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!

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. 

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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. 

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. 

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.

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!

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!