Vennela Jonnala
Public Speaking & Debate Coach
Honors & Recognition
Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award (3x)
National Parliamentary Debate Invitational: 1st Seed + Quarterfinalists
FTC – Robot Game Champion / First Inspire Award Winning Team
2022 MESA Hackathon - 1st Place
2022 MESA Coding Solutions - 2nd Place, Regionals Qualifier
American Invitational Mathematics Exam (AIME) Qualifier
Biography
Whenever possible, I love to learn new things and spread my knowledge. I spend my days challenging myself academically and elsewhere, including through reading and learning new things, founding multiple STEM clubs, and competing in robotics, math, and coding teams. I work to spread and share what I learn through my extensive work with educational nonprofits Fremont Debate Academy and NorCal Robotics. I have volunteered for over 400 hours and won the Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award three times for my work with these organizations. I also have multiple hundreds of hours of experience teaching and leading debate/public speaking programs as a Vice President for FDA, and it has become one of my favorite parts of my high school career. More than anything else, it is always important to me that I truly enjoy, love, and learn from everything I do.
My passion for learning and teaching has inspired my strong belief in the importance of education. In fact, if I could change any one thing in the world, I would make quality education accessible to every single person. I also believe that everyone should be given the same educational opportunities, regardless of their background, where they live, or what school they go to. This is why I have decided that my purpose is to create opportunities for others, educational or otherwise.