The team showing off their national awards.
(Greg Poff, Angela Compton, Grad. Asst. Marissa Larsen,
Zach Freels, Emily Carroll, Stephanie Williams, Joseph Sumbi).
 

Last week at the Phi Rho Pi Community College National Championship Speech and Debate Tournament (April 9-17), held in Philadelphia, the Solano Speech and Debate Team captured the Gold Award in overall sweepstakes among the 49 community colleges competing in the small schools division, thus becoming the national champions. The stunning turnaround in what had been a rebuilding year for the Falcons earned the college its first-ever national championship in speech and debate in the overall sweepstakes category (previous national champions in the debate category in both 1998 and 2002). The overall sweepstakes award is given to the school that earns the most points in both debate and individual events.

Solano’s team was comprised of returning debate national champion, Emily Carroll, and 4 new members this year, Stephanie Williams, Zachary Freels, Angela Compton and Joseph Sumbi. Carroll won the national championship once again in debate, becoming the 1st two-time national champion debater for the Falcons. Carroll also took Gold in Informative Speaking. Newcomer Stephanie Williams earned a Bronze in Poetry Interpretation, Joseph Sumbi a Bronze in Oral Interpretation of Literature, and Angela Compton a Bronze in Informative Speaking.

The Falcons also earned Silver Awards in both the overall debate and individual event categories.

The team being announced as the National Champions.
(Zach Freels, Joseph Sumbi, Angela Compton,
Stephanie Williams, Emily Carroll)

“We are very proud of these students. They worked hard and won numerous competitions along the way. It is very rewarding for them to become the national champions,” stated Paulette J. Perfumo, SCC Superintendent and President.

Special thanks should also go to coaches Neil Glines and Janene Whitesell, and to Fine & Applied Arts/Behavioral Sciences Division Dean Rick Ida for their coaching, guidance and support.

The team looks forward to another successful season in 2005-06 with 4 of the 5 members of the team returning.

Solano Community College Speech and Debate Team finished second in the limited entry division, at the CCCFA State Championship Tournament. The highlight of the tournament was Emily Carroll being crowned State Champion in Informative Speaking beating 66 students from 29 community colleges.

Student Accomplishments

Emily Carroll
Gold Medal Informative Speaking

Zach Freels
Bronze Medal Lincoln Douglas Parliamentary Debate

Angela Compton
Bronze Medal Lincoln Douglas Parliamentary Debate

Stephanie Williams
Bronze Medal in POI

With their second place showing Solano established itself as one of the top
Speech and Debate Teams in California this year.

The "Speaking Falcons" will travel to the Community College National Championship in Philadelphia April 8-17th.

The Solano Community College Speech and Debate team won their 9th consecutive regional championship tournament at the NCFA Championship tournament in Stockton. Here is a list of student achievements.

Emily Carroll
4th Open Persuasion
1st Open Informative
1st Open Prose
9th Speaker Open Debate

Angela Compton
3rd Open Informative

Joseph Sumbi
3rd Open Poetry
1st Open POI

Stephanie Williams
4th Open Poetry

Our next tournament is PSCFA Champs Feb 25-27.

The Solano Community College Speech and Debate team competed at the PSCFA Fall Champs at Cal State Long Beach on Dec 2-5. Solano took 9th place overall. Below is a list of our achievements:

Emily Carroll
1st JR Persuasion
2nd JR Informative
Finalist JR Extemp
3rd JR Parli Debate
2nd Speaker JR Parli

Krsangi Knickerbocker
3rd JR Parli Debate
Finalist JR Extemp
18th Speaker JR Parli

Sarah Portugal
Finalist JR Extemp
3rd JR Parli Debate

Stephanie Williams
2nd NOV Poetry

Michael Colon
3rd JR Parli Debate
7th Speaker JR Parli Debate

Zach Freels
2nd LD Parli Debate