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Posted by: kudos on Mar.11.2017 @ 3:00 pm
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USC Damus Spring Trojan Championships: »

One-hundred, fifty-five students from forty-five schools and five states attended the USC Damus Spring Trojan Championships at USC this past weekend.

Thirteen Kudos students were among them—most were middle school students competing in fields of nearly exclusively high school students.

Despite this, Kudos students managed to earn recognition.

In junior varsity Lincoln-Douglas debate, Ethan Chang reached the semifinal round (top 4), and Raymond Mo reached the partial quarterfinal round (top 5). Five other Kudos students finished with three wins or more.

In varsity policy debate, Caleb Lee was ninth place speaker and Eric Gao was tenth place speaker, in a very competitive field.

Ethan Chang Junior Varsity LD Semifinalist (top 4)
Raymond Mo Junior Varsity LD Partial quarters (top 5)
Caleb Lee Varsity CX 9th Speaker
Eric Gao Varsity CX 10th Speaker

Posted by: kudos on @ 1:11 pm
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Jannelle Liu won three awards during the first three months of the academic year ~ !!! »

Just after one year’s training in a speech and debate overview course in Kudos Communication Pro class, Jannelle Liu decided to follow her passion in Speech, joined Kudos Speech Team, and went full force into competition in September of 2016.

As a ninth-grader she is now also a member of her high school Speech Club where she got opportunities to hone her skills, too. Before the holiday season came along, she had already won three awards: Second Place in Novice Expository at Cypress College Invitational, Third Place in Novice Informative at Cal State Fullerton fall tournament, and a Finalist trophy from 2016 Bargain Belt in Expository Speaking.

Great showing, Jannelle, keep it up! (Jannelle posed with her proud Kudos teacher, Ms. Green.)

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Posted by: kudos on Feb.06.2017 @ 2:41 pm
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12/10/16 – Middle School PF Debaters Reach Semifinals in Competition with High School Students in Cypress College Debate Tournament »

220 debaters from thirty schools competed on December 10th at the 2016 Cypress College High School Invitational Tournament.

Twenty-seven Kudos students were among them. Coaches Mr.Perez and Mr. R were present to support our students.

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In novice Lincoln-Douglas (LD) debate, ninth grader Jiwon Chae reached the semifinal round (top 4), and seventh grader Ethan Chang reached the quarterfinal round (top 8). Ethan was also fourth speaker. In novice Public Forum (PF) debate, the sixth grade team of Margaret Li and Nathan Chu and the eighth grade team of Emma Chen and Nanette Zhang both reached the quarterfinal round (top 8). Nanette was also sixth speaker. Also receiving speaker awards from Kudos were Elise Kwon and Ivan Lin.

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This was a very impressive showing for Kudos considering they were competing against high school students.

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Congratulations to all Kudos students!

Ethan Chang Novice LD Quarters – Top 8
Ethan Chang Novice LD 4th Speaker
Jiwon Chae Novice LD Semis – Top 4
Margaret Li Novice PF (with Nathan) Quarters – Top 8
Nathan Chu Novice PF (with Margaret) Quarters – Top 8
Elise Kwon Novice PF 9th Speaker
Ivan Lin Novice PF 10th Speaker
Nanette Zhang Novice PF (with Emma) Quarters – Top 8
Emma Chen Novice PF (with Nanette) Quarters – Top 8
Nanette Zhang Novice PF 6th Speaker

Posted by: kudos on Dec.23.2016 @ 10:49 am
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Riverside STEM Middle School Public Forum Classic Results – 11/12/16 – Half of Kudos Debaters Received Awards! »

On Nov. 12th, 2016, half of our Kudos debaters received awards at Riverside STEM School Public Forum Classic Tournament! Forty students from six schools attended the Riverside STEM Middle School Public Forum Classic at Riverside STEM Academy in Riverside.

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The tournament awarded trophies to the top eight teams. William Chang and Benny Tong received third place. All Kudos teams finished with 3-3 records or better.

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(Benny and William receiving trophies)

Just missing out on a trophy on tiebreakers were Elise Kwon and Margaret Li, who finished in sixth place. Lydia Fraser and Emma Chen finished in eighth place, Grace Jin and Abigail Fang finished in ninth place, and Nathan Chu and Ivan Lin finished in eleventh place.

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(Nathan and Ivan)

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(Nathan, Ivan and Coach Wheeler)

The tournament recognized the top ten speakers with medals and half (!) of Kudos students in attendance were recognized. Lydia was fourth speaker, Benny sixth speaker, Emma seventh speaker, Grace eighth speaker, and Abigail ninth speaker.

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(Abigail receiving her medal)

Congratulations to all Kudos students who participated!

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Posted by: kudos on Nov.15.2016 @ 10:36 am
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SCJFL 1st Quarter Debate Tournament at La Reina High School Results »

Ninety-five students from seven schools attended the first quarter SCJFL debate tournament at La Reina High School.

In Policy debate, Matthew Zhang and George Zhang finished in first place, and Caleb Lee and Andrew Sinsioco finished in second place. George was the top speaker.

