Tournaments
We went to the CHSSA State Tournament this year. CHSSA stands for:
California High School Speech Association
Juliet Weinberg
This event doesn't have a novice tournament in TCFL.
Congressional Debate
This event was day four of the Speech Games.
Infomercial Speaking
Aside from Speech & Debate, Mrs. Ford also teaches this class:
English 9, or H English 9
This tournament had the most entries from our school this year.
Bargain Belt Invitational
Often referred to as the "Republican" of Speech & Debate.
Mithali Sharma
Our team has performed this event twice, once on Japanese Internment Camps, and once again on Gaslighting.
Program Oral Interpretation
Fill in the blanks: Do not ___ the speech kids, do not ___ the debate kids.
eat; feed
When Mrs. Ford competed in Duo Interpretation, it was different in this way:
Humorous Duo and Dramatic Duo were separate categories.
This tournament was coupled with several games of Connections.
Berkeley Invitational
Prominent Extemper, and has given OOs ranging from love to genocide.
Alina Tatoian
This event utilized "brainrot terms" this year.
Impromptu
Name every Debate captain for 25-26.
Elaine Hong, Charlotte Brown, Rishith Jaligama, and Prachitha Chouta.
This is what Mrs. Ford is currently reading.
They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent, by Sarah Kendzior
This was the first tournament our school brought back Congressional Debate for this year.
Jack Howe Invitational
This person almost "got prosecuted for trespassing because of Deekshita."
Sanvika Pasumarthy
This Speech Games event got cancelled, and was never hosted.
Synchronized SPAR
Name three gifts that people received at the Holiday Party.
Answers may vary.
Mrs. Ford went to High School in this state.
Illinois
This is how many tournaments we've competed in this year. (Closest answer wins.)
17
This debater recently got accepted into Vanderbilt.
Landon Goo
Name three events no one competed in this year.
Answers may vary.
DOUBLE POINTS!!!
Name your favorite memory from Speech & Debate. Whoever tugs at our heartstrings more wins 1000 points.
Probably something sweet! Or funny. Idk.
In Mrs. Ford's email signature, she has a blog. The last post on that blog features a photo of Jules. This is what Jules was featured for:
Montague v. Capulet Competition