Youth Speaks Competition - 24th November 2015 - Marches Hall

Five teams competed in the Rotary Club of Oswestry's Youth Speaks Competition 2015 the field having been reduced by the withdrawl of 3 teams before the event.

Congratulations to Moreton Hall, the winners of both Senior and Intermediate contests, who proceed to the next round of the event, the District 1180 final on Friday 26th February 2016 at the Catrin Finch Centre, Glyndwr University, Wrexham (evening).

The contestants in the Senior section were:

1.  Moreton Hall

Topic : "Feminism"

Team members were:

Chairperson : Kitty Davenport

Speaker : Martha Stewart

Vote of Thanks : Morgan Darcy Rees-Deacon

2.  Oswestry School

Topic : "Boarding Is Best"

Team members were:

Chairperson : Seb Banks

Speaker : Joey Marks

Vote of Thanks : David Gubin

3.  Marches School

Topic : "Should all students be compelled to volunteer in the community"

Team members were:

Chairperson : Rebecca Clarke

Speaker : Molly Make

Vote of Thanks : Arianwen Griffiths

The contestants in the Intermediate section were:

1.  Moreton Hall

Topic : "Toddler-Teenage Technology"

Team members were:

Chairperson : Isabella Wynne-Finch

Speaker : Jemima Davenport

Vote of Thanks : Hattie Jones

2.  Oswestry School

Topic : "Euthanasia"

Team members were:

Chairperson : Ben Tidridge

Speaker : Sam Dudgeon

Vote of Thanks : Alex Jacques

Many thanks to The Marches Academy for allowing us the use of their venue.

Information:

This competition aims to offer young people from our local schools:

*    experience in speaking on a public platform as a member of a team
*    an incentive to formulate ideas on topical subjects
*    discipline in dealing with a topic in a limited time
*    the opportunity of learning and practising high standards of expression, presentation and appearance
*    impartial feedback and assessment of performance by experienced adjudicators

Download an information pack for the 2015-16 competition here.