which is a career diplomat. I work with the U.S. Department of State. I currently work and live in Thailand working at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok as an Economic Officer. I previously worked in Washington D.C. in the Office of Japanese Affairs working on…
I’m a proud graduate of Moore High where my years on the speech and debate team shaped my confidence, leadership, and passion for public service. I went to nationals in DEX in 2020 and World Schools Debate in 2019. After high school, I went on to study Public Administration at the University of Oklahoma. Today,…
Hi, there! I’m Courtney and am an Active Duty United States Air Force (USAF) Intelligence Officer. I’ve served almost eight years and plan to retire from the service either at twenty years or beyond twenty. I grew up as an Air Force brat–both of my parents retired from the Air Force, my grandpa retired from…
Hey y’all! My name is Jerrod Cooper and I graduated in 2016. After high school, knowing that I wanted to go to law school and be a lawyer, I went to OU and majored in Psychology because it was interesting to me and would check off the “boxes” for law school later. I added on…
Hi! My name’s Achinth and I graduated in 2025 from Moore High School. I plan on attending Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana with the intention of pursuing a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering. I first joined Speech and Debate my freshman year and continued doing it throughout my high school career. I’m…
Brittany Plange was a part of the Moore High School Speech and Debate Team for 3 years. There she competed in Original Oratory, Domestic Extemp, Poetry, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, and Public Forum Debate. She placed in the State Tournament of Oklahoma in Original Oratory her junior year and attended NSDA Nationals her Junior and Senior year….
Megan McBride is a Paralegal at Christensen Law Group, P.L.L.C., where she provides comprehensive support to attorneys practicing in commercial and civil litigation, banking and financial services, bankruptcy, employment law, and estate planning. Her responsibilities include conducting legal research, preparing and finalizing pleadings in state and federal courts, coordinating depositions, managing dockets and deadlines, drafting…
I got my start in speech and debate almost by accident. My friend needed a duet partner for her speech class during my sophomore year of high school in Kansas. I immediately loved it! After relocating to Oklahoma City my Junior year for my dad’s Air Force assignment, I joined the MHS Debate Team and…
Hi, I’m Ali, and I work out of San Francisco, Ca for the ILWU, one of the nations largest workers Unions. I am in the healthcare arm, getting our workers access to the healthcare they need. I became interested in healthcare after my own health issues. Being in speech and debate taught me how to…
Hi there! My name is Evelynn Seabourn and I’m an alum of MHS. Speech and Debate has launched me into every good opportunity I’ve had as an adult (and teen)! I attended NYU on a full scholarship contributed almost entirely to what debate did for me. I graduated with a degree in Social Work and…