The Team
The SOCES Speech and Debate Team is an award winning team composed of various students from grades 9 to 12. We are part of the Tri-County Forensic League in Southern California. Led by our coach, Mr. Orrei Barasch, this team has sent countless numbers of students to the California High School Speech Association State Championships.
Members of SOCES Speech and Debate have won numerous awards in a variety of events thanks to the collective help of our coach and our Varsity members. We hold after-school practices every Wednesday from 3:15 to 5:15pm. Although this puts us at a disadvantage compared to other teams, it has not stopped us from filling our coach's room with trophies.
Notable Awards
The Team won Winter Congressional Debate Sweepstakes in 2014! We won Novice Originals Sweepstakes in Fall 2013 and took 2nd place for Sweepstakes in Spring 2014!
Congressional Debate
Finalist. Stanford University Invitational 2016. Anastasiya Lisovska
1st place. Winter Varsity Congress 2015.
Anastasiya Lisovska
1st place. Winter Novice Congress 2015.
Lucy Byrne
2nd place. Winter Junior Varsity Congress 2015.
Eugene Tarasyuk
2nd place. Fall Junior Varsity Congress 2015.
Ryan Dinh
1st place. Fall Novice Congress 2015.
Marilyn Rekhtman
1st place. Winter Varsity Congress 2015.
Anastasiya Lisovska
1st place. Winter Novice Congress 2015.
Lucy Byrne
2nd place. Winter Junior Varsity Congress 2015.
Eugene Tarasyuk
2nd place. Fall Junior Varsity Congress 2015.
Ryan Dinh
1st place. Fall Novice Congress 2015.
Marilyn Rekhtman
3rd place. Fall Novice Congress 2015.
Eugene Tarasyuk
4th place. Fall Novice Congress 2015.
Lucy Byrne
5th place. Fall Novice Congress 2015.
Sooyeon Park
5th place. Fall Novice Congress 2015.
Kiana Noori
3rd place. Fall Varsity Congress 2015.
Anastasiya Lisovska
4th place. YULA Congress 2015.
Sooyeon Park
Eugene Tarasyuk
4th place. Fall Novice Congress 2015.
Lucy Byrne
5th place. Fall Novice Congress 2015.
Sooyeon Park
5th place. Fall Novice Congress 2015.
Kiana Noori
3rd place. Fall Varsity Congress 2015.
Anastasiya Lisovska
4th place. YULA Congress 2015.
Sooyeon Park
Chssa State Championships 2015. Arthur Krut
Debate
PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE
Superior Certificate. 2-1. I Have A Dream Invitational 2014. Krut/Dinh
Superior Certificate. 2-1. I Have A Dream Invitational 2014. Krut/Dinh
LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
Undefeated. 3-0. Fall Open Debate 2014.
Arthur Krut
Double-Octafinalist. 4-2. 2014 Stanford Invitational (JV). Arthur Krut
2nd Place. 6-3. 2014 Cal Lu Invitational (Novice). Arthur Krut
Undefeated. 3-0. Fall Open Debate 2014.
Arthur Krut
Double-Octafinalist. 4-2. 2014 Stanford Invitational (JV). Arthur Krut
2nd Place. 6-3. 2014 Cal Lu Invitational (Novice). Arthur Krut
Individual Events
1st place. TI. Spring Open IEs 2016.
Tommy Ly
2nd place. OI. Spring Open IEs 2016.
Ryan Dinh
3rd place. IMP. Spring Open IEs 2016.
Arthur Krut
4th place. IMP. Winter Open IEs 2015.
Anastasiya Lisovska
4th place. OI. Spring Open IEs 2016.
Victoria Kalaydjian
6th place. SPAR. Spring Open IEs 2016.
Lucy Byrne
Tommy Ly
2nd place. OI. Spring Open IEs 2016.
Ryan Dinh
3rd place. IMP. Spring Open IEs 2016.
Arthur Krut
4th place. IMP. Winter Open IEs 2015.
