The CCSF Speech & Debate Team has a long history of competitive success, dating back nearly half a century. The project of documenting our team's history is ongoing, and members from the early years should reach out.
The current season continues! Our next tournament is Spring Fling at Ohlone College on Saturday, May 2nd.
2026 Phi Rho Pi at Tallahassee State College in Bethesda, MD - Apr 6-11
- Silver - Charles Garcia-Spiegel, Open IPDA
2026 Nicholas F Burnett “Hornet Cup” Invitational @ CSU Sacramento - Mar 20-22
- Silver - Viola Durant, Novice IPDA
- Gold - Homiya Jones, Novice IPDA
- Bronze - Maryam Mohammedi, Junior IPDA
- Finalist - Charles Garcia-Spiegel, Open Extemp
- Finalist - Maryam Mohammedi, Novice POI
- Finalist - Homiya Jones, Novice Poetry
- Finalist - Destiny Riley, Open POI
- Finalist - Destiny Riley, Open Impromptu
- Third - Charles Garcia-Spiegel, Open Declamation Triathlon
- Third - Destiny Riley, Open Drama
- Third - Thamarai Jones, Open Declamation Triathlon
- First - Emma Schumacher, Novice Informative
2026 CCCFA State Championships at Concord, CA, 4th Place Small School Team Sweepstakes – Mar 11-15
- Bronze - Destiny Riley, Championship POI
- Bronze - Charles Garcia-Spiegel, Championship Extemp
2026 Northern California Forensic Association Championship Tournament at University of the Pacific - Feb 20-22
- Silver - John Fernandez-Malone, Novice IPDA
- Quarter-Finalist - John Fernandez-Malone & Graham Murray, Junior NPDA Debate
- Bronze - Viola Durant, Novice IPDA
- Bronze - Charles Garcia-Spiegel, Junior IPDA
- Fourth - Destiny Riley, Open Prog Oral Interp
- Third - Emma Schumacher, Novice Informative
2026 Talk Hawk Invitational, 17th Annual @ Las Positas College - Jan 30-Feb 1
- First - Destiny Riley, Open SPAR
- Finalist - Charles Garcia-Spiegel, Open SPAR
- Finalist - Destiny Riley, Open Programmed Oral Interpretation
- Finalist - Homiya Jones, Novice Poetry Interpretation
- Finalist - Homiya Jones, Novice Impromptu
- Bronze - Olivia Fife, Open IPDA Debate
2025 Sunday Bernacchi Invitational @ Diablo Valley College, 11/23
- Finalist- Charles Garcia-Spiegel, Open Impromptu
- Fourth - Charles Garcia-Spiegel, Open Extemporaneous
- Fourth - Destiny Riley, Open Programmed Oral Interpretation
- Third - Homiya Jones, Novice Poetry Interpretation
- Fourth - Sarah Voris, Novice Poetry Interpretation
- Fourth - Robert O'Bryan, Novice Prose Interpretation
2025 Saturday Bernacchi Invitational @ Diablo Valley College, 11/22
- First - Charles Garcia-Spiegel, Open Impromptu
- Finalist - Destiny Riley, Open Prose
2025 Paul Winters Invitational at University of the Pacific on Oct 31-Nov. 2
- Third - Rebecca Kallman, Novice IPDA Speaker Award
- Silver - Olivia Fife, Open IPDA
- First - Olivia Fife, Open IPDA Top Speaker
- Octofinalist - Olivia Fife, Open LD
- Second - Charles Garcia-Spiegel, Novice Prose
- Finalist - Destiny Riley, Open Prose
2025 Mustang Tournament at San Joaquin Delta College on Oct. 31, 2025
- Second - Destiny Riley, Open Programmed Oral Interpretation
- Finalist - Charles Garcia-Spiegel, Novice Prose
- Finalist - Robert, Novice Prose
- Finalist - Charles Garcia-Spiegel, Open Impromptu
2025 SRJC Forensics Swing Tournament and Performance at Santa Rosa Junior College on Oct 18-19, Second Place Limited Entry Team Sweepstakes
- Gold - Elizabeth Duarte, Open IPDA
- Finalist - Destiny Riley, Open POI
- Third - Destiny Riley, Open Prose
2025 Golden Gate Opener, hosted by SFSU and CCSF, Sep 26-27
- Silver - Homiya Jones, Novice IPDA
- Gold - Scott Wood, Novice IPDA
- Gold - Avery Tierno, Novice IPDA
- Finalist - Elizabeth Duarte, Open SPAR
- First Place - Graham Murray & Olivia Fife, JV Parli Debate