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Buena Park students qualify for national speech and debate tournament; district spotlights program growth
Summary
At its May 12 meeting the Buena Park School District highlighted growth in its speech program and announced the district’s first-ever qualification for the National Speech & Debate Association nationals, with six students advancing to Des Moines this June and 28 students advancing to the recent state semifinals.
The Buena Park School District on May 12 celebrated a growing speech program and announced that, for the first time, a BPSD team qualified to compete at the National Speech & Debate Association national tournament in Des Moines, Iowa.
Director of Educational Programs Sandra Song told the Board the district is "very, very happy, very proud" as six students from Buena Park Middle School and Beatty Middle School will represent the district at nationals with 13 total speeches. Song said 28 students advanced to the state semifinals on May 3 at Santiago Canyon College, and that Emory Elementary sent 38 students to the state tournament — more than any other elementary school in the competition.
The presentation outlined the program’s expansion since BPSD began a contract…
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