Saddleback Speech & Debate Teams Make News

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Mission Viejo, CA – Results of debate only competition, titled Free For Me LD Tournament, at Irvine Valley CoFriday, October 21, 2011:

Novice NFA-LD

Michelle Hardy, Bronze Medal

Novice Parli-LD

Michael Cicerone, Bronze Medal

Mark Claramunt, Silver Medal

Open Parli-LD

Matthew Porter, Gold Medal

On October 22 and 23, 2011, the rest of the Forensics Team competed in the Watson-Lancer Tournament at Pasadena City College with following results:

Novice Prose Interpretation

Austin Payne, 2^nd Place

Madison Dixson, Finalist

Open Prose Interpretation

Chelsea Martin, Finalist

Open Communication Analysis

Andrew Ronquillo, 1^st Place

Novice Programmed Oral Interpretation

Austin Payne, Finalist

Brooke Howell, 5^th Place

Novice Informative Speaking

Madison Dixson, Finalist

Novice Persuasive Speaking

Michelle Hardy, Finalist

Novice Parliamentary Debate

Michael Cicerone & Andrew Ronquillo, Bronze Medal

Overall Parliamentary Debate Speaker

Andrew Ronquillo, 1^st Place

Michael Cicerone, 6^th Place

  

The Saddleback Forensics Team started in the 1970s and prides itself on offering students the ability to create innovative arguments for future writing and speaking engagements to strengthen their critical thinking skills, and to better communicate with others.

Located in Mission Viejo, Saddleback College provides quality higher education and training to the greater south Orange County community.  Having served more than 500,000 students since 1968, Saddleback College offers over 300 degree and certificate programs to help students reach their personal, career, and educational goals.  For more information, please visit www.saddleback.edu and for Fine Arts information, please visit www.saddleback.edu/arts.