In Public Forum debate, William Chang and Benny Tong finished in fourth place, and Nanette Zhang and Emma Chen finished in sixth place.

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(William Chang and Emma Chen)

York Tang and Ivan Lin finished with a 3-1 record but narrowly missed placing on tiebreakers.

Abigail Fang was third speaker, and Christina Feng was fourth speaker. Nanette was seventh speaker, and William tenth speaker.

Congratulations to our Kudos students for their hard work in this challenging competition!

Caleb Lee CX w/ Andrew 2nd
Andrew Sinsioco CX w/ Caleb 2nd
George Zhang CX w/ Matthew 1st
Matthew Zhang CX w/ George 1st
George Zhang CX 1st speaker
William Chang PF w/ Benny 4th
Benny Tong PF w/ William 4th
Emma Chen PF w/ Nanette 6th
Nanette Zhang PF w/ Emma 6th
York Tang PF w/ Ivan 3-1 record
Ivan Lin PF w/ York 3-1 record
William Chang PF 10th speaker
Nanette Zhang PF 7th speaker
Christina Feng PF 4th speaker
Abigail Fang PF 3rd speaker

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(Andrew Sinsioco, George Zhang, Benny Tong, William Chang, Emma Chen)

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(York Tang and Ivan Lin)

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Posted by: kudos on Oct.24.2016 @ 2:28 pm
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Kudos Speech Team Won Championships in Two Events out of Five! First Speech Tournament at Jefferson Middle School – October 21, 2016 »

On October 21st, 2016, Kudos Speech Tournament Team participated in the first speech tournament of the 2016-2017 school year at Jefferson Middle School.

Our students did a wonderful job within four categories: Storytelling, Prose, Impromptu and Duo.

The competition was strong, particularly for the first tournament of the year, but our Kudos students were up to the challenge! Coaches Kalmus, Hacela, and Steinle were all on-site to support our performers.

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Marissa Li, Shala Lin, Matthew Li, Darren Kuo, and Sharon Liu

8th grader Sharon Liu was the 1st place winner for Impromptu. Her quick thinking and excellent examples helped her to succeed in the competition and achieve fantastic results. Last May as a 7th grader she won Championship in Impromptu at the Fullerton Spring Tournament.

6th grader Selina Ho also won 1st place in the Storytelling category, and 7th grader Emma Sieh placed 4th place overall in Storytelling. Their clever delivery and poise made them stand out in the competition and shine in their performances.

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Sharon Liu, coach Alison Kalmus, Selina Ho, and Emma Sieh

Kudos students have a strong track record of performing well at tournaments. Last year at St. Rita School tournament, Darren Kuo won 1st place and Margaret Li won 3rd place in Impromptu; Christina Xu and Cassie Kuo won 1st and 2nd place in Storytelling. Lilly Johnson won 2nd Place in Storytelling at Principios Tournament. Selina Ho has earned multiple top prizes across several interpretive events during the past two years.

All of these bright students started with Kudos in our elementary training from 4th or 5th grade, and have already seen the fruit of their labors only a couple years later to be invited into the prestigious Kudos Middle School Tournament Team. Kudos introduces all students to many different categories in our elementary survey classes, so that when they are ready to compete by middle school, they have a firm understanding not only of the rules, but of the principles of speaking well and effectively.

These young students, along with all of our team members, worked very hard under the guidance of our teachers and coaches, and their efforts have paid off. Our Kudos students are now preparing themselves for the next competition, and look forward to it with great anticipation.

Congratulations to all!

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Christina Xu and Cassie Kuo (Duo team)

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Margaret Li (Storytelling)

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Darren Kuo and Sharon Liu (Impromptu)

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Selina Ho receiving her trophy for Storytelling

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Irwin Li (Prose)

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Shala Lin (Impromptu)

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Anvitha Kosari (Prose)

Posted by: kudos on @ 2:02 pm
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Jack Howe Debate Tournament at Cal State Long Beach – September 24th-25th, 2016 »

Kudos Policy Teams Won 3rd and 4th places at Jack Howe at their first tournament of the year!

Five Kudos middle school students attended the Jack Howe Memorial Tournament at Cal State Long Beach this past weekend. Of them, four (80%) received trophies.

In Junior Varsity Policy Debate, the teams of Eric Gao and Matthew Zhang, and Caleb Lee and Andrew Sinsioco, both reached the semifinal round (top 4). Eric also received sixth place speaker. The teams lost their semifinal rounds in close debates against high school sophomore teams.

Caleb Lee - Junior Varsity CX w/ Andrew – Semis – Top 4
Andrew Sinsioco – Junior Varsity CX w/ Caleb – Semis – Top 4

Eric Gao - Junior Varsity CX w/ Matthew - Semis – Top 4 [6th Place Speaker]
Matthew Zhang - Junior Varsity CX w/ Eric – Semis – Top 4

Posted by: kudos on Sep.29.2016 @ 12:51 pm
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Kudos Won School Of Excellence In Debate 2016 – 5 Years In A Row !!! 2012 ~ 2016 !!! »

In June 2016, Kudos College of Youth Leadership attended the National Middle School Speech and Debate Tournament in Utah with 28 participants and again received excellent results. For the fifth (5th) year in a row, Kudos was awarded the School of Excellence in Debate, an honor only 5 schools receive each year.

