2015 ACS PUBLIC SPEAKING FINALISTS | ||
Junior Speakers: | ||
| 1st | St Leonard’s | |
| 2nd | Loyola | |
| 3rd | Overnewton | |
Intermediate Speakers: | ||
| 1st | Westbourne | |
| 2nd | St Leonard’s | |
| 3rd | Thomas Carr | |
Senior Speakers: | ||
| 1st | Overnewton | |
| 2nd | St Michael’s | |
| 3rd | St 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
