During the week of July 29th - August 3rd the John R. Park Debate Society hosted approximately 40 students from five different states for the annual Beehive Forensics Institute, an intensive summer program for high school students. Over the course of the week students focused on the fundamentals of NSDA debate and speech events with instruction from the JRP staff and undergraduate competitors. After five days of intensive instruction, BFI students competed against one another in the culminating summer camp tournament. 

Winners were named in all events:

Policy Debate 

Jackson Tupola & Oliver Collings 

Lincoln Douglas Debate 

Cooper Collings 

Public Forum Debate 

Diya Dagar & Emi Onda

Extemporaneous Speaking 

Anda Xie

Student Congress 

Yenny Turcios 

The debate society looks forward to hosting the BFI again in 2025. Interested students, coaches, and parents are encouraged to watch the society's social media and webpage updates for information regarding the 2025 BFI.