2015 ACS Public Speaking

Public Speaking

 

2015 ACS PUBLIC SPEAKING FINALISTS

Junior Speakers:

 
1stSt Leonard’s 
2ndLoyola 
3rdOvernewton 
   

Intermediate Speakers:

 
1stWestbourne 
2ndSt Leonard’s 
3rdThomas Carr 
   

Senior Speakers:

 
1stOvernewton 
2ndSt Michael’s 
3rdSt Leonard’s 

The 2015 ACS Public Speaking was held at St Michael’s Grammar School in front of an appreciative audience. The night opened with the seniors speaking on a variety of topics such as; Parole, Feminism, The Urban Man, 1 month 28 days 17 minutes, and Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse. Some were poignant, others amusing but all entertaining.

The juniors followed with very powerful topics; Intelligence v Wisdom, Impact, Anxiety and Depression in Adolescence, Child Poverty, Feminism, The Hipster Handbook and A Child’s Mind. Another excellent group of speakers.

The Intermediate group was of a superb standard across all speakers so much so only one point separated each of the speakers. Their topics included; The Value of Words, Educating the Heart and Soul, Gossip, American Gun Laws, Adam Goodes, Who is Next?

Congratulations to all speakers on a fine evening of public speaking and thank you to our host school St Michael’s Grammar School and our adjudicators from the Debaters Association Victoria. 

 

Program

4.45pm – Registration
5.15pm – Welcome


5.20pm – Senior School Speakers

ONE speaker from either year 11 or year 12 is to represent each school. The speech will be of 5 minutes duration. A bell will be rung at four and a half minutes and two rings at five minutes. Students may complete the sentence after two rings, but they may not continue after this.

5.55pm – Adjudicators consideration/Refreshments

6.05pm – Adjudicators will give brief feedback, and then senior results will be announced by the Chairperson and senior section trophy and individual trophy presented, with a medallion each for second and third place to also be presented.

6.10pm – Junior School Speakers

ONE speaker from either year 7 or year 8 is to represent each school. The speech will be of 3 minutes duration. A bell will be rung at two and a half minutes and two rings at three minutes. Students may complete the sentence after two rings, but they may not continue after this.

6.35pm – Adjudicators consideration/Refreshments 

6.45pm – Adjudicators will give brief feedback, but results will not be announced until the end of the evening.

6.50pm – Middle School Speakers

ONE speaker from either year 9 or year 10 is to represent each school. The speech will be of 4 minutes duration. A bell will be rung at three and a half minutes and two rings at four minutes. Students may complete the sentence after two rings, but they may not continue after this.

7.20pm Adjudicators consideration/Refreshments

7.30pm Adjudicators will give brief feedback

7.35 pm Announcement of all the Results in the junior and middle sections section (from seventh up to first place). A perpetual trophy for first place in each section will be presented and an individual replica trophy for each section winner, with a medallion each for second and third place to also be presented.

7.40 pm Thanks and Close

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