Speech and Debate Students Place 1st, 2nd at Pacific Southwest Tournament

by Marcie Kagawa on December 15, 2018

By Jennifer Page

On December 1 and 2, 2018, the Cypress College Speech and Debate Team took 18 students to the Pacific Southwest Collegiate Forensics Association’s Fall Championship Tournament held at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, CA. This year, 39 universities and community colleges attended both near and far, including the University of Utah, Northern Arizona University, Kansas City Community College, Cerritos College, Concordia University at Irvine, and Palomar College.

Our students did an amazing job representing Cypress College!  We would like to recognize these students:

Nate Garcia
British Parliamentary Debate – Novice 1^st place
British Parliamentary Debate Speaker Award – 2^nd place
Novice Extemporaneous Speaking – 3^rd place
Novice Impromptu Speaking – 5^th place

Isaac Ramnani
British Parliamentary Debate – Novice 1^st place

Jolene Gazman
Novice Prose Interpretation – 4^th place

Christopher Piazza
Open Cultural Artifact – 1^st place

Prisma Ayala
Open Cultural Artifact – 2^nd place

Tatiana Burmeister
Open Cultural Artifact – 5^th place

Jessica Esparza
Open Cultural Artifact – 6^th place

Students Michael Clyburn, Itati Doradea, Maria Ayala, Mariem Rizk, Michelle Sandoval, Sierra Gohl, Justin Fernandez, Angelo Middleton, Ramon Avila – Ojina, Miranda Calhoun, and Peter Shamoun also competed.