Debating 

Grade 6 Public Speaking Competition 

On Thursday 22nd October, the Debating and Public Speaking team held the annual Grade 6 Public Speaking Competition in the Hall. After running heats in their own schools, finalists from Northcote Primary School, Fitzroy North Primary School and Bell Primary School presented their interpretation of the topic: "Words Can Change the World".  All the students did really well speaking in front of the audience in the hall.  

Prizes were awarded to: 

1st place: June Fisher – Bell PS 

2nd place: Pippa McCraith – Fitzroy North PS 

3rd place: Josie Shaw – Northcote PS 

With Honourable mention for best interpretation of the topic to Ellie Keech (Bell PS).  

The competition was hosted by Hafsa Aden and Erica Cheong-Holdaway with judges Sopia Liarris (71), Indigo O'Brien (8F) and Ms Balis.   

- Hafsa Aden 8C 

Interschool debating: Junior School Program 

On Thursday the 29th of October, the JSP debating team, which consists of Indigo O’Brien (8F), Erica Cheong-Holdaway (8C), and Eamonn Kearney (7D) participated in their second debate of the Junior School Program, against Ilim college. 

The topic was ‘We Should Restrict the Development of AI Data Centres in Australia’. Our team was debating on the negative side, (so we were saying we should not restrict the development of AI data centres in Australia) and we won by two points! This was an excellent way to end the program and hopefully gives us more confidence and experience in future debates for next year. 

- Eamonn Kearney  7D