A record number 39 qualifiers represented the Mason High School Speech and Debate Team at this year's Ohio Speech and Debate Association's State Finals in Sylvania, OH, March 1-3.
"In addition to earning its sixth State Champion title in school history, Mason's team placed sixth overall in Team Sweepstakes out of 67 schools in attendance," shared MHS Speech & Debate Head Coach Melissa Donahue."Way to go, Comets!"
Competition Results:
State Champion
Declamation -
Prathamesh Chati
State Runner-Up
Informative Speaking -
Rishi Mehta
Finalists
Informative Speaking -
Avi Parshionikar
Student Congress -
Suraj Komatineni
Semi-Finalist
US Extemporaneous Speaking -
Musa Khan
Quarter Finalists
US Extemporaneous Speaking -
Vidhan Bhardwaj
Informative Speaking -
Arnav Divekar
Declamation -
Mira Krishnan
Original Oratory -
Shriya Penmetsa
International Extemporaneous Speaking -
Aditi Rajgopal
Public Forum Debate - Team of
Atneya Nair and
Rahul Ramesh
Lincoln-Douglas Debate -
Karishma Ponkshe
Octa-Finalists
Public Forum Debate - Team of
Megan Cui and
Anagh Kulkarni