Had its first speech & leadership six-week-long workshop, Youth Leadership, brought by Valentina Barros in 2022. It was all sponsored by Toastmasters International
Hosted its first in-person Lions Club speech tournament in February 2022
Hosted its first TVSC (The Verbal Smackdown Championship) in 2022
Hosted Big Questions Debate and received a $1,000 grant
Will host its first official in-person Parli and LD tournament in January 2023
Lions Club
Students have been participating in the Lion’s Club Contest for the past four years
Half of the competitors for Lions Club in 2022 were students from Heritage
The highest competition level that has been reached is the Area Contest by Adriana Nicole in 2022
A journalist from East Bay Times wrote an article about Lion’s Club competitors from Heritage
Valentina Barros and Kylie Jansse-Peralta had two winning records in the 2021 November and 2022 January competitions and were recognized in the awards ceremony
Lincoln Douglas
Alison Chiu had a winning record in the January competitions
Simon Santiago used his vast knowledge of astronomy to good use and went undefeated in the 2022 January competition
Mr. Cauley was elected Lincoln Douglas debate Director, helping Heritage coordinate with other coaches and programs
