Welcome to the Sinnott PTA Xpressions public speaking program!
This is offered online via zoom on a weekly basis and split across two groups K-G2 and G3 - G6. It is led by high-school student volunteers who are seasoned in public-speaking (duo, humorous-interpretation, impromptu, parliamentary-debates) and have competed at district and state level.
Kaeya Bhide is a 10th grader at Evergreen Valley High School. She has participated in many public speaking competitions and has been doing competitive speech for all of middle school. She is familiar with all the speech events and currently participates in Informative Speaking and Humorous Interpretation. Aside from her experience, she has finaled at many top competitions. She has double championed at Bay Area Middle School Championship and she recently won third at Middle School Nationals. Kaeya enjoyed working with students last year and watching them grow. She can't wait to share her passion for public speaking with the students this year!
Nadine Abdelhamid is a 10th grader at Evergreen Valley High School. She has been doing speech and debate since 4th grade, and has competed in numerous tournaments since then. She’s competed in Storytelling, Original Oratory, Humorous Interpretation, and Lincoln Douglas Debate, but her favorites are Humorous Interpretation and Dramatic Interpretation. This year, she’s competed in 7 tournaments so far in both HI and DI. She is extremely excited to be able to share with young minds the world of speech and debate and all the fun it brings!
Niara Jhaveri is a 10th grader at Evergreen Valley High School. She has being doing competitive speech throughout middle school and has participated in multiple tournaments over the years. Niara is familiar with Platform and Limited Prep events, and currently participates in Informative Speaking and Declamation. She has finaled at multiple tournaments, including State Championships. Niara is passionate about public speaking skills and is very excited to meet and engage with the students!
Sanvi Venugopal is a 10th grader at Evergreen Valley High School. She has been doing speech and debate since 5th grade, and has competed in numerous tournaments since then. Sanvi has placed in district tournament, states, and national tournaments. Her dream is to win 1st place at nationals! She’s competed in multiple events, including: Storytelling, Prose, Dramatic Interpretation, and Poetry. She is very excited to coach these kids and guide their way into growing as public speakers!
The theme for this showcase was “If you could have one superpower, what would it be and why?”
The theme for this showcase was “Who do you look up to and why?”
The theme for this showcase was "If there was one thing you could change in the world, what would it be and why?”
The theme for this showcase was "The person who inspires me”.
The theme for this showcase was "Passions”.
