Josephine Tai

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JOSEPHINE TAI started debating Public Forum in middle school and has since continued to compete for Milpitas High School for the past four years. She served as the secretary for the Milpitas Speech and Debate Team her sophomore year and vice-president of the team her junior and senior year. Josephine and her partner have accumulated one gold and two silver bids to the Tournament of Champions and have placed in late elimination rounds at numerous local and travel tournaments - including the Harker School Nichols Invitational, Stanford Invitational, Cal Invitational, Robert Garcia Invitational, The Presentation Invitational, SCU Dempsey Cronin Invitational, Alta Silver and Black Invitational, the Quarry Lane Womxns Tournament and more. During her sophomore, junior, and senior year, Josephine has consistently coached public forum debate to students within her school district - ranging from middle school students to high school novice and junior-varsity teams. She firmly believes that speech and debate is a crucial, valuable activity to teach students how to think critically and communicate. She’s excited to contribute to Golden State Academy.

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Competitive Highlights

• Qualified to TOC Gold 2018
• ​Qualified to NCFL Nationals in Public Forum 2015
• 3 bids to the Tournament of Champions
• Quarry Lane Womxn Round Robin 2018: 1st place
• Cal Invitational @ UC Berkeley 2018: Triple-Octofinalist
• Stanford Invitational 2018: Triple-Octofinalist
• James Logan Invitational 2018: Octofinalist
• Alta Silver and Black Invitational 2017: Octofinalist
• SCU Dempsey Cronin Invitational 2017: Double-Octofinalist
• The Presentation Invitational 2017: Semi-finalist
• The Harker School Nichols Invitational 2017: Double-Octofinalist
• The Harker School Nichols Invitational 2016: Octofinalist
• Invited to the Quarry Lane Womxn Round Robin