Inter-House Public Speaking

Showcasing the depth of public speaking was easily achieved in the Inter-House Public Speaking Competition held at School on Friday August 16th.

While the team list can be viewed below, it was the great spirit shown at each level that was equally impressive. Year 7 students presented their views on the question of zoos and Year 8 speakers discussed the idea that ‘Schools teach more than subjects’. These speeches were marked by their logical arguments and assured delivery. Mrs Christine Phillips and Mrs Kathryn Barton adjudicated this section of the competition.

Year 9 and 10 students were invited to express their view on the topic of packaging and plastic bag use and the competitive nature of youth sports. These year levels were able to present some very convincing arguments on these concerns and the adjudicators, (Mr Scott Langan and Mrs Allison Crickmore), were impressed with their speeches.

It seems the senior years provide the chance for long-suffering public speaking rivalries to be fought out. This section of the competition brings out the best in our students and their skills are well developed. Confident delivery and well-constructed arguments and ideas are a hallmark of our senior students. Their greatest challenge was to limit their speeches to 3 minutes! Mr Jarred Vehlen, Mrs Alisoun Downing and Mrs Jane Marks were working hard to adjudicate these speeches.

As the convenor of this annual competition, which contributes points toward the House Cup, I would like to thank the members of the Senior Public Speaking Club for their MC and Timekeeping roles on the day, and the Prefects for their help with crowd control. The English Department again supplied adjudicators. I’m grateful for all those who have assisted the students in their preparation for this event.

Results for the competition this year are:

OVERALL RESULTS 2019

PLACE	HOUSE	POINTS
1st	Jenkin	30
2nd	Millward	27
3rd	Frew	23
4th	Riley	17
5th	Aherne	16
6th	Jones	14

Individual Results

	TOPIC	PLACE
Year 7	We should close all zoos.	Equal 1st Charlotte Cooney, Ava Bonsey3 Greta Burn4 Remy Tanner5 Claudia Stone6 Tom Smith
Year 8	Schools teach more than just subjects.	1 Sophie Mayes2 Liya Roy3 Aksharan Ahobanan4 Wasik Ajmain5 Connor McKenzie6 Eliza Hausler
Year 9	Plastic bags and packaging should be banned.	1 Xavier Maruff2 Ebony Waltz3 Will Hamilton4 Bert Whiteley5 Angus Falconer6 Ella Townsend
Year 10	Youth sports are too competitive.	1 Oliver Lowther2 Millie Lourie3 Tilly Schier4 Carina Griffin5 Ruby Fletcher6 Lasith Kulesekera
Year 11	Museums are unimportant in the digital age.	1 Dom Tune2 Amy Bachman3 Zoe Hilson4 Emma Greenall5 Liam Tinker6 Chelsea Dillon
Year 12	Freedom of speech is everyone’s right.	1 Jordan Rogers2 Evie Crawford3 Charlie Wardrop4 Abbey Saxon5 Max Tulloch6 Jared Hodges

Winsome Wastell

MiC Public Speaking Club

Please click on the image above to view the Individual Winners