The Munster High School Speech Team competed at Fishers High School in the 2017 IHSFA State Speech Tournament. For the 8th consecutive year the Mustangs won the Class 2A State Champion Speech Team Title. In addition it was the 18th State Championship for Munster High School Speech and Debate.
Munster High School Junior, Easan Venkat, won an individual State Speech Championship in International Extemporaneous Speaking.
In the State Final Round 14 top 6 awards in various areas were awarded to students from Munster High School. As a team 34 of the 37 entries advanced to the State Quarterfinals.
These are the Munster Speech Members with the various individual titles they received as well as the State Championship:
- Ani Arzumanian: Senior-5th in Dramatic Interpretation
- Alexandra Bleza: Senior
- Richard Caraher: Junior-3rd in Original Performance
- Kelly Collins: Sophomore
- Jeremiah Eaton: Junior
- Noel Fary: Freshman
- Alejandro Flores: Sophomore
- Grace Gozdecki: Sophomore
- Cali Grzybowski: Sophomore
- Dylan Harish: Senior-4th in Discussion
- Trinitee Hassan: Freshman
- Emma Higgason: Freshman
- Shreyas Iyer: Sophomore-6th in Impromptu; 5th in United States Extemporaneous Speaking
- Hailey Johns: Freshman
- Tara Layous: Junior - 2nd in Poetry Interpretation
- Silvia Lombardo: Junior-4th in Poetry Interpretation
- Steven McDunn: Junior-3rd in Original Performance
- Connor Meyer: Junior
- Kalie Miles: Junior
- Noah Moell: Junior
- Alyssa Nahnsen: Freshman
- Eli Nirenberg: Sophomore
- Kwame Nnuro-Frimpong: Junior - 2nd in Prose Interpretation
- Chelsea Okolocha: Sophomore
- Benjamin Peters: Junior
- Maya Radjenovich: Sophomore-2nd in Dramatic Interpretation
- Alejandro Ramirez: Senior
- Alexandra Raycroft: Senior-6th in Dramatic Interpretation
- 3rd in Programmed Oral Interpretation
- Nate Rodenburg: Sophomore
- Alexandria Shinkan: Junior
- Jack Sullivan: Freshman
- Easan Venkat: Junior-State Champion in International Extemporaneous Speaking
- Mariah Villaroman: Senior
- Anna Whitney: Senior-6th in Discussion
Jordan Mayer is the Director of Speech and Debate. The MHS Speech Coaches are: Don Fortner, Helen Engstrom, Kathleen Boyle, Kathleen Gross, Stephanie Sepiol, Kenn O'Drobinak, Ryan Pohrte and Helena Jancosek.