Organization of Speech and Debate 

11/03/20  

*​Called To Order At 12:40 PM 

 
11 of 20 Members Present 
 
1. Only ​1​ club meeting left virtually! All Ripon High students will be coming 

back to school on November 30th, 2020 

- Next club meeting, we will discuss how to run the Organization in December. 
2. Impromptu speech topic: Should the Ripon Unified School District have 
allowed high school students to come back to school given the risks 
involved? 
3. Fall semester speaking contest November 17th, 2020. More information: 
https://riponhighspeech.weebly.com/competitions.html  
- We discussed the best time for our speaking competition. Many of our teachers 
prefer 8:00 AM, while some students prefer the afternoon. However, we 
ultimately decided to have it in the morning. 
4. Topic, Rubric, and Judges confirmed! 

- Mr. Mayfield, Mr. Musseman, Mrs. Ochoa 

5. Announcements to publicize the Fall Semester Speaking Competition 
 
Adjourned at 1:05 PM* 
 
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