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.

From Irvine, Bryan Gao and Katelyn Gan took Impromptu speech 7th and 6th place, respectively.

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.

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!