Public Speaking Competition
Throughout Term 2, we had been teaching our students how to write a speech that they can use to enter the Public Speaking Competition. This competition involves other schools in the Georges River Network competing against each other to see who will be the overall champion. The teachers and students worked very hard to have the speeches ready so that all students had the opportunity to enter. Students also had the option to write their own speech at home if they wished.
Class Finals
In Weeks 1-4 of Term 3, the Class Finals were held. The class teachers had the difficult job of picking 2 representatives to move onto the next division of the competition, the Stage Finals.
Stage Finals
On Wednesday the 27th of August, the Stage 1 representatives from each class competed. They were Felicity K/1T, Phoenix 1/2A, Aleeya 1/2A, Aaliyah 1/2L, Harla 1/2L, Melina 1/2S, Sabah 1/2S, Ariyah 1/2K, and Anna 1/2K. The adjudicators had a very tough decision, as they had to choose 1 winner to compete at the Network Finals, and 1 highly commended student. The winner was Aaliyah Mawassi 1/2L who presented a speech on ‘Playtime should be longer’, and the highly commended student was Aleeya White 1/2A who spoke about ‘All children should have a pet’. It was lovely to hear their speeches!
On Monday the 1st of September, the Early Stage 1 representatives from each class battled it out. They were Dominic KM, William KM, Olivia KP, Aliyah KP, and Elissa K/1T. It was another very challenging decision from the adjudicators as they also had to choose 1 winner to compete at the Network Finals, and 1 highly commended student. The winner was Elissa Slaybi K/1T who presented a speech on ‘Why cats are my favourite animal’ and the highly commended student was William Selwyn in KM who presented a speech on ‘Why the New Zealand Warriors are the best team in the NRL’. Well done on making it to the next round!
On Wednesday the 3rd of September, the Stage 2 representatives from each class took part in the competition. They were Alessia 3/4R, Emily 3/4R, Ilyas 3/4K, Alissa 3/4K, Harper 3/4S, Lucas 3/4S, George 3/4E, and Toby 3/4E. Once again, the adjudicators were presented with a highly challenging decision. The winner was Harper from 3/4S who presented a speech on ‘Choices’ and the highly commended student was Alessia from 3/4R who presented a speech on ‘Why Gen Alpha is the best generation’. Amazing work, Stage 2!
On Thursday the 4th of September, the Stage 3 representatives from each class competed. They were Isabella 5/6K, Losa 5/6K, Zenji 5/6S, Jackson 5/6S, Layla 5/6Z, Anushi 5/6Z, Nevaeh 5/6P, Zaara 5/6P, Jameson 5/6G, and Jamimah 5/6G. Yet again, the adjudicators had a tough decision on their hands. The winner was Layla from 5/6Z who presented a speech on ‘Why the school education system nis outdated’ and the highly commended student was Jackson from 5/6S who presented a speech on ‘Social media should be banned’. Well done on making it to the next round!
Thank you to our adjudicators for the Stage Finals; Mrs Wilson, Mrs Parsons-Tran, Mrs O’Donnell, Mrs Power, Mrs Schafer, Miss Kostoglou, Mrs Partridge and Mrs Dalton.
The winners will compete at the Network Finals at GRC Peakhurst Campus on Monday, 22nd September 2025.
Miss Kostoglou
Public Speaking Coordinator