The 19th Hyogo Prefecture Senior High School English Debate Contest was held at Kobe City University of Foreign Studies on February 1, 2026. The Akashi-Nishi debate team from the 2nd-year DGA participated in the contest. There were three preliminary rounds in the morning. In the first round, the Akashi-Nishi team debated against the seeded Kobe Senior High School and lost with a score of 0-3. In the second round, our team debated against Mukogawa Women’s University Senior High School and won with a score of 3-0. In the third round, the Akashi-Nishi debate team defeated Himeji Nishi Senior High School with a score of 2-1. Ultimately, the team was unable to advance to the semi-finals, finishing in 12th place among 22 teams. The debate team members and supporters did their best. They came in third place in terms of the ‘English Communication Point,’ which reflected how clear and understandable the English of our debate team was.