This past weekend, Olentangy Liberty’s Speech & Debate team traveled to Austintown for the state competition. The school placed 11th overall in the team sweepstakes, which is determined by the total points gained from the number of students who competed and how they performed. The team sent competitors in nine different categories: Congressional Debate, Congressional Debate – Senate, Declamation, Duo Interpretation, Informative Speaking, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Original Oratory, Public Forum Debate, and United States Extemporaneous Speaking. 

State Finals Results:

Shaurya Mishra – 13th (out of 104) in Congressional Debate

Sadie Seggerson – 14th (out of 97) in Congressional Debate – Senate

Nandini Uppala – 16th (out of 54) in Extemporaneous Speaking 

Niveditha Kadiam and Shakthi Baskar – 35th (out of 52) in Public Forum Debate

Lia Papachristou – 36th (out of 66) in Original Oratory 

Monnishaa Tambe – 17th (out of 66) in Original Oratory 

Benjamin Kurian – 32nd (out of 81) in Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Camryn Harris – 18th (out of 81) in Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Levi Li – 12th (out of 81) in Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Tarun Batchu – 7th (out of 81) in Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Meghavarshini Sivakumar – 61st (out of 64) in Informative Speaking

Lauren Childs – 37th (out of 64) in Informative Speaking

Anushka Chaba and Samantha Mahle – 37th (out of 38) in Duo Interpretation

Saniya Teni and Ria Naraian – 30th (out of 38) in Duo Interpretation

Grisha Yelisetty – 25th (out of 58) in Declamation

Varsha Banumukkala – 17th (out of 58) in Declamation