Fairfield, CA, April 17: The Solano Community College (SCC) Speaking Falcons Debate Team competed in the Phi Rho Pi National Forensics Tournament in Cleveland, Ohio on April 6-11th. The event, hosted by Suffolk Community College, included 56 community colleges from throughout the nation. The following SCC students were awarded top honors at the event:
- Destiney Smith won the gold medal for International Public Debate
- Remington Green won the silver medal for Informative Speaking
- Daphne Kuta won the bronze medal for Informative Speaking
- Becky DeSantis won the bronze medal for Persuasive Speaking
- The Speaking Falcons won the bronze medal for the Debate Sweepstakes
Ana Petero, Director of the Speaking Falcons Debate Team, added “It was a great and valuable experience for both the coaches and the students. One of our students earned a scholarship to Concordia University, and will begin this fall.”
The Speaking Falcons Debate Team celebrate their outstanding showing at the Phi Rho Pi National Championship Tournament
For more information, contact Ana Petero, Director of the Speaking Falcons Debate Team atana.petero@solano.edu.
About Solano Community College:
The College has served the community in Solano County since 1945 when it was founded as Vallejo Junior College. In the early 1970s, the College moved to its present Fairfield site, and is presently serving over 8,000 students throughout the academic year.
In addition to the main campus in Fairfield, the College has one Center in Vacaville, and one in Vallejo. To further serve the community, SCC offers courses at Travis Air Force Base, and operates a School of Aeronautics at the Nut Tree Airport.
Currently, Solano Community College offers Associate Degrees and Certificates in various disciplines, to include transfer courses to California State Universities (CSU) and Universities of California (UC), and provides training in several trades. For more information, please visit us at www.solano.edu.
FAIRFIELD CAMPUS