Oakwood High School Speech and Debate Team members kicked off the 2023 - 2024 season with an impressive turnout at Centerville Tournashop. More than 50 novice Speech and Debate students from Ohio competed in the event.

Sophomore Maze Li Kudera took 1^st place in Dramatic Interpretation. Freshman Bea Drummy brought home 1^st place in Original Oratory.  Also placing first in their respective categories, sophomore Kay Handler in US Extemporaneous and freshman Graham Mhaskar in Congressional Debate Chamber B.

Sophomore Ruth Glaser earned a 2^nd place award in Dramatic Interpretation. Freshman Amelia Butler placed 3^rd in Lincoln Douglas Debate and freshman Charlotte Schnell 3^rd in US Extemporaneous.  In International Extemporaneous, senior Adam Chodkowski placed 3^rd.

Other top finishers were freshman Grey Skorupan 4^th place Congressional Debate Chamber A, Anna Guy 5^th place Congressional Debate Chamber A, junior Aamah Williams 5^th place Original Oratory, junior Noah Handler 5^th place US Extemporaneous and freshman Caleb Walton 5^th place Congressional Debate Chamber B.

The Speech and Debate season runs through March. Students qualifying for Nationals will have the opportunity to compete in the nationwide competition in June.