<p>SPS is not no 2 in terms of debate actually. Deerfield is VERY strong in one particular form of debate I forget which though.</p>
<p>Out of the HADES schools Hotchkiss debaters consider Deerfield No.2 then comes SPS then Andover and lastly Exeter. </p>
<p>But they are many lesser known schools in between even Hotchkiss and Deerfield and defiantly SPS such as Kingswood Oxford (traditionally anyways).</p>
<p>Hotchkiss is however far above the rest particularly when it comes to international tournaments like Worlds. For instance last year all the Hotchkiss speakers finished above the second best American school at Worlds (Andover). Our best speaker was 5th their best speaker was 17th - our speaker was a junior at the time.</p>