• Speech and debate team national qualifiers, from left: Sydney Rettig, Hana El Nemr, Bella Aromas and Andy Chung.
    Speech and debate team national qualifiers, from left: Sydney Rettig, Hana El Nemr, Bella Aromas and Andy Chung.
  • Debra Kemp, speech and debate team head coach, and Rick Rettig, former head coach and current parent coach.
    Debra Kemp, speech and debate team head coach, and Rick Rettig, former head coach and current parent coach.

    The Perrysburg High School speech and debate team was recognized at the 92nd National Speech and Debate Tournament held in Louisville, Kentucky, in June. More than 8,500 students from 1,194 schools competed in 22 categories, making this the largest tournament in the 97-year history of the National Speech and Debate Association.

    Graduated seniors Bella Aromas, Sydney Rettig and Hana El Nemr, along w…