The Colleyville Heritage Debate Team was started with the opening of the school in the 1996-1997 school year. In the twenty years that the school has been open, the debate team has achieved many successes on the local, state and national levels. The team is currently coached by David Huston. Below is a list of accomplishments that our team has garnered in the last twenty years.
Colleyville Heritage High School has won the following honors in its history:
- 26 qualifiers to the National Forensic League National Tournament, including the National Champions in Policy Debate in 2008
- 26 qualifiers to the Tournament of Champions
- Over 100 qualifiers to the Texas Forensics Association State Tournament
- UIL district champions in Cross Examination Debate and Lincoln Douglas Debate- students have been in top three every year that we have attended the UIL district tournament
- 48 national Round Robin invitations- top students in nation are selected to compete in the competitions
- Over 1000 individual awards at state, local, and national competition
- Host of National Forensic League National Tournament 2006
- Host of Texas Forensic Association State Tournament 1998
- Golden Apple Award (to Coach Cindi Timmons) for outstanding dedication to and achievement in debate
- Chair of Membership in the Barkley Forum for High Schools at Emory University 2005
- Hall of Fame for the Tournament of Champions (Coach David Huston); National Speech and Debate Association Hall of Fame (David Huston & Cindi Timmons in 2012);
- Baker award for best national record (policy debate) in 2007-2008
UIL District Honors:
- 96-97: LD 1st and 2nd
- 96-97: Informative Speaking 1st and 2nd
- 97-98: CX 1st and 3rd
- 97-98: LD 1st and 3rd
- 97-98: Informative Speaking 1st and 2nd
- 97-98: Persuasive Speaking 1st and 2nd
- 98-99: CX 1st and 2nd
- 98-99: LD 1st
- 01-02: CX 1st and 2nd and 3rd
- 02-03: CX 1st and 3rd
- 02-03: LD 2nd
- 04-05: CX 3rd
- 05-06: LD 2nd
- 06-07: CX 1st and 2nd
- 06-07: LD 2nd and 3rd
- 07-08: LD 2nd and 3rd
- 08-09: CX 1st and 2nd
- 09-10: CX 1st and 2nd
- 09-10: LD 2nd
- 10-11: CX 1st and 2nd
- 10-11: LD 3rd
- 11-12: LD 2nd & 3rd
- 12-13: LD 2nd
- 13-14: LD 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
- Data missing from 99-00, 00-01 and 03-04 seasons
TFA State Honors:
- 99-00: CX State Champions
- 01-02: 5th Place LD
- 01-02: 2nd Place CX
- 02-03: CX State Champions
- 06-07: 5th Place LD
- 07-08: 2nd and 3rd CX
- 08-09: 5th Place CX
- 13-14: 3rd speaker in LD
- 14-15: 5th place PF
- 16-17: PF State Champions
NFL/NSDA Nationals Honors:
- 97-98: 3rd Place CX
- 98-99: 10th Place CX
- 01-02: 2nd Place CX
- 01-02: 2nd Best Speaker in Nation CX
- 06-07: Finalist in Student Congress
- 07-08: National Champions in CX
TOC Honors:
- 8 appearances in elimination rounds
- 02-03: Best Debater in nation
- 07-08: Finalists in CX
- 15-16: Top 20 in PF
- 16-17: Semifinalist in PF