Glendale Community College State Debate Tournament:

Kudos debated extraordinarily at the GCC debate tournament.  Out of 59 teams in the Public Forum division, the teams of Michael/Emma and Ian/Vincent were Co-Champions, closing out the tournament from their respective sides of the bracket.  Out of 7 rounds and 9 different judges, Ian and Vincent did not drop a single ballot.  Eric and Merry respectfully allowed Ian and Vincent to walk over in Quarters by recognizing that the other team was a higher seed.  Moreover, William Zhang and Thomas Chon reached the Octofinals despite having the highest opponent wins in the entire tournament (the teams that they debated had an opponent win total of 18, meaning that five teams they debated averaged 3.6 wins each).  Most importantly, Mei, Aaron, Eric, and Merry stayed throughout elimination rounds to assist their teammates before their rounds.  They were all essential to their teammates successful performances.

Out of 39 debaters in LD debate, Shriya, Kelly, and Justin all reached elimination rounds.  Shriya lost in a close decision in Ocotofinals, whereas Justin and Kelly both lost in the Quarterfinal round.  Additionally, Kelly received the 1^st place speaker award and her teammates Shriya, Justin, and Kevin won 4^th, 8^th, and 9^th place speaker respectfully.

In Policy, Eric Gao and Matthew Zhang lost in a close final round on a 2-1 decision.  They were awarded 2^nd place among 8 strong teams.  Lucia Cheng deserves applause, as she was a third partner on the Eric/Matthew team.  Lucia won all 3 of her rounds with Eric on the first day of the tournament.