Clash of the Clichés: A Night of Hilariously Serious Debates

Thu Apr 30 2026 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm UTC-07:00

Village Well Books & Coffee | Culver City

Village Well Books & Coffee
Publisher/HostVillage Well Books & Coffee
Clash of the Clich\u00e9s: A Night of Hilariously Serious Debates
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See Culver City Middle School students debate Culver City politicians about the most important topics of our time!
About this Event

Get ready for a fun and fast-paced night of ideas, arguments, and community spirit on serious topics such as, "Resolved: Socks with sandals are an acceptable fashion choice." Join us for Clash of the Clichés, a special fundraising night where Culver City Middle School Speech & Debate students will go head-to-head with city officials in a series of lively debate rounds. Who will take the win? The audience will get to decide! Here are the scheduled matchups:

  • Freddy Puza, Mayor vs.Ben “The Brainstorm” Polesetsky – 8th Grade
  • Bubba Fish, Vice Mayor vs. Arya “The Argument Archer” Rath – 7th Grade
  • Yasmine-Imani McMorrin, Culver City Council Member & Former Mayor vs. Sakina “The Statement Queen” Shaiq – 7th Grade
  • Dan O'Brien, Culver City Council Member vs. Ford “Full-Throttle Facts” Miller – 6th Grade
  • Alex Fisch, Former Mayor of Culver City vs. Christopher “Cross-Ex Crusher” Tomasz – 7th Grade
  • Stephanie Loredo, Culver City School Board President vs. Bowie “Boom Boom” Horowitz – 6th Grade
  • Andrew Lachman, Culver City School Board Member vs. Lev “The Logic Lion” Miller – 7th Grade
  • Triston Ezidore, Culver City School Board Member vs. Jerome “The Baxt-Attack” Baxt – 7th Grade

This event supports the CCMS Speech & Debate Team as they work toward raising $25,500 to travel to the National Speech & Debate Association National Tournament this June in Richmond, VA and compete on the biggest national stage for youth public speakers and debaters. Cheer on our students, enjoy spirited debate, and help send the team to Richmond. With a generous $5000 grant from CCEF and the $3,460 the students have already raised, we have $17,040 to go to meet our goal so that all of our 13 qualifying students, their coach, and three chaperones can make the trip.

Great arguments. Great cause. Great community night. We can't wait to see you there!

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Village Well Books & Coffee, 9900 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, United States

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