Cypress Speech & Debate Team Takes 2nd Place at CSUN
The Speech & Debate Team (Forensics) had a successful tournament weekend. Cypress took second place tournament sweepstakes at the Robert Barbera Invitational hosted at California State University Northridge. There were a total of 14 universities and colleges in attendance. Seven Cypress students competed in both individual and debate events. It was their combined scores that brought home a second place tournament win. The students’ individual achievements are listed below.
Awards received:
Day 1 – Saturday November 2
- Jacob Blair – Open IPDA – Gold
- Brandon Griffin – Open LD – Silver
- Bianca Alcantara – Novice IPDA – Silver
Day 2 – Sunday November 3
- Frank Hernandez & Brandon Griffin – Open IPDA – Bronze
- Bianca Alcantara – Open After Dinner Speaking – 2nd Place
- Jacob Blair – Open Extemporaneous Speaking – 1st Place
- Jacob Blair – Open Impromptu Speaking – 2nd Place
Congratulations, team!