UCA Debate and Forensics

This month, UCA Debate & Forensics kicked off the fall semester with a trip to Lee College and hosted the UCA Scrimmage!

At the Lee College Mendoza Debates, Gabrielle Wright, a freshman, received an octofinalist award in the novice division; this was her first IPDA tournament. Caroline Moore, a senior, was awarded a junior varsity octofinalist award as well. Three novices, three competitors in junior varsity, and one varsity competitor participated in this individual event. Six new team members made their debut during this tournament. Three teams participated in Team IPDA as well.

A big thank-you to Lee College for hosting us and providing the opportunity to participate. 🌟

This month, UCA also hosted four schools at the UCA Scrimmage, an event to bring the community together for a day of practice IPDA debate. We loved gathering the local IPDA community at our school!

Semester success stories!

UCA Debate and Forensics Union started this semester with most members having very little to no experience, but that only motivated the team to learn fast! Many members won awards and gained valuable experience.

At the Lee College Mendoza Debates, Jocelyn Vega and Caroline Moore won octofinalist awards!

At the LSU Shreveport Red River Classic, Mary Lyle was a quarter finalist and Caroline Moore was an octofinalist.

At the Cameron University Cameron Classic, Jocelyn Vega won second in prose interpretation, while Evan Thomas tied 3rd place for novice speaker.

We are so excited to face 2024 with our positive team spirit and desire to learn more after every practice!