John R. Park Debate Society Wins Championships on Both Coasts

 

The John R. Park Debate Society concluded the fall semester with two tournaments the weekend of December 3-5, 2021. First, the team sent three students to compete at the Off-Broadway Swing hosted by Hofstra University and Nassau Community College. The rest of the team competed online at the Pacific Southwest Collegiate Forensic Association (PSCFA) Fall Championships hosted by Moorpark College. In New York, two John R. Park Debaters closed out the final round of Lincoln-Douglas Debate while two teammates did the same in California for International Public Debate. The Debate Society also won the four-year sweepstakes award at the PSCFA Fall Championships for the fourth year in a row.

COMPLETE RESULTS

Off-Broadway Swing

Overall Awards:

3^rd Place – Debate Sweepstakes

 

Debate Awards:

Co-Champion – Lincoln-Douglas Debate – Alyssa Lee

Co-Champion – Lincoln-Douglas Debate – Thane Zeeh

 

PSCFA Fall Championships

Overall Awards:

1^st Place – University Sweepstakes

 

Individual Speech Awards:

1^st Place – Open Extemporaneous Speaking – Ryan Knippel

2^nd Place – Open Communication Analysis – Grace Osusky

2^nd Place – Open Extemporaneous Speaking – Meredith Jenkins

4^th Place – Open Communication Analysis – Lorna Gage

4^th Place – Open Extemporaneous Speaking – Grace Osusky

4^th Place – Open Poetry Interpretation – Vivian Lee

5^th Place – Open Communication Analysis – Aarushi Verma

6^th Place – Open After Dinner Speaking – Ryan Knippel

 

Debate Awards:

Gold Award – Open International Public Debate – Meredith Jenkins

Gold Award – Open International Public Debate – Ryan Knippel

Silver Award – Junior International Public Debate – Aarushi Verma

Silver Award – Open International Public Debate – Grace Osusky

Bronze Award – Junior International Public Debate – Rome Aguilar

Bronze Award – Junior International Public Debate – Javier Tejeda II

Bronze Award – Junior International Public Debate – Abigail Carper

Bronze Award – Junior International Public Debate – Sage Speth

Bronze Award – Open International Public Debate – Vivian Lee

5^th Place Speaker – Open Parliamentary Debate – Grace Osusky