The first SCJFL debate tournament of the academic year on 10/27/2018 was held at East LA College. Nine schools participated with 27 teams in PF, 28 competitors in LD, and 29 in Congress. The long and highly competitive event went from 8 a.m. till 10 p.m.

Experienced Irvine PF team members Sunny Sun and Ellie Jiang who had gone through the challenges of local and national tournaments got 2nd place with their fluid debate skills and perfect teamwork.

Temple City PF competitors Chloe Leong and Danielle Workman, despite being first time competitors, got 5th place overall making them excited and proud.
Veteran LD competitor Christina Feng was unstoppable in this tournament. She achieved perfect scores in each round all the way to Finals, then brought home 1st place without surprise. Her teammates Ivan Leong and Ted Hong got 3rd and 5th in LD, respectively, both excellent achievements indeed!

Congress Debate results are also stellar in this tournament. Ingrid Luo from Kudos Irvine campus was crowned Champion in her first-ever competition, a rare feat! Cassie Kao and Christina Xu from Temple City got placed 2nd and 3rd , and Irvine Kerry Zhang and Cailyn Wang received 4th and 6th place.

Justin Hong from Temple City received Best Presiding Officer award with his clear diction and projection; he was delighted with the award!
Congratulations to all Kudos competition team members. The results bode a bright year ahead!

Public Forum debate Sunny Sun with Ellie Jiang 2nd Place
Ellie Jiang with Sunny Sun 2nd Place
Chloe Leong with Danielle Workman 5th Place
Danielle Workman with Chloe Leong 5th Place
Ethan Liu 3rd Speaker
Chloe Leong 6th Speaker
Ellie Jiang 8th Speaker
Lincoln Douglas debate Christina Feng 1st Place
Ivan Leong 3rd Place
Ted Hong 5th Place
Ivan Leong 2nd Speaker
Christina Feng 3rd Speaker
English Franklin Zhu 5th Speaker
Ted Hong 7th Speaker
Lily Johnson 8th Speaker
Congress debate Justin Hong Best P.O.
Ingrid Luo 1st Place
Cassie Kao 2nd Place
Christina Xu 3rd Place
Kerry Zhang 4th Place
Cailyn Wang 6th Place