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Let's dry it off.

- Ready?

- Ready.

We affirm that the costs of a college

education are outweighed by the benefits.

Trade schools...

Trade schools are far better option...

Can you switch out the two?

...college education system.

I'll share.

- Nice.

- I'm feeling nice today.

Finally.

That is why you must vote aff.

You guys, I'm going to bed.

Bennett, if you're too tired to drive

home, feel free to crash on our couch.

I left out a, um, pillow

and a blanket for you.

Thanks, Ms. Skinner.

Don't stay up too late.

- Good night, Mom. Love you.

- Love you.

You think we're good?

I've never prepared this much evidence

for a tournament.

Me neither.

You think we can win this thing?

Me, too.

All right.

We make a good team.

- You should take these.

- I'll take...

The debate is this weekend.

Right.

Uh, um...

We should...

I should take every... Well, everything.

Yeah.

Bennett, I...

Tomorrow. Yeah.

Next!

Oh!

- Sorry. I'm such a klutz.

- It's okay. I can do it for you.

- Just focus on the customers.

- I can do it here. I've got it.

I wasn't saying you couldn't do it.

All I was saying was...

Got it. Customers.

How can I help you?

You were really out of line

at the regional qualifier.

I mean, they just asked me to speak,

and you obviously wanted to sabotage me.

I'm sorry.

What can I get you?

Chai tea latte with milk.

4.50.

- Anything else?

- Also...

Bennett has been spending

a lot of time at your house...

I know. I'm sorry about not wearing pants.

- What?

- What?

Okay, you go.

Well...

He doesn't like my desserts,

and he can't seem to stop talking

about your damn cookies.

- Really?

- Yes, really. And it is very annoying.

But...

Well, I just thought that, um...

Is it possible to get the recipe?

Yeah. Sure.

It's not...

If you can hang for a few minutes,

I'm about to be on break.

Okay.

Chai latte.

Sorry about that.

Well played.

- Everything okay? We good?

- Yep.

Okay. All right.

Shakespeare didn't write

the first Romeo and Juliet story

but he wrote the best

Romeo and Juliet story.

Take the confidants...

the friar, the nurse, you see,

things out of Shakespeare...

- Yeah.

- Okay.

You fill my ears with the songs I love

Hey.

Um...

Did you get my email with the revisions?

Yeah, they're good,

but I'm making my tweaks.

I'll email them to you in the morning.

Here are the essays we were looking for

about higher education

at the turn of the century.

It's not a great argument, but...

Just in case our opponents bring it up.

I'll see you in the morning, okay?

Listen, about what happened

last night, I...

I'm supposed to hate you.

- Lona, I...

- No, my whole life I've hated you.

Not because I knew you, but because...

I thought you hated me, too.

But this other thing,

this thing where we study together

and eat cookies...

Well, I just don't think

that's what I'm good at.

- I disagree.

- Of course you disagree.

Disagreeing is what we do best.

I'll see you tomorrow, okay?

You fill my ears with the songs I love

Hey. Hey.

Huh?

I think it's time for bed.

What time is it?

It's late. I texted you,

but your phone was off.

Oh.

Oh, my gosh.

Where did you get these?

What?

Oh.

I made them.

At that French bakery you love?

No. I made them.

- You ordered them online?

- No, I made them, okay?

Just... don't go in the kitchen.

It's a mess.

Oh.

Mm.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

...affirm the costs

of college education...

[girl 1 ...are outweighed by the benefits.

College graduates earn more

over their lifetime...

Those with a college education

fare better than high school graduates...

While our opponents

will try to argue future innovations

in the system should be encompassed...

Who is helping me? Who is helping us?

Where is the priority

of getting low income...?

...to national and global economies.

That is why you must vote neg.

All right.

Is anyone not ready?

- We negate the costs...

- We affirm the costs...

...of a college education

outweigh the benefits.

- That is why must vote neg.

- That is why you must vote aff.

In a two-to-one decision,

from Hemlock Prep Academy,

Lona Skinner and Bennett Russell.

Good evening, everyone.

Welcome to the final debate.

Who will be named

the best team in the state?

You're about to find out.

First, from Hemlock Prep Academy,

Bennett Russell and Lona Skinner.

And from Washington High,

Jasmine Spencer and Dana Martinez.

Good luck to you both.

And now, let's begin.

Is anybody not ready?

Do you know what I did this morning?

I pinched myself.

I know, right?

It's a clich, but I thought I was

dreaming. We shouldn't be up here.

Take a look around the room,

and then look at us.

We shouldn't be here.

No, we deserve it,

but we shouldn't be here

because we should be working.

The truth is we can't afford to be here

and we don't want to be here.

I mean, honestly,

do any of you really want to be here?

Do you actually enjoy giving up

your Saturdays to debate public policy?

Hell, no.

But since you were born into privilege,

you're expected to, right?

That's just messed up,

both for you and me.

So, what do we affirm?

Our aff is that this process, no,

this business of college admissions

outweighs the benefits.

And it is so overbearing

that it's turning young people

into robots,

forcing us to make critical decisions

about our future at the age of 16.

Are you kidding me?

I mean, just think about it.

I can't vote or drink,

and yet my entire adult life

is dependent upon my GPA,

AP courses, and community service?

You know our story by now.

You know that our families

actually need the money.

You're asking me if college is worth it.

The better question is,

"Who is helping me? Who is helping us?"

Where is the priority of getting

low-income students through high school?

- Because we don't see it.

- We don't see it.

Hey, Bennett,

can I have the notes, please?

Thanks.

Is anyone not ready?

Bennett and I negate

the costs of a college education

outweigh the benefits.

Our first contention is that

our opponents, in their opening statement,

have shown complete disregard

for the topic, and thus, the frame...

the framework in which we debate.

Their blatant disrespect...

Oh.

You know what?

Jasmine and Dana are right.

We are robots.

Let me tell you a story.

Getting into college sucks.

Well, I shouldn't say that

because I haven't gotten in yet.

But I've spent the last 18 years

researching, writing, and debating

both sides of every argument.

I can speak at 400 words per minute

and cram as many facts as humanly possible

into each round

before that buzzer goes off.

I did everything I thought

I needed to do, and...

what happened?

It resulted in a big fat rejection letter.

Facts over feelings, right?

Is that a good idea?

I'm at a loss.

I am.

Because maybe I will be a politician

or a lawyer someday

and these Saturdays

will have provided me

with some skill set that I could not

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