The debating season has come to a close for another year, but it has certainly been one full of excitement.
Our last rounds for the Year 8 and 9 teams saw the following results:
Also, congratulations to Kavishi Alles (Year 8) who won the Crazy Hair competition round – well done!
The Year 10 Debating team had a short-prep debate against Pulteney Grammar School. This is where two teams are given a topic upon arrival and must prepare presentations within a time limit. The teams had 90 minutes to prepare their speeches. The topic was that “Australia should adopt nuclear power plants” … and we won!
Congratulations to Mia Hodge, Molly Hynes and Brooklyn O’Shea (debaters), and fellow researcher Emmasyn Start for putting on a great debate. You demonstrated poise and confidence in what was a complex topic and your rebuttal techniques were outstanding. Most importantly, you worked well as a team through strong collaboration before your debate, as well as during. Well done!
If anyone is interested in joining the debating team in 2021, we would love to hear from you.
Zefi Pezos and Linda Beck
Debating Teachers
