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Speech ci Debate i PART OF TAFT'S FORENSIC LEAGUE. Front Row: Ken Goldstein, Tom Mel- linger, Richard Samuels. Back Row: Howard Mariteragi, Zack Nesis, Tom Sestanovich, Joel Gaines. The Taft High School Forensic League has a strenuous schedule in which all members participate. There are ten categories in which the students compete. The participants must research their own topics, as well as exhibit their talents in league meets. Here is their 1978-1979 calendar of events. TAFI' FORENSIC 1978-1979' COMPETITION CALENDAR Oct. 7 Student Congress Q Harvard Oct. 20-21 UCLA Invitational Oct. 27-28 Occidental Invitational Nov. 3 SFVFL Varsity Debate Q North Hollywood Nov. 4 SFVFL Varsity lE's Q Van Nuys Nov 17-18 USC Invitational Dec 1-2 Occidental Invitational Dec 8 SFVFL Novice Debate Q North Hollywood Dec, 9 SFVFL Novice lE's Q Taft Dec. 15-16 Christmas Vacation Loyola Dec. 22-23 Christmas Vacation Redlands Jan. 6 Student Congress Q North Hollywood Jan. 12-13 Claremont College Invitational Jan. 19-20 Burbank Invitational Jan. 19-20 Occidental Invitational Feb. 3 Student Congress Q JFK Feb. 16-17 Berkeley Invitational Feb. 23 SFVFL Novice Debate Q North Hollywood Feb. 24 SFVFL Novice lE's Q San Fernando Mar. 2 SFVFL Varsity Debate Q Sylmar Mar. 3 SFVFL Varisty lE's Q Sylmar Mar. 9-10 West LA NFL District Debate St lE's Q LA Pierce College Mar. 17 West LA NFL District Student Congress Q LA Courthouse Mar. 30-31 State Quals Debate 84 lE's Q Occidental College Apr. 4 State Quals Student Congress Q Harvard Apr. 20-21 Calabasas Invitational Apr. 27-28 Sylmar Invitational May 3-5 State Championship Tournament Q San Diego State College June 17-22 Nationals in Ohio! Only in man's imagination does truth find an effective and undeniable existence. Joseph Conrad The more pity that fools may not speak wisely what wise men do foolishly. William Shakespeare PART OF TAFT'S FORENSIC LEAGUE. Front Row: Daryl Hancock, Jerry Doctors, Lance Eisner, Gary Levy. Back Row: Richard Colbert, Carolyn Marion, David Hartman, Derek Underhill. There are ten categories in the Forensic League Meets in which students compete. Judges, who come from different schools around the state, judge students upon the different skills exhibited in these categories. Many different topics, ranging from Patriotism to the story Little Red Riding Hood appear in each category. The categories include Ex- temporaneous, Dramatic Interpretation, Expository, Story- telling, Original Advocacy, Original Oratory, Impromptu, Original Prose!Poetry, Humorous Interpretation and Pro- grammed Reading. If you ever attend a League Invitational, you are sure to find at least one topic that will interest you. The students who compete spend a lot of time preparing themselves as well as their material. The Forensic League provides an excellent opportunity to students to learn the art of public speaking.
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debaters in a on. Pream ble We, the students of Taft High, in order to promote interest in the fine art of public speaking and to encourage participation of students in Speech, Student Congress and Debate tournaments, establish this constitution. The Taft High standard of excellence and eloquence reached an apex during 1978- 1979. Taft Speech students entered all ten of the recognized league Individual Events. Early in the year awards had been won in Dramatic Interpretation, Exposi- tory Speaking, Storytelling, Impromptu and Original Oratory. No Way!!! Off the wall!!! Student Congress emulates the legisla- tive debate process. A student chairper- son presides in each House. Pertinent is- sues of the day are discussed. Represen- tatives are ranked by judges and also judged by their peers. The Taft Student Congress Force came into the limelight with a few Close Encounters . :S .x ,-,Eg-:I 2,535.33 -,. r 1 '72 ae: A-fig '55 if 7 iw A ' tivo '77 115 ' .' . l -' 4. - .QQA .H Q, g,mu4,p-fgmm, ,.. W, X - L 1 3, . H3 wif' '55, S353 K A le J mx , 1' X- ,Q 'est-rr iw 1. W Sf' ASK nf' Q53 E., 1? wrt 9 WEE 't 1 'y . ' Y gf - ... F ' ' Speech cfz Debate SPEECH gl DEBATE Roster. Steve Hoffman, Zack Nesis, Richard Samuels, Tom Sestanovich, Tom Mellinger, Joel Gaines, Derek Underhill, Lance Eisner, David Hartman, Stephanie Selesnick, Jerry Doctors, Daryl Hancock, Ken Goldstein, David Blackman, Carolyn J. Marion, Michael Kaplan, Gary Levy,'Richard M. Wallenger, Russell Fox, Felicia Fuller, John Hill, Mrs. Jo Anna Ruggiero CSponsorj. SPEECHXSTUDENT CONGRESSXDEBATE CLUB OFFICERS. Chairperson - Russell Fox Sponsor - Mrs. Jo Anna Ruggiero First Vice Chairman-Presides over Speech-Tom Sestanovich Second Vice Chairman-Presides over Student Congress-David Hartman Third Vice Chairman-Presides over Debate-Steve Hoffman 1978-1979 National Debate Topic: Be it resolved that the federal government establish a comprehensive pro- gram which will significantly increase the energy independence of the United States. TAFT VARSITY DEBATE TEAM MEMBERS: Russell Fox, Andrea Mogul, Steve Hoffman. TAFT NOVICE DEBATE TEAM: Lance Eisner, David Blackman. ' Debate competitors utter approximately 4,000 words during a round of de- bate. Taft's illustrious debaters have successfully jabbered their way through- out the state, from U.C. Berkeley to San Diego State.
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ln the fall, a High School Journalism Day was held at Pierce Junior College for all the Los Angeles City High Schools. The talented members on the staff of Taft's newspaper, The Tribune, received many first place honors for their achievements. There was competition in many different categories, such as planning a layout, newswriting and photography. , ,.'y WINNERS FROM STUDENT CONGRESS: Andrea Palash, Cindy Diamond, Allison Acker, Amy Scharf. At the Student Congress held at Kennedy High School, four of Taft's students earned trophies from the combination of judges' scores and their peers' votes. A Student Congress is conducted in the same way as the U.S. Congress. Up to sixteen different resolutions are brought up during the day to be debated and perhaps adopted. Awards w., , , f 'ski , JOURNALISM AWARD WINNERS: Adam Doban Cfirst place, novice newswritingj, Alan Hill Chonorable mention, photographyj, Sue Feldman Cfirst place, lay-outsj, Suzanne Brenner Cfirst place, headlinesj I E: , BANK OF AMERICA WINNERS: Front Row: Ann Webb CDramaJ, Merry Tetef fPlaque Winner, Mathematics-Scienceb, Carolyn Durant CVocational Educationj, Fernette Fang CMathematics5, Suzanne Brenner CEnglishJ. Second Row: Alan Hill CPlaque Winner, Liberal Artsb, Chris Ferrante CPlaque Winner, Vocational Educationj Lynn Stern CAgricultureJ, Ken Kaufman CArtJ, Mike Mertens CPlaque Winner, Fine'ArtsJ. Back Row: Dave Parkinson CMusicD, Bill Kulchin CForeign Language-J Mike Cordova fBusinessj. '
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