According to the Nationals’ published results, Eric Gao and Matthew Zhang defeated 98 competitors to advance to the final eight in Policy Debate, which is rare for 7th graders. Thomas Chon and Alexander Liang advanced to the top 16 in the same event. In Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Purvaja Balaji advanced to the top 16 and Olivia Kaneko to the top 32, among 91 contestants. Helina Zhao and Alex Liu placed in the top 32 among 126 teams in Public Forum. Anabell Xu and Raymond Mo won 4 rounds out of 6, and teams Emma Chen / Nanette Zhang and Aaron Zhang / Aaron Lee both won 3 rounds each.

School of Excellence in Debate Trophy 2016

Kudos Principal Laura Lin said this year’s Nationals hosted a record-breaking 136 schools from 33 states, and the overall strength of the schools preceded previous years. The Kudos team was aided by many parents that volunteered their time and efforts. This enabled the students to perform well.
Coaches Scott Wheeler, Andrew Rothschild and Andrew Perez were top performers back in their respective high school debate teams, and they did an exceptional job guiding the Kudos National team. Ever since the topics were announced for the Nationals on May 1st, they’ve been working tirelessly to prepare students!

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Looking back at Kudos’ tournament history in the past six years, Kudos is one of only two schools that received the School of Excellence in Debate for 5 consecutive years (2012-2016), with the only other one being the hundred-year-old private Harker School in Northern California. In the 136 schools that participated this year, 34 were from California. Kudos earning the distinction of being one of the top schools is a great honor to uphold, and we wish to ride this success into all future tournaments.

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Principal Lin indicated that her goal with Kudos is not to make every student into a competition winner, but to improve every student’s skills in communication, increase his or her confidence, and help them become leaders of tomorrow.

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These effective communication and critical thinking skills that are at the core of the Kudos spirit and philosophy, are considered to be so important within the U.S. education system that they have been strongly emphasized in Common Core standards.

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But the skills did not come easy. Half of all Kudos National Team members have been trained with Kudos since elementary school.

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Their skills will help them become strong leaders of tomorrow.

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11th grader Jerry Wang achieved a remarkable achievement. He won the Nationals High School division Policy championship this year representing his high school. In 2013, he won the Nationals Middle School division Policy championship representing Kudos. For both championships, he was coached by Kudos Head Coach Scott Wheeler. It is extremely rare for any student to achieve either of these great successes; but Jerry, in winning both championships, is really a Policy Debate legend!

The fall semester registration is ongoing; we welcome all parents to inquire about our class offerings. Tel: 626-286-6889. www.KudosEducation.com

Posted by: kudos on Jul.09.2016 @ 3:32 pm
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5/28/2016 Orator’s Cup Elementary Speech and Debate tournament »

Orator’s Cup III Elementary Tournament May 28th, 2016

The competition was fierce, 10 schools and 112 students competed in the Orator’s cup on May 28th, 2016. It was the first elementary speech tournament that all Kudos Level 2 Advanced Class students from 3 campuses participated in this semester. It was a great opportunity for students to practice and warm up and also an excellent chance for them to learn tournament formats and rules.

Kudos participants won two championships and two second places in this important event!

Franklin Zhu from the Kudos Walnut campus took the 1st place in Spontaneous Argumentation (SPAR) debate. SPAR is a highly competitive category because students get the topic on the day of the competition, which requires the competitor to have considerable knowledge of current affairs to do well. In this structured debate, students have to frame an argument in one minute and then react quickly to their opponents’ ideas. This strategy helps students practice using evidence and examples to defend a position.

Franklin won the championship in his first competition, and we congratulate him. Below is a nice picture of Franklin holding his trophy after a long day of 5 solid rounds.
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From Irvine, Bryan Gao and Katelyn Gan took Impromptu speech 7th and 6th place, respectively.
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Bryan in competition rounds 5-28-16

Konnie Duan, Margaret Li and Carolyn Sun from Temple City were all in the final 10 in Impromptu. Sophie Tao and Henry Xu got 8th and 10th in SPAR respectively.

Kevin Ying and Makenna Wong from the Temple City campus were crowned champions in Duo Interp. Their perfectly-timed and humorous style won audience and judges alike. Selina Ho and Lucas Lim, also from Temple City, won second place.
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Lily Johnson from Temple City was placed 2nd in Storytelling, in her first tournament.

After a long but exciting day that lasted from 8am to 7pm, Kudos would like to say thanks to all the parents who took care of Kudos students, enabling the teachers and coaches to focus on the competition. Although it was a high-paced competition, we know that the lessons students learned were irreplaceable and well worth it!

Posted by: kudos on @ 3:21 pm
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