Brandon Batham

Brandon Batham is a former TCFL competitor from Burbank HS, and a former head coach for the North Hollywood HS Speech and Debate Team.

Competitive Career
Brandon Batham, a prominent competitor from Burbank HS, was involved with speech and debate for two years (2008-2010). His event focuses in his first year were Humorous Interpretation and Congressional Debate, and in his second year were Original Advocacy, Congressional Debate, and Public Forum Debate. With an off-and-on career, Brandon's main league/state/national highlights include his being:


 * A 2009 TCFL State Championship Qualifier in Humorous Interpretation


 * 2010 TCFL Original Advocacy Champion


 * A 2010 National Qualifier/Champion in the NFL's West LA District (with Iain Lampert, in a separate house)


 * A 2010 Semi-Finalist in Original Advocacy at CHSSA's State Championship

Invitational highlights include his being:


 * 2010 Cal Lutheran Invitational Persuasive Speaking Champion


 * A 2010 Berkeley Invitational Top Presiding Officer


 * 2010 (and first ever) SOCES Spat 'N Squeak Character Congress Champion


 * 2010 SOCES Spat 'N Squeak Acceptance Speech Champion


 * 2010 SOCES Spat 'N Squeak Impromptu Eulogy Runner-Up

Post-Competitive Career/Misc. Info
Brandon graduated in 2010 from Burbank HS and went on to attend LA Valley College in Valley Glen, CA. In September 2010, Brandon was contacted by his good friend, and fellow TCFL'r, Krikor Kouyoumdjian, who asked him to come on as a co-coach for the Speech and Debate Team at Krikor's alma mater, North Hollywood HS. Brandon accepted his request, and, through a series of undefined events, Brandon became the head and sole Speech and Debate coach for North Hollywood HS. Brandon is the first ever college freshman to be the head coach of a TCFL team. Brandon returned for a second year during the 2011-2012 academic year, and consistently coached his team to multiple awards at each tournament. During his tenure at North Hollywood, Brandon has increased the size of the team, instituted practical team policies and produced outstanding team-wide results.

Brandon is currently the Student Trustee serving on the Board of Trustees for the LA Community College District, which serves 9 campuses and 250,000 students as the largest CC District in the nation. He is studying theater and political science at LA Valley College.