Debating

DAV Report

Round three of DAV competition was held on the 2/6/17 at Brighton Grammar, and was a very successful night for the St Bede’s College Debating Squad, winning five debates from seven. B Grade were intent on arguing that Australia should increase its spending on foreign aid, whilst D grade grappled with the issue of whether or not to allow increased development on Antarctica.

Results:

B Grade:Jeremy Mann, Dillon Bulman and Edward McGarry, defeated Star of The Sea by five points. Joint Best Speakers awarded to Dillon Bulman and Jeremy Mann.

D Grade:

SBC 1: Tom Burn, Damon Kelly and Jacob Legge, defeated Star of The Sea by three points; Best Speaker awarded to Jacob Legge.

SBC 2: Elijah Barrett, Flynn Morley and Tom Griffin, defeated Wesley College, Elsternwick, by one point. Best Speaker awarded to Elijah Barrett.

SBC 3: John Cassar, Will Devlin , Jacob Barry and Jack Pooley, defeated by Kostka Hall 2.

SBC 4: Sam Gough, Ronan Larkin, Sebastian Mooney, defeated St Leonard’s College 5 , by one point. Joint Best Speakers, Sam Gough and Sebastian Mooney.

SBC 5: Sam Murray, Jack Dawson and Blake Wilden, defeated by Albert Park Secondary College, by one point.

SBC 6: Tomas Cooling, Lachlan Doyle and Ben Martinelli, defeated Sandringham Secondary College 1, by two points. Best Speaker awarded to Lachlan Doyle.

At this stage of the season, many of our D Grade teams a well placed for continued success as the race for a place in finals heats up. Two excellent debates from our B Grade team sees them also competitively placed with two rounds to go.

Thank you to the staff mentors who so generously give of their time and their talents, especially at this busy time of the year: Carl De Souza, Michael Moses, Sally Spencer, Laura Matthews and

Br Doug O’Riley.

Round 4 takes place on Wednesday, 21 June, at Brighton Grammar, all supporters welcome.

Kaylene Menara

SBC Debating Coordinator