Student Voice

Interschool Debating Competition

On the evening of Thursday 28th of March, 9 students from DSC represented our school in Round 1 of the Debaters Association of Victoria Interschool Debating Competition at Ivanhoe Girls School. The students were: Kate, Betty and Jo from year 8, Nanki, Victoria and Mae-Rose from year 9, Emma from year 10 and Melissa and Jackson from year 11. All three teams performed strongly with some incredibly close finishes. DSC A and DSC B both found it challenging having to argue against a proposed ban on horse racing but they showed resilience and teamwork. DSC B lost by the narrowest of margins – the adjudicator said it was the closest debate he has ever seen! Kate McQueeney was awarded best speaker in acknowledgement of her fantastic effort presenting a logical and confident response to the affirmative’s case. All of the students who participated were a credit to themselves and their school and we would like to thank the parents for their support.

Kacey Martin

English/ Humanities Teacher