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Cal Forensics
Forensics comes from the Latin word forensis meaning public. As an adjective, it means belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts or public discussion and debate. Just so. Cal Forensics is a debate and public speaking society based on the discussions, debates, and performances that take place in Room 2 at California Middle School, although students from other classes are urged to attend. The club is a way of making the persuasive speaking unit, the recitation of a literary work, and even the essay format itself, take on greater meaning through competition in public forums. The club centers on the Speech and Debate class in which students research topics and prepare opening statements, while other students work on memorizing lines from The Glass Menagerie or speeches by William Faulkner or Dr. Martin Luther King. A few recycle scenes from the winter play, The Tempest, others learn whole new roles Why? Because they are making a name for their speaking skills in a series of district-wide competitions. The results speak for themselves. Cal Parliamentary Debaters won the district championship in 2006 and again in 2007. Although they gave up the throne in Spoken Word to Einstein this year, Cal’s Forensics took first place in Persuasive Speaking, Dramatic Interpretation, and Oral Interpretation at the District Championship, more first place finishes than any other speech and debate squad in the city!
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