CLARK SPEECH AND DEBATE TEAM CAPTURES THIRD PLACE AT LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE

Six members of the Clark College Speech and Debate Team traveled to Longview, Washington, this past weekend to participate in the “34th Annual Smelt Classic” held on the campus of Lower Columbia College. Competition included participants from 18 schools across the country,
including Texas, Mississippi, Montana, California, Oregon, Idaho, and Washington. Students competed in both individual events and parliamentary debate in three divisions: Novice, Junior, and Senior.
Highlights of Clark’s accomplishments included First Place wins in both Novice Editorial Commentary and Novice Persuasive Speaking, a Third Place finish in Novice Informative Speaking, and 6th Place
finishes in Novice and Senior Extemporaneous Speaking and Senior Impromptu Speaking. On the debate side, the team of Ben Cecka and Nik Vaughn advanced to the semifinal round of Junior Parliamentary debate, taking third place after a 2-1 decision for their opponents. Ben, however, was named Top Junior Debate Speaker while Jacob Greer and Nik Vaughn earned second and fifth place, respectively, in the same division. Overall, Clark’s awards were enough to place us neck-in-neck for second place among community colleges, but ultimately the team earned third place by just a few points! Way to go, Clarkers! Please congratulate our students and coaches on a job well done and wish us luck on our next competition to be held at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon, this coming weekend (November 10-12).

Respectfully,
Dave Kosloski

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS RESULTS

Mark Williams: First Place, Novice Editorial Commentary
First Place, Novice Persuasive Speaking
Sixth Place, Novice Extemporaneous Speaking
Dianna Barker: Third Place, Novice Informative Speaking
Ben Cecka: Sixth Place, Senior Extemporaneous Speaking
Jacob Greer: Sixth Place, Senior Impromptu Speaking

PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE RESULTS
Ben Cecka/Nik Vaughn–Semifinalists, Junior Parliamentary Debate
Ben Cecka: First Place, Top Junior Debater
Jacob Greer: Second Place, Top Junior Debater
Nik Vaughn: Fifth Place, Top Junior Debater

COMMUNITY COLLEGE SWEEPSTAKES
Mt. Hood Community College–First Place
College of Southern Idaho–Second Place
Clark College–Third Place

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