Anastasiya Lisovska
4th place. OI. Spring Open IEs 2016.
Victoria Kalaydjian
6th place. SPAR. Spring Open IEs 2016.
Lucy Byrne
1st place. OI. Winter Open IEs 2015.
Madison Kalvert
1st place. Duo. Winter Open IEs 2015.
Madison Kalvert and Tommy Ly
2nd place. OI. Winter Open IEs 2015.
Madison Kalvert
3rd place. JV SPAR. Stanford University Invitational 2016.
Lucy Byrne
Finalist. Duo. Stanford University Invitational 2016.
Madison Kalvert and Tommy Ly
Semifinalist. JV OI. Stanford University Invitational 2016.
Victoria Kalaydjian
Madison Kalvert
1st place. Duo. Winter Open IEs 2015.
Madison Kalvert and Tommy Ly
2nd place. OI. Winter Open IEs 2015.
Madison Kalvert
3rd place. JV SPAR. Stanford University Invitational 2016.
Lucy Byrne
Finalist. Duo. Stanford University Invitational 2016.
Madison Kalvert and Tommy Ly
Semifinalist. JV OI. Stanford University Invitational 2016.
Victoria Kalaydjian
OI. Chssa State Championships 2015. Ryan Dinh
NX. Chssa State Championships 2015. Alexander Schwartz
DUO. Chssa State Championships 2015. Michelle Chenyak and Jessica Woolf
EXPOS. Chssa State Championships 2015. Evan Semper
1st place. OPP. Fall Novice IEs 2013.
Jessica Stratman
3rd place. Impromptu. Fall Novice IEs 2013.
Madison Kalvert
1st place. OI. Winter Open IEs 2013.
Varun Pakanati
1st place. DI. Winter Open IEs 2013.
Madison Kalvert
1st place. Extemp. Cal Lu Invitational (Varsity) 2014. Filipp Krasovsky
1st place. Extemp. Cal Lu Invitational (Novice) 2014. Arthur Krut
1st place. Impromptu. Cal Lu Invitational (Novice) 2014. Jessica Stratman
1st place. Impromptu. I Have A Dream Invitational 2014. Alexander Schwartz
Jessica Stratman
3rd place. Impromptu. Fall Novice IEs 2013.
Madison Kalvert
1st place. OI. Winter Open IEs 2013.
Varun Pakanati
1st place. DI. Winter Open IEs 2013.
Madison Kalvert
1st place. Extemp. Cal Lu Invitational (Varsity) 2014. Filipp Krasovsky
1st place. Extemp. Cal Lu Invitational (Novice) 2014. Arthur Krut
1st place. Impromptu. Cal Lu Invitational (Novice) 2014. Jessica Stratman
1st place. Impromptu. I Have A Dream Invitational 2014. Alexander Schwartz
1st place. OI. Spring Open IEs 2014.
Anastasiya Lisovska
1st place. Extemp. Spring Open IEs 2014.
Alexander Schwartz
1st place. OPP. Spring Open IEs 2014.
Jessica Stratman
3rd place. Extemp. Spring Open IEs 2014.
Filipp Krasovsky
4th place. Extemp. Stanford Invitational 2014.
Alexander Schwartz
4th place. OPP. Tcfl IEs State Qualifiers.
Tommy Ly
1st place. Extemp. Orator's Cup 2014.
Arthur Krut
1st place. OPP. Winter Open IEs 2014.
Jessica Stratman
Anastasiya Lisovska
1st place. Extemp. Spring Open IEs 2014.
Alexander Schwartz
1st place. OPP. Spring Open IEs 2014.
Jessica Stratman
3rd place. Extemp. Spring Open IEs 2014.
Filipp Krasovsky
4th place. Extemp. Stanford Invitational 2014.
Alexander Schwartz
4th place. OPP. Tcfl IEs State Qualifiers.
Tommy Ly
1st place. Extemp. Orator's Cup 2014.
Arthur Krut
1st place. OPP. Winter Open IEs 2014.
Jessica Stratman
