Forensic Team Speaks to Conquer World

From Athens, Georgia to Rome, Italy, the GCC Forensic Team is out to conquer the world. Speaking for GCC around the Earth are Madison Alexander, Andrea Berning, Elizabeth Calvert, Rick Hovelsrud, Bjorn Lundberg, Emmanuel Moore, Claire Muir, David Redkey, Lewis Robinson, Lauren Sublett, Joshua Walsh, Shannen Walsh, Taric Williams and Eric Yahn. New members this semester Adrian Rusnell, Jill Morgan and Autumn Cumbie. Coaches are Kevin Briancesco, Roxan Arntson, Jay Arntson and Loren Schwarzwalter.

Professor Briancesco says, "Our students have made it to 61 final rounds and 17 first place finishes. We also had the Varsity Poetry Interpretation champion and the Novice Parliamentary Debate Champion at the Pacific Southwest Championships, which is our biggest tournament of the Fall Semester."

This semester begins with a trip to Austin, Texas for the Hell Froze Over tournament followed by:
Jan 28-29: Back to the Beach Swing in Long Beach, Calif.
Feb 3-5: Southwest Invitational & Sunset Cliffs Classic in San Diego, Calif.
Feb 25-26: PSCFA Spring Championships in Moorpark, Calif.
Mar 10-18: International Forensics Association Championships, Rome, Italy
April 9-14: Phi Rho Pi Community College Nationals in Chicago
April 15-19: National Forensics Association National Championships in Athens, Ohio
April 28-29: 139th Interstate Oratory Competition Emerson, Mass.
April 28-29: PSCFA Novice Cool-off Tournament  

Briancesco adds, “Additionally, we will have a showcase of our IFA competitors on campus the evening of Tuesday, April 3, and a showcase of our Phi Rho Pi competitors the evening of Wednesday, April 18.”