This week, we held our Year 9 and Year 10 Speech Finals. We were incredibly impressed by the courage, passion and capability shown by the speakers who performed in front of an audience of their peers.
The Year 9 Speakers were: Teigra Anker, Samuel Baroek, Kiara Bullock, Bianca Condon, Ginny Gibson, and Juno De Paauw
The topics were varied, with a broad range of issues like elite sport classes, the issues with single-use plastics, turning failure into success, healthcare issues in NZ, opinions, as well as discussing the issue of large class sizes in schools.
In 3rd place was Juno De Paauw. In 2nd place was Kiara Bullock, and the winner was Samuel Baroek. Well done!!
The Year 10 speakers were Olivia Aldridge, Alexandrea Borja, Amila Dlamini, Gwen Holmes, Taj Nukada and Joudy Zaky.
Y10 topics again were diverse with ideas such as the dangers of evolving technology, sustainable shopping, challenging parental expectations, our dystopian reality, victim rights and why everything is a dumpling explored.
Our Y10 placings were Alexandrea Borja in 3rd place, Joudy Zaky was runner-up, and Gwen Holmes received first place.
Thank you to our judges, Mandy Milne and Y10 Dean, Stephen Bradley for judging Y10 speeches and Mandy Milne and Philippa Holmes for judging Y9 speeches.
Ko te reo te ora. Language is Life.
