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Forensics (Speech & Debate) Team - Speech & Communication Studies Department

If you are interested in joining the team, please contact Kay Harrison at kharrison@ohlone.edu or (510) 979-7441 or Nicole Sandoval at nsandoval@ohlone.edu.

Fall 2011 Meetings

The Speech and Debate Team will be meeting on the following dates:

  • To be announced

Fall 2011 Tournament Schedule

  • To be announced

Speech & Debate Team News

Speech & Debate Team wins 3rd place Sweepstakes Award for 2-year schools at SF State

The Forensics (Speech & Debate) Team competed at San Francisco State this past weekend (September 24-25, 2011). There were two tournaments (back-to-back) and our students made us proud!

First Tournament:

  • Eric Camacho, 2nd place in Novice Extemp. Speaking and 4th in Novice Impromptu
  • Phillip Enguancho, 1st in Novice Poetry Interpretation and 3rd in Programmed Oral Interpretation
  • Heather Warren, Communication Analysis, Top Novice Speaker; Dramatic Interp, Top Novice Speaker; and 3rd place in Prose Interpretation

Second Tournament:

  • Eric Camacho, 2nd place in Novice Extemp
  • Allen Chan, 6th place in Open Extemp.
  • Philip Enguancho, 3rd place in Programmed Oral Interpretation and 3rd place in Prose Interpretation
  • Heather Warren, 1st place in Prose Interpretation; 6th place in Open Dramatic Interpretation; and Communication Analysis, Top Novice

Congratulations to all of these students!

The Forensics Team had a great Spring 2011 semester!

Andrew Ball and Allen Chan won bronze in Parliamentary Debate at the State finals in March. And, this last Saturday, May 7th, we had several winners including:

  • 2nd place in Drama Interpretation, Heather Warren
  • 4th place in Poetry Interpretation, Kathryn Lopez
  • 5th place in Poetry Interpretation, Onofre Galvez
  • And two finalists in Parliamentary Debate, Anna Liang and Nora Qutob.

Spring 2009 Forensics Team News

  • Andie Morhous, a member of the Forensics team, will be representing both Ohlone College and the Northern California Forensics Association at the 140th contest of the Interstate Oratorical Association at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi on April 24 and 25, 2009. Andie received a first place in persuasive speaking at the NCFA regional tournament at the end of February and earned this honor to represent our region and Ohlone.

  • The Forensics Team had some wins at Chico State the Weekend of February 22, 2009. The following students received awards:

    • Stephen Poole - Finalist in Novice Impromptu Speaking (his 1st tournament)
    • Mohammed Sidiqqui - 2nd place in After Dinner Speaking

    The Big Win: Andie Morhous took 1st place in Persuasive Speaking!

    Andie will be representing Ohlone and the Northern California Forensics Association at the 140th annual Interstate Oratory Association tournament at the University of Mississippi in Oxford in April 2009. We are very proud of Andie because she is the first community college student to represent our region in over 2 years (usually a student from a 4-year institution has won).

  • The Big Win! Andie Morhous took 1st place in Persuasive Speaking! Andie will be representing Ohlone and the Northern California Forensics Association at the 140th annual Interstate Oratory Association tournament at the University of Mississippi in Oxford the weekend of April 23 and 24th. We are very proud of Andie because she is the first community college student to represent our region in over 2 years (usually a student from a 4-year institution has won).
2007 Forensics team with a variety of awards.2007 Forensics team with awards.

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