{"id":326136,"date":"2026-05-21T12:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/326136\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:59:12","slug":"speech-and-debate-team-secures-2026-national-champions-title-fullerton-college-news-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/326136\/","title":{"rendered":"Speech and\u00a0Debate Team\u00a0Secures\u00a02026\u00a0National Champions\u00a0Title\u00a0 – Fullerton College News Center"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The\u00a0Speech and\u00a0Debate Team at Fullerton College\u00a0recently won the 2026 Collegiate Advocacy Research and Debate (CARD) Nationals JV Championship\u00a0and\u00a0Tournament and\u00a0Conference of Scholars (TACOS)\u00a0at Weber State University.\u00a0Led by\u00a0new\u00a0Communications Studies Professor LaToya Green, our Hornet team\u00a0secured this\u00a0accomplishment with teamwork,\u00a0rigor\u00a0and the power of mentorship.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cDebate is widely considered a co-curricular activity because of the clear and dynamic positive impact it has on the students who participate,\u201d said Green. \u201cStudents become more confident and capable speakers because they can effectively organize their thoughts, support their perspectives with reasoning and evidence and express themselves with conviction.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fullerton College\u00a0represented\u00a0four teams that competed in\u00a0pairs\u00a0throughout the tournament. After defeating Hillside College with a 2-1 decision in the final round, communications majors Cheyenne Abeyta and Talitha Arthurs were recognized as second and third place\u00a0speakers overall.\u00a0The\u00a0team\u2019s\u00a0debaters also included:\u00a0<\/p>\n

The path to victory also included wins\u00a0against\u00a0the University of Minnesota, Gonzaga University, Western Washington\u00a0University\u00a0and Hillsdale College.\u00a0Additional\u00a0competitors included teams from California\u00a0State\u00a0University\u00a0Northridge, Weber State\u00a0and\u00a0Arizona\u00a0State\u00a0universities\u00a0and the University of Puget Sound.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Green poses with the Fullerton College Debate Team in celebration of their achievements at Weber State University. The students\u2019 debate topic was on unionizing employees.<\/p>\n

CARD<\/a>\u00a0is\u00a0an organization for intercollegiate debate programs and a format of competitive debate rooted in evidence and advocacy. The experience trains\u00a0future advocates through analysis,\u00a0communication\u00a0and community in an accessible and enriching manner. Competitive debate rounds\u00a0last\u00a01 and a half hours and include 30 minutes for pre-round disclosure and preparation.\u00a0Students\u00a0are also required to\u00a0deliver\u00a0a 6-minute constructive,\u00a04-minute\u00a0rebuttal\u00a0and a 2-minute cross-examination period.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Green, the\u00a0Speech and\u00a0Debate Team\u2019s director and coach, joined Fullerton College in the fall 2025 semester.\u00a0In just her first year at Fullerton College,\u00a0Green\u00a0has excelled as the team\u2019s\u00a0advocate,\u00a0leader\u00a0and mentor.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause debate requires untangling complex ideas, reading academic and political analysis and taking detailed notes quickly to respond to opponents, these skills enhance student\u00a0proficiency\u00a0when met with similar tasks in the classroom. It requires competitors\u00a0to speak with both passion and precision, which is the type of high-impact practice that empowers students both in the classroom and as they move about the real world.\u201d said Green.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

A proud part of FC \u2018s Humanities Division, the\u00a0Speech and Debate Team\u00a0offers an exciting opportunity for students to develop\u00a0skills\u00a0and compete against schools from the area and from throughout the United States.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Learn more about Speech and Debate at Fullerton College on the\u00a0Communication Studies department website<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Posted on May 20, 2026 The\u00a0Speech and\u00a0Debate Team at Fullerton College\u00a0recently won the 2026…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":326137,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164],"class_list":["post-326136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=326136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326136\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/326137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=326136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=326136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=326136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}