Celebrating the Life of Richard Chen

by | Sep 2, 2024 | Uncategorized

Richard Chen Celebrating the Life of Richard ChenIt is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we share the news of the passing of Richard Chen, a beloved and cherished member of the California High School Speech Association community. Richard wasn’t just a...

New President Elected: Mikendra McCoy

by | Jun 19, 2023 | Uncategorized

Mikendra McCoy CHSSA President “My passion for education in this activity was found over 30 years ago. In the decades since I competed I have been honored to be called coach, Area 2 Chair, and Service Above Self and Hall of Fame inductee; while these recognitions are...

Hall of Fame Nominee – DeeDee Sullivan

by | Jan 6, 2023 | Uncategorized

DeeDee Sullivan Bellarmine College Preparatory Invited to coach the Speech and Debate team at Bellarmine College Preparatory in 1998 by the late James Harville, Dr. Deirdre “DeeDee” Sullivan began her career with no experience in forensics. Despite her inexperience,...

Hall of Fame Nominee – Brett Alexander

by | Jan 6, 2023 | Uncategorized

Brett Alexander Long Beach Polytechnic High School For the 2023 CHSSA Hall of Fame, the Southern California Speech League would once again like to nominate Brett Alexander. Since Brett started coaching in 1993, CHSSA had inducted 44  members into its Hall of Fame, but...

Hall of Fame Nominee – Terry Abad

by | Jan 6, 2023 | Uncategorized

Terry Abad Lowell High School A latecomer to the world of speech and debate, Terry has had the great honor of coaching at his alma mater, Lowell High School in San Francisco, since 2006. Despite a complete lack of experience as a forensics competitor or coach, he...

Hall of Fame Nominee – Lexy Green

by | Dec 29, 2020 | Uncategorized

Lexy Green College Preparatory School I write this nomination with extreme pride and gratitude for the service of Lexy Green to the GGSA and the State of California over the past 30+ years. Lexy began her speech and debate journey as a competitor in the early 1980’s...

Hall of Fame Nominee – Steve Clemmons

by | Dec 29, 2020 | Uncategorized

Steve Clemmons Saratoga High School Steve Clemmons started his speech and debate coaching career his senior year at JFK Richmond when he was sent by his NSDA HOF coach David Dansky to teach extemporaneous speaking to Tommie Lindsey Jr.’s students. Steve qualified for...

Hall of Fame Nominee – Gregg Osborn

by | Dec 29, 2020 | Uncategorized

Gregg Osborn Helix Charter High School You would be hard-pressed to find a coach who was not willing to advocate for their students; this is simply part of the job. A much rarer occurrence is a coach who advocates for all students;regardless of their affiliation. This...

VP Activities Update

by | Oct 3, 2020 | Uncategorized

Angelique Ronald VP Activities Email VP Activities October Update It goes without saying that this year looks nothing like any of us anticipated or hoped. An undeniably trying time for so many people (and for so many reasons), this year is a demonstrable challenge. A...

Area II Update

by | Oct 3, 2020 | Uncategorized

Howdy friends,   Friendly Area II Chair here … Mikendra McCoy! In case we haven’t met … “Howdy!” In case we have met … “Howdy again!” (Note to group … league presidents, I tried to send to all in your league, but if you would resend and update school...

Thoughts on a New School year

by | Aug 28, 2020 | Uncategorized

Benjamin Cummings Editor/Webmaster Email Thoughts On A New School Year On the day of the first CHSSA meeting of the 2020-2021 school year I found myself thinking the same thing I have been thinking these past several months over and over again: what’s the point? A...

VP Activities Message – February 2019

by | Feb 13, 2019 | Uncategorized

Angelique Ronald VP Activities, CHSSA EmailFacebook Taking on Hunger With State seaon rapidly approaching , we have a lot we could talk about: deadlines, tournament schedule changes, rule interpretations, and every other piece of valuable tournament minutiae is...

President’s Message – October 2018

by | Oct 20, 2018 | Uncategorized

Reed Niemi President, CHSSA EmailFacebook President's Message - Oct. 2018 It is with great excitement that I share what CHSSA has been working on the past year. 2018-2019 promises to be an exciting year for California forensics! Under the leadership of Gay Brasher and...

Hall of Fame Memories 2018

by | Mar 19, 2018 | Uncategorized

Ron Underwood Historian - CHSSA Hall of Fame Memories In a Hall of Fame career there will be many ups and downs. Three CHSSA Hall of Famers have shared a few of their “ups” Current CHSSA President Reed Niemi  (CHSSA class of 2011) remembers: “The...

VP Activities Update 2018

by | Mar 19, 2018 | Uncategorized

Angelique Ronald CHSSA VP Activities VP Activities Updates 2018 The beautiful thing about the California High School Speech Association is that all of us, regardless of our position or tenure, stand on the shoulders of the giants who came before us.There is no problem...

Congress Update 2018

by | Mar 19, 2018 | Uncategorized

David Matley Congress Committee - Chair Sharon James Congress Committee - Member Bob Stockton Congress Committee - Member Congress Update 2018 Student Congress serves a unique role in forensics competition as it brings together the skills of both speech and debate in...

IE Update

by | Mar 19, 2018 | Uncategorized

Caiti Sarvey CHSSA IE Committee - Chair IE Committee Update   One can tell it is state qualifier time in California by a few hallmark signs. Highlighters become a treasured commodity and students become aggressively protective of one color. Speechies across the...