Forensics - Speech & Communication Studies
Speech & Debate Team
If you are interested in joining the team, please contact Kay Harrison at kharrison@ohlone.edu or (510) 979-7441 or Matt Freeman at mfreeman@ohlone.edu.
Team News 2007-2008
Wednesday, November 13, 2007 - This past weekend our Forensics team (Speech and Debate) competed at both Delta College and at UOP.
At the Delta Invitational students earned the following awards:
- Novice Extemporaneous Speaking, 2nd place, Chen Lin
- Novice Duo: 2nd place David Hirakama and Lydia Bringhurst
- Open Prose Interpretation: 3rd place, Natale Seybold
- Open Extemporaneous: 3rd place, David Taube
- Open After Dinner Speaking: 2nd place, Sammy Obeid
- Open Impromptu: Finalist, Emily Burkett
At the UOP Paul Winters Invitational, with 42 colleges and universities competing, the following students earned awards:
- Open Prose: Finalist, Natale Seybold
- Open Extemp: Finalist, Emily Burkett
- Novice Extemp: Finalist, Chris Hall
- Octofinal Rounds of Parliamentary Debate: Chris Hall and Manika Casterline
Congratulations to these students for their hard work!
Monday, October 15, 2007 - This last weekend, October 12-14, the Ohlone College Foresics Team represented Ohlone at the Santa Rosa Invitational Speech Tournament. We are pround to announce the following winners:
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Open Impromptu Speaking
- 1st place, Sammy Obeid
- 3rd place, Emily Burkett
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Open Extemporaneous Speaking
- 1st place, Emily Burkett
- 3rd place, David Taube
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Open Prose Interpretation
- 2nd place, Natale Seybold
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Open Parliamentary Debate Quarter Finalists
- Two teams:
- Sammy Obeid and Athena Bringhurst
- Emily Burkett and David Taube
In Open Parli speakers also receive speaking points and Emily was ranked 4th and David 7th.
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Novice Extemporaneous Speaking
- Finalist, Lydia Bringhurst
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Novice Parliamentary Debate
- Octo Finals, Lydia Bringhurst and Natale Seybold
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Ohlone won 2nd place in Sweepstakes Standings for Community Colleges.
In Novice Parli students included in the top ten speakers were: David Hirayama 2nd and Natale Seybold, 10th.
Congratulations to our students!
Monday, September 24, 2007 - The Ohlone Forensics Team spent this last weekend competing at U.C. Berkeley - along with 22 other colleges and universities. Most of the teams were from four-year institutions which really intensified the competition. Our team earned the following awards:
- Emily Burkett Finalist in Open Extemporaneous Speaking
- Chen Lin Finalist in Novice Extemporaneous Speaking
- Natale Seybold Finalist in Open Dramatic Interpretation
- Chen Lin 1st in Novice Impromptu Speaking
- Chen Lin and Manika Casterline Finalists in Novice Parliamentary Debate
This was our first tournament and we are looking forward to a great year of competition!
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