Speech and Debate

2025 100 Club• 2017 Tournament of Champions Winner • 2015 Golden Bell Co-Curricular Recipient • 2014 National Champions • 2013 National Champions • 2012 California State Champions • 2011 California State Champions • 2010 National Champions, California State Champions • 2009 National Champions, California State Champions, California Golden Bell Recipient  • 2008 California State Champions

The Fullerton Speech and Debate Program prides itself on being a national powerhouse.

Speech and Debate, or Forensics, requires students to collaborate, think critically, listen critically, exude confidence, evaluate text, write arguments, and learn how to function in real-world settings. Our students are offered the opportunity to compete locally and nationally. For this reason, our competitive students all join the largest speech honor society in the world--The National Speech and Debate Association. Through this honor society, students are provided extra resources, training, and scholarship opportunities.

We are extremely fortunate to have such a large and thriving Forensics program as a public school. We are proud to welcome 100% of students that are interested in our program. We make sure that there is a place for all of our students at Fullerton. We welcome students who are English language learners, special needs students, anyone with the fear of public speaking, and AP/IB students. All of our students come together to become life-long teammates and friends.

Our team is proud to of had four alumni selected as class valedictorians and hundreds of students who have moved on into college (many continuing in speech ). Our alumni have attended, or currently attend, universities such as Yale, Stanford, NYU, Berkeley, UCLA, USC, Northwestern, Bradley, the University of Texas at Austin, Western Kentucky, Biola, Point Loma, and countless others.

Speech and Debate is rigorous; it is difficult; however, nothing worthwhile is easy.

2025-2026 Tournament Results:

Humourous Interpretation, 7^th place Jack Howe (TOC BID)

Humorous Interpretation, 2nd place OCSL Novice
Dramatic Interpretation, 1st place OCSL Novice
Original Poetry and Prose, 1^st place OCSL Novice
Platform, 2nd place, 3^rd place OCSL Novice

Humorous Interpretation, 1st place Bargain Belt (TOC BID)

Humorous Interpretation, 1st place OCSL Fall
Duo Interpretation, 1st place OCSL Fall
Impromptu, 4th place OCSL Fall
Extemporaneous, 1st place OCSL Fall

Humorous Interpretation, 4th place CSUF Invitational
Dramatic Interpretation, 1^st place CSUF Invitational (TOC Bid)
Dramatic Interpretation, 2nd place CSUF Invitational  
Duo Interpretation, 4th place CSUF Invitational
Original Poetry and Prose, 1^st place CSUF Invitational 
Original Poetry and Prose, 3^rd place CSUF Invitational 

Impromptu, 1st place John Lewis SVUDL Invitational
Extemporaneous, 1^st place John Lewis SVUDL Invitational (TOC Bid)
Dramatic Interpretation, Semifinalist  John Lewis SVUDL Invitational

Dramatic Interpretation, Semifinalist John Lewis SVUDL Invitational  
Dramatic Interpretation, Semifinalist  John Lewis SVUDL Invitational                                                                                                                    
Humorous Interpretation, Semifinalist John Lewis SVUDL Invitational 
Humorous Interpretation, Semifinalist John Lewis SVUDL Invitational   

Duo, 1st place La Costa Canyon Invitational
Humorous Interpretation, 1^st place La Costa Canyon Invitational
Humorous Interpretation, 6^th place La Costa Canyon Invitational
Information, Semifinalist  La Costa Canyon Invitational

Humorous Interpretation, 1st place Peninsula Invitational (TOC Bid)
Duo Interpretation, 2nd place Peninsula Invitational (TOC Bid)
Extemporaneous, 3rd place Peninsula Invitational (TOC Bid)
Original Oratory, Semifinalist Peninsula Invitational 
Program Oral Interpretation, Semifinalist  Peninsula Invitational 

Humorous Interpretation, 4th place MLK Invitational (TOC Bid)
Duo Interpretation, 2nd place MLK Invitational
Extemporaneous, Quarterfinalist MLK Invitational
Original Oratory, Octofinalist MLK Invitational
Impromptu, Semifinalist  MLK Invitational

Humorous Interpretation, 1^st place, 2nd place OCSL Spring
Dramatic Interpretation, 2^nd plce, 4^th place OCSL Spring
Duo, 3^rd place OCSL Spring
Impromptu, 1^st place, 4^th place OCSL Spring
Extemporaneous, 1^st place OCSL Spring
Original Oratory, 3^rd place OCSL Spring
Info, 5^th place OCSL Spring
Original Pose and Poetry, 3^rd place OCSL Spring
Program Oral Interpretation, 5th place OCSL Spring

Humorous Interpretation, OctafinalistX2 Harvard
Extemporaneous, Octafinalist Harvard

Impromptu, 2^nd place JHS NIETOC
US Extempt, 4^th place JHS NIETOC

Humorous Interpretation, 7^th  place TOC digital
 

Humorous Interpretation, 1^st place, 3^rd, and 4th place State Qualifier
Dramatic Interpretation, 1st place State Qualifier
Duo, 2nd place State Qualifier
Impromptu, 1^st place State Qualifier
Extemporaneous, 1^st place State Qualifier
Original Adovcacy, 2^nd and 3^rd place State Qualifier
Original Oratory, 3rd place State Qualifier
Original Pose and Poetry, 3^rd place State Qualifier

Elizabeth O’Donnell

Teacher and Coach

714/626-3850

eodonnell@fjuhsd.org

Bryce Rankins

Coach

sub_brankins@fjuhsd.org