Jordan Kay, Katie Rochefort, Dennis Meador
Saddleback College competed at the CCCFA State Championships in Concord, California on the week of March 12th-16th.
Over 37 community colleges including Orange Coast College, Moorpark College, and defending National Champion, Mt. San Antonio College.
For the second time in two years, Saddleback College placed fourth overall in the State with some exciting results.
Saddleback College advanced two Reader’s Theatre performances to Finals and was awarded Double Gold Medals.
Directed by Heidi Ochoa, “Infected Memory” with Cecelia Melody, Patrick Leahy, and Daniel Roy received a gold medal, and another gold medal was received for the performance in “Confluence”- with Jordan Kay, Dennis Meador, and Katie Rochefort directed by Coach Lucas Ochoa.
This rare feat was achieved once again by talented students and faculty for Saddleback College.
Lucas Ochoa stated, “I’m amazed that we were able to pull off a Double Gold again and place fourth overall considering how many of our students were new to Forensics. I’m proud to once again see the students succeed in Reader’s Theatre. The tradition of excellence in Reader’s Theatre is becoming a precedence that does Saddleback should be proud. I’m very excited to see how we do at Nationals.”
Shawn O’Rourke: I am very pleased with the team’s showing at state this year. Not only have we demonstrated that we are one of the top community colleges in California, but we’ve shown that we are competitive in all genres of the activity.
Results:
Reader’s Theatre:
Gold: “Infected Memory”- Cecelia Melody, Patrick Leahy, Daniel Roy
Gold: “Confluence”- Jordan Kay, Dennis Meador, Katie Rochefort
Debate:
Bronze: Tyler Kline and Michael Prince
Lincoln Douglas Debate:
Bronze- Ken Carandang
Bronze-Tyler Kline
Drama
Bronze – Scott Lankford
Impromptu:
Bronze- Patrick Leahy
Bronze- Tyler Kline
Silver- Michael Prince
Programmed Oral Interpretation:
Bronze- Cecilia Melody
Gold- Dennis Meador
Persuasive Speaking:
Bronze: Jordan Kay
Poetry Interpretation:
Bronze-Jordan Kay
Speech to Entertain:
Gold: Michael Prince
Prose Interpretation:
Bronze-Rayanna McBride
Bronze-Melissa Armstrong
Bronze- Daniel Roy
The Saddleback Forensics Team started in the 1970s and prides itself on offering students the ability to create innovative arguments for future writing and speaking engagements to strengthen their critical thinking skills and to better communicate with others.
On the forensics team, students write, rehearse, and perform at 6-7 tournaments against students from Universities and Community Colleges to qualify for the national tournament.
The students representing Saddleback at the national tournament have placed above several competitors representing institutions throughout the year, including: Concordia University, Point Loma, California State University, Los Angeles, California State University, Long Beach, and UCLA.
Located in Mission Viejo, Saddleback College provides quality higher education and training to the greater south Orange County community. Having served more than 500,000 students since 1968, Saddleback College offers over 300 degree and certificate programs to help students reach their personal, career, and educational goals. For more information, please visit www.saddleback.edu and for Fine Arts information, please visit www.saddleback.edu/arts.
Photographer: Nina Welch
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Nina Welch
Fine Arts Public Information Officer
Saddleback College
28000 Marguerite Parkway
Mission Viejo, CA 92692
