LITERACY
Night of the Literary Luminaries 2018
Inter-schools debating sign-ups
Inter-school debating sign-ups are now open for year 7 and 8! Sign-ups close Wednesday 15th May!
If you sign up you get:
- A training night run by experienced adjudicators from the Debaters Association of Victoria
- Experience in three friendly debates against other schools
This program is a great experience for anyone considering joining the senior inter-school competition in year 9!
If you sign-up you are committing to attend all sessions. They run in the evening after school on the following dates:
- Training night: Thursday August 22nd, 2019
- Round 1: Thursday September 5th, 2019
- Round 2: Thursday October 10th, 2019
- Round 3: Thursday October 31st, 2019
Location: St Leonard’s College, Brighton
If you sign up you must keep yourself free for these dates. Please speak to your parents and make sure you are allowed to attend.
Please sign up by filling out the google form:
If you have any questions contact Ms Dunn (cdu@brightonsc.vic.edu.au)
Monash Asian Studies Debating Competition
Registration is now open for the Monash Asian Studies Debating Competition! (Registration closes this THURSDAY!)
This is a debating competition open to students from Years 10-12, run by the DAV in conjunction with the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics at Monash University.
The topics will focus on contemporary issues relevant to Asia. The competition will consist of three preliminary rounds and a final. The preliminary rounds of the competition will run on Sunday 19th May at the Monash Clayton campus, with a final to be held separately.
Please email me (cdu@brightonsc.vic.edu.au) if you want to participate.
A reminder if you sign up you are expected to be available on the day!
Senior Public Speaking Competition 2019
Year 11 student John Nguyen competed against students from across the state in the Senior Public Speaking Competition at St Kevin’s College on the 28th of April. John presented one prepared speech on the topic of government access to encrypted messages, and two impromptu speeches. We congratulate John on his strong performance at this highly competitive event!
We have a large contingent of Year 7 and 8 students representing Brighton at the upcoming state Junior Public Speaking Competition across May and June. We wish these students luck with their upcoming competition!
Inter-school Debating 2019
The Brighton Secondary College Debating team participated in their first round of state debating competition on Wednesday the 8th of May. Four teams of students from 9 to 12 competed across three divisions.
They debated the topics:
- That we should criminally prosecute companies that use sweatshops
- That the government should have access to private citizens’ encrypted message
- That we should abolish political parties
Congratulations to the students who participated and the best of luck for the rest of the competition.
Participating students:
- Hannah Black
- Ailand Daly
- Sophie Barber
- Amy McKinley
- Dominika Bucko
- Gabby Lennon
- Cody Dinh
- John Nguyen
- Wei Li Boey
- Ashley Vulikh
- Alex Rozen
- Maddie Mavridis
- Nicolette Malakasiotis
- Kiani Bishop
- Sofia Vladimirov
