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.

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.

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

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