Members of the Mason High School Speech & Debate Team competed at the Greater Miami Valley District Tournament on February 1 at Centerville High School. The Comets achieved 38 state qualifiers to the Ohio Speech and Debate Association's State Tournament that will be held in Wooster, OH March 6-7.
MHS OSDA State Qualifiers include the following students:
Declamation: Chaarvi Shah, Mira Krishnan, Rhea Mehta, and Pranav Chati
Duo Interpretation: Ayushe Nagpal and Juhi Rai, Arjun Narang and Sia Dornhecker
Humorous Interpretation: Ananya Bhavanishankar, Diya Joshi, Michael Perrin, Raj Vangani
Informative Speaking: Ishana Galgali, Meera Rajeev, Nikith Vangala, Aakash Shah
US Extemporaneous Speaking: Alishaan Ali, Ameya Saraf, Guhan Krishnan, Amey Haridhas
International Extemporaneous Speaking: Sanjay Swamy, Veena Ganti, Suniska Prathipati, Aaryan Makavana
Original Oratory: Shriya Penmetsa, Katie Short, Reva Reddy, Devansh Maladkar
Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Tony Liu, Arun Rajan, Kunal Ponkshe
Program Oral Interpretation: Laalitya Acharya
Public Forum Debate: Advait Chirayil and Rahul Parikh, Amogh Iyanna and Alex Ye, Rohith Chandrasekar and Riya Zutshi
The MHS Speech & Debate Team is coached by Head Coach Sunayna Ponkshe, Assistant Coach Dr. Carmen Scalfaro, Junior Coaches Ajay Saraf and Vinamra Aggrawal, and Student Captains Diya Joshi, Shirya Penmetsa, Tony Liu, and Alishaan Ali .
