Debating News
December 2023
Mullauna Junior Grand Final Debates and The Swannie Award in our region
There is still great news coming in from the Mullauna Debate Teams.
Mullauna Junior Grand Final Debates
Each year the junior classes have in-class debates. The best of these teams then play class against class, during Head Start, to find an overall winning team. The debates this year were of an extremely high calibre. Students demonstrated self-motivation in addition to excellent research, collaborative and organisational skills.
Year 8 (2023): Topic: That the Melbourne Cup should be banned.
| The 2023 winning team: | The runner-up team: |
|---|---|
| Ethan Blakeman | Mike Waycott |
| Georgia Rose Giannaris | Alex Giannaris |
| Bella McKinnon | Oliver Moyes |
Year 7 (2023):Topic: That horse racing should be banned.
| The 2023 winning team: | The runner-up team: |
|---|---|
| Kasper Leoncelli | Michael Bamford |
| Benjamin MacDonald | William Michel |
| Erin Satherley | April Stacey |
The Swannie Award
In the second marvellous piece of news, two of our Senior Debate Team, Alex Sayle and Andrew Fankhauser, are the joint #1 winners of the Swannie Award in our region.
The Swannie Award is named after Alan Swanwick, a long-time member of the DAV and a pioneer of debating in Victoria. “Swannies” are awarded to the speaker in each region and grade who has the highest average speaker score after completing in at least two debates during the year.
Thank you Wayne Howell for helping adjudicate the end of year in-house debates.
Seasonal salutations to all!
Tamsin Davidson
Debating coach and coordinator
Head of the English Faculty