Ashritaa Palavalli is an ambitious IB Diploma student passionate about speech and debate, leadership, and helping others. As an assistant speech and debate coach, she mentors students in both speech and debate events, helping them refine their skills. She has competed in multiple tournaments, placing highly and developing strong public speaking, research, and critical thinking abilities. Outside of speech and debate, Ashritaa Palavalli is an active Teen Advisory Board member at the library, where she helps plan community events and assist patrons. Through Connect Me Tutoring and Connect Me Health, she mentors students and develops educational materials. Her experiences in leadership, tutoring, and event planning have strengthened her communication, organization, and problem-solving skills, which she applies both in and out of debate.