DVC speech and debate team wins Northern California championship
Apr 16, 2019
On April 8-13, 2019 in Reno, Nevada, DVC was awarded Overall National Champion and Top Speaker, and placed third in the country at the Northern California Forensics Association National Tournament for Community Colleges.
Congratulations to all who participated and for placing third in the country, a school best!
DVC's Nicole Sims was awarded Overall National Champion and Top Speaker, a first for DVC!
Overall National Champion and Top Speaker: Nicole Sims
Team Sweep Stakes: Third Place - DVC
Speech to Entertain
Chris Pratt – Gold (National Champ!)
Nicole Sims – Gold
Yuya Shimbori – Silver
Prose Interpretation
Chris Pratt – Gold (National Champ!)
Duo Interpretation
Sydney Alexander and Nicole Sims - Gold
Poetry Interpretation
Nicole Sims – Gold
Matt Denny – Gold
Sydney Alexander - Bronze
Dramatic Interpretation
Nicole Sims - Gold
Miranda Hansen - Bronze
Readers Theater
Justin Crawford, Tanya Prabhakar, Matt Denny – Silver
International Public Debate
Eric Tubbs – Silver
Andrew Shin – Bronze
Tanya Prabhakar - Bronze
Extemporaneous Speaking
Andrew Shin - Silver
Program Oral Interpretation
Vegas Darst-Horn – Bronze
Sydney Alexander – Bronze
La La Miller – Bronze