Last March he traveled to Europe for a six week debate tour facing Oxford, Cambridge and other famous European universities. Near The Nation's Top Three Percent From September 1999 to March 2000, Northwest College Debaters made final rounds at ten of the fifteen tournaments we attended. In March of 2000, Northwest College received a season sweepstakes award for ranking 10th in the nation. From September 1998 to March 1999, Northwest College Debaters made final rounds at 12 of the 13 tournaments we attended. In the 1998 - 1999 season, Eagle debaters brought home six first place awards.
Students also take part in individual events, especially impromptu, extemp and interpretive reading.
Each year we elect a team captain. We help each other set and keep personal, debate and academic goals. We have dinner parties twice a year, frequent Bible studies and sometimes lead Sunday morning chapel services at tournaments. We hosted the British National Debate Team from Oxford and Glasgow Universities on our campus and challenged them to a public debate. Eagle debaters get the chance to meet the best and brightest students from many colleges and universities and make some life long friends.