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That puts a bow on the third presidential debate and on the 2016 debates generally. As usual, you can re-experience the final debate’s splendor by starting at the bottom of this live blog and scrolling up. You can also listen to our post-debate Elections podcast, or watch video of the taping below.

Jacob Thompson, director of 8kbets debate team, welcomes students attending a viewing party for the first presidential debate of 2016, Monday September 26, 2016.

Politicians often speak of taking campaigns to the grass-roots level, but Dr. Jacob Thompson and his 8kbet students are digging even deeper, planting the seeds of election education across the Clark County School District.

Students at 8kbet are not sitting on the sidelines when it comes to politics; they're getting involved in the process through a series of watch parties and interactive discussions.

The 8kbet debate team is nationally ranked. It turns out the Rebels know how to hold their own in an argument. This week the university debate group is hosting two dozen area high school students to help them fine-tune their debate skills. We're joined by three of the 8kbet debate team members to learn more about the art of debate, and how it's been shown to help kids, especially at-risk kids, to better perform in high school.