Cypress College Speech & Debate Team are National Champions
Six students from the Cypress College Speech & Debate Team (Forensics) competed against 51 other community colleges from around the nation.
Our student & team awards included:
Jacob Blair:
- Impromptu Speaking: Gold Medal
- Extemporaneous Speaking: Gold Medal
- IPDA (International Public Debate Association): Gold Medal
- Parliamentary Debate: Silver Medal
- 2nd place Overall Top Speaker Award
- Top Speaker Award in Parliamentary Debate (1st place for entire tournament!)
- 2nd place Bovero Award Winner*
Brandon Lee Griffin:
- Extemporaneous Speaking: Bronze Medal
- IPDA (International Public Debate Association): Gold Medal
- Parliamentary Debate: Silver Award
- NFA LD (Debate): Gold Medal
- 4th place Bovero Award Winner*
Bianca Alcantara:
- Impromptu Speaking: Bronze Medal
- Parliamentary Debate: Bronze Medal
London Lopez:
- Extemporaneous Speaking: Bronze Medal
- Parliamentary Debate: Bronze Medal
Faiz Ganie:
- Parliamentary Debate: Bronze Medal
- NFA LD (Debate): Bronze Medal
Frank Hernandez:
- Parliamentary Debate: Bronze Medal
Team Awards:
- Debate Sweepstakes: Gold Medal
- Overall Sweepstakes: Gold Medal
*The Bovero Award is one of the most prestigious awards at this tournament. Students have to “break” (advance to semi-finals) in all of their events. The award is given to the top 5 tournament competitors with the highest score.
Congratulations to the team!