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Captains 2023-2024
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Lana Ealdama (12)
Special Events Planner
Congress Event Leader
Hi! I'm Lana Isabelle Ealdama. This is my fourth year in speech and debate! I'm an ex-policy debater, and now a three-year Congress debater. I'm also a proud broadcaster in speech. Outside of debate, you can find me at one of my various other clubs, listening to music, drowning in homework, or gardening. My goal this year? Crush it at state debate, and beat Plymouth at sectionals. Let's work together to make it happen!
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Bogdan Kolomiyets (12)
Promotion/ Recruitment Officer
Website Manager
PF ​Event Leader
Hi, I am a Public Forum debater and compete in International Extemp and Impromptu in Speech. I'm an ethnic Ukrainian and a professional Immigrant(USA is the 4th country i lived in). I enjoy scuba diving, tennis, walking my dog, soccer, hiking, skiing, traveling, history(I am a total history nerd), geopolitics and of course debate. Very excited to see this team grow and achieve great success. My personal goal for this season is to beat the Munster/Chesterton debate teams on the district level and Carmel on the state level.
#Domination
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Noah Shafer (11)
Communications Coordinator
World Schools Event Leader
Hey everyone. I'm the other Noah S(c)hafer, also known as "Baby Shafe", I primarily compete in PF, although I have experience in every single debate event. For speech, I compete in USX and often double in OO. For this season, I look forward to helping build an everlasting foundation for the Penn Speech and Debate Program, along with helping Penn capture its first State Championship in school history.
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Noah Schafer (12)
Middle School Debate Director
PF ​Event Leader
Website Manager
Hi guys! I'm (also) Noah, and I primarily compete in Public Forum in debate and discussion in speech, and also have experience in Congress debate and World Schools debate. Outside of debate, I enjoy running on the cross country and track teams, being outdoors, watching YouTube, and rooting for ND football and basketball. For this season, I'm looking forward to building a lasting foundation for the team, having a good time with my teammates, and trying to win state as a team in debate.
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Chris Chapple (12)
Novice Curriculum Developer
Policy Event Leader
Hi! I'm Chris, and I compete in policy debate. I'm really looking forward to being on the team this year, and I hope we can have a good time together and experience lots of success.
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Bella Schaetzle (12)
Social Media Manager
Policy Event Leader
Welcome fellow competitors, aspiring debaters, and curious parents. My name is Bella Schaetzle and I will be a senior this year. During the debate season I compete in policy debate. Then, once speech season comes around, I transition to being an informative speaker. When I'm not researching the NATO budget or reading up on the Green New Deal, I enjoy playing the bass guitar and reading. This summer I spent most of my free time in the Notre Dame Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics lab with my mentors and close colleagues whom I intern for. I hope that this year I can play a significant role in creating a closer family like atmosphere and a lasting foundation for the future success of the Penn Speech and Debate Team. If you have any questions don't hesitate to email me!
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Alex Wagler (12)
Statistician/ Record Keeper
Lincoln Douglas Event Leader
Hi guys, I'm Alex! I do Lincoln Douglas debate. I'm looking forward to competing this season and helping all of the new people on our team compete as well!
Coaches
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Jeremy Starkweather (Head Coach)
I love teaching students how to debate because it is an incredibly rewarding experience. Watching my students learn and grow as public speakers and debaters gives me a great sense of fulfillment and pride. I also love seeing the team succeed and knowing that I have helped them achieve their goals.
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Sara Dunn (Assistant Debate Coaches)
Coming soon
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Danielle Black and Nora Noble (Assistant Speech Coaches)
Coming soon