Perrysburg Speech and Debate

Run by the PHS Speech and Debate team 2021-2022 // Toledo District // OSDA

[Perrysburg Speech and Debate @pburgspeech]

Congratulations to Andy Chung (IX), Hana El Nemr (OO), and Sydney Rettig (DI) for qualifying to the national tournament! For all bigs competitors and national qualifiers across the state, we applaud your efforts this weekend.🎉

[Perrysburg Speech and Debate @pburgspeech]

We will also be joined by several Congress competitors representing the ‘burg. And never to forget our bid-outs, Sydney Rettig (DI), Nikhil Methi (DEC), and Andy Chung (IX). Congratulations to all district competitors and state qualifiers statewide!

[Perrysburg Speech and Debate @pburgspeech]

Congratulations to a Perrysburg record-breaking number of state qualifiers and all competitors that contributed to our proud Toledo District Championship!

Taqwa Arif (4th DEC), Max Baca (1st DI), Merritt Backus (2nd DI), Andy Englehart & James Xiao (5th DUO)…

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….Yasmine Maklad (2nd INF), Hana El Nemr (5th OO), Shambhavi Brahme (6th OO), Jia Thakker & Nithya Rajan (2nd PF), Jacob Xiao & Patrick Chen (3rd PF), Bella Aromas (2nd USX), and Tom Van Camp (5th USX)

[Perrysburg Speech and Debate @pburgspeech]

Shoutout to the rest of our team: Aiden Bielefeld (CON), Khair Ali (DEC), Taqwa Arif (DEC), Iryna Snahoshchenko (DEC), and James Xiao & Andy Englehart (DUO). Congratulations to all competitors across the state this weekend. We're ready to see you all post-season!

[Perrysburg Speech and Debate @pburgspeech]

Napoleon yielded 1st sweeps and…

Nikhil Methi 3rd DEC
Sydney Rettig 4th DI
Merritt Backus 2nd DI
Max Baca 1st DI
Andy Chung 1st IX
Hana El Nemr 5th OO
Shambhavi Brahme 4th OO
Ling Chen & Cindy Ma 2nd PF
Jacob Xiao & Patrick Chen 1st PF
Tom Van Camp 4th USX
Bella Aromas 2nd USX

[Perrysburg Speech and Debate @pburgspeech]

We’d also like to give some honorable mentions to Aiden Bielefeld (CD), Taqwa Arif (DEC), Khair Ali (DEC), Yasmine Maklad (INF), Jacob Xiao & Patrick Chen (PF), Cindy Ma & Ling Chen (PF), Jia Thakker & Nithya Rajan (PF), and last but certainly not least, Tom Van Camp (USX)!🐝

[Perrysburg Speech and Debate @pburgspeech]

We saw great things from our fifteen Sylvania competitors over the last two days!

Nikhil Methi - 6th (DEC)
Sydney Rettig - 5th (DI)
Andy Chung - 2nd (IX)
Bella Aromas - 2nd (USX)

Congrats to Andy for securing his place as our third state qualifier with his fourth bid!🎉

[Perrysburg Speech and Debate @pburgspeech]

An additional congratulations to Perrysburg competitors Nikhil Methi (DEC), Iryna Snahoshchenko (DEC), Khair Ali (DEC), Yasmine Maklad (INF), Shambahvi Brahme (OO), Ling Chen and Cindy Ma (PF), Jacob Xiao and Patrick Chen (PF) and Tom Van Camp (USX).

[Perrysburg Speech and Debate @pburgspeech]

Perrysburg made an excellent showing at Hathaway Brown yesterday and we will have some competitors receiving their awesome HB sticker awards soon!

Max Baca - 4th DI
Merritt Backus - 3rd DI
Taqwa Arif - 6th DEC
Bella Aromas - 5th USX
Andy Chung - 1st IX🏆

[Perrysburg Speech and Debate @pburgspeech]

Sydney and Nikhil not only both placed, but both earned their fourth bids to the state tournament in their respective categories!🎉

We’d also love to give a shout-out to newcomers Iryna Snahoshchenko (DEC), Taqwa Arif (DEC), and Tom Van Camp (USX) for some personal bests.

[Perrysburg Speech and Debate @pburgspeech]

Perrysburg Speech and Debate is back and ready for 2022!
We kicked off our year at Chardon with a great showing from our eight competitors.

Andy Chung - 5th IX
Bella Aromas - 5th USX
Nikhil Methi - 3rd DEC
Max Baca - 2nd DI
Sydney Rettig - 1st DI🏆

[Perrysburg Speech and Debate @pburgspeech]

We were also proudly represented by six other stellar competitors:
Linzy Taylor - POE
Yasmine Maklad - EXP
Rowan Creps - DI
Dakota (girlboss) Bach & Max Baca - DUO
Bella Aromas - CON

Congratulations to all competitors who have represented Toledo and Ohio!🦫

[Perrysburg Speech and Debate @pburgspeech]

Perrysburg Speech & Debate finished its Nats21 appearance after an incredible team showing! Merritt Backus led the charge breaking all the way to HI quarterfinals. Andy Chung was close behind in IX double-octofinals. Congrats for achieving top 30 and 102, respectively!👍🏼🥳💫

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Perrysburg Speech & Debate adds another National Qualifier! Congratulations to Bella Aromas for her performance today and for qualifying in Student Congress 🏆🥳

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Congratulations to Perrysburg’s first Sophomore IX Finalist, Andy Chung, and our State Champion, and Madam Co-President, Hanan Sjah 🏆

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Perrysburg High School Speech & Debate broke their own records at States 2021 this past weekend!

The team broke 11 students to quarterfinals, 7 to semifinals, and 2 to finals! The team was also awarded “School of Excellence in Rhetoric” We are so proud of our team!

[Perrysburg Speech and Debate @pburgspeech]

Qualifying to the 2021 NSDA National Tournament:
Rowan Creps in DI
Merritt Backus in HI
Max Baca and Dakota Bach in DUO
Andy Chung in IX
And Linzy Taylor will be taking the first alternate spot for POI!

[Perrysburg Speech and Debate @pburgspeech]

Congratulations to everyone who competed at bigs this weekend! The following people will be representing Perrysburg at the National Tournament this summer:

[Perrysburg Speech and Debate @pburgspeech]

Congratulations to everyone who competed at bigs this weekend! Now here are the people who will be representing Perrysburg at the national tournament this summer: