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Hornet Speech & Debate Sweeps 3rd Speaking Championship in a Row

[tabs slidertype=”simple”][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][/tabs] The Fullerton College Speech and Debate Team participated at the Robert Barbara Invitational hosted by CSU Northridge Nov. 2 – 4. The team sent 15 students to the tournament and bested several California universities such as Ohlone College, San Francisco State University, and CSU Northridge. Germaine Baltazar picked up the Hornet’s third tournament… Read more »

Speech and Debate Team Attends Las Vegas Classic

[tabs slidertype=”simple”][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][/tabs] The Fullerton College Speech and Debate Team participated in the Las Vegas Classic hosted by the University of Las Vegas on Oct. 20-22. A total of five teams consisting of 10 students competed in both the novice and junior varsity division. Joshua Kazarian was named the tournament-speaking champion in the novice (beginner) division… Read more »

Debate Team Starts Season Strong

[tabs slidertype=”simple”][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][/tabs] The Fullerton College Speech and Debate Team participated at the Aztec Invitational hosted by San Diego State University on Oct. 6 and 7. The Hornet debate team finished second place in the community college debate sweepstakes division, an award given based on the collective success of a debate program during the tournament. Fullerton… Read more »

Speech and Debate Takes Top Awards at PSCFA Warm Up

[tabs slidertype=”simple”][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][/tabs] Fullerton College sent six competitors and took top awards at the Pacific Southwest Collegiate Forensics Association (PSCFA) on Sunday, September 23 at El Camino College. Tournament highlights include, Macao Coleman debuting his new speech performed at Convocation for the first time. Maceo walked away with a first place finish for his Black Panther… Read more »

Fullerton College Hosts Civil Discourse Event

[tabs slidertype=”simple”][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][/tabs] The Fullerton College Speech and Debate Team in partnership with the North Orange County League of Women Voters hosted the first ever Civil Discourse Day on Thursday, July 12 in the College Center. The event included over 120 Fullerton College students along with community members from several Orange County cities that held round table… Read more »

Fullerton College Takes Top Awards at End of the Year CSUF Blumer Invitational

[tabs slidertype=”simple”][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][/tabs] Fullerton College competitors took top awards at the 26th Cal State Fullerton Blumer Speech and Debate Tournament on Saturday, May 5. In the novice debate division, the team of Leila Majd-Faridi and Daniel Herrera-Garcia faced off against fellow Fullerton College competitors Mohammad Abdullah and Myra Habib in the final round, with both teams… Read more »

Speech and Debate Wins Several Speaker Awards at CSUN Robert Barbera Invitational

[tabs slidertype=”simple”][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][/tabs] Fullerton College sent 13 competitors to participate in the CSU, Northridge Robert Barbera Invitational on Saturday, April 21. Tournament highlights included Lelia Majd-Faridi, Isabel Pena, Germaine Baltazar and Mohammad Abdullah finishing in the top 10 best speakers in novice policy debate. Abdullah and Baltazar earned second and third place speaking awards respectively. The Barbera Invitational was Pena’s… Read more »

Speech and Debate Team Hosts Campus Wide Showcase

[tabs slidertype=”simple”][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][/tabs] The Fullerton College Speech and debate team successfully hosted their annual showcase on April 11 to a full house in Room 229. Select students showcased their work which placed them in the top of country at speech and debate competition during the academic year. Maceo Coleman, Britton Lee, Akayla Cadena, and Roshellee Picado… Read more »

Dr. Miguel Powers Named Fullerton College Teacher of the Year

Fullerton College students recognized English Professor Dr. Miguel Powers as the 2018 Fullerton College Teacher of the Year. The confidential nomination statements from several current and past students revealed a common theme that celebrated Powers for his “life-changing” and innovative teaching methods. He stands out for his empathy for all students and his passion to… Read more »

Fullerton College Hosts Successful Speech and Debate Tournament

[tabs slidertype=”simple”][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][/tabs] Fullerton College Speech and Debate was proud to host a tournament serving 11 California colleges and universities with more than 110 students participating on Friday, April 7. This academic year, Fullerton College became one of a few full-service speech and debate programs in California offering students a variety of speech and debate events,… Read more »