IOW Rotary Youth Speaks competition

Sun, Mar 26th 2017 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am

Ryde School senior team reach Semi finals in Exmouth

President Alan and PP Ron joined the Ryde School senior team on their trip to Exmouth, Devon, to compete in the semi finals of Youth Speaks. There were five teams competing against each other and only one could win through to the finals. The Ryde team went second and their theme was the state of the NHS and how it could be improved. Their presentation went extremely well and the main speakers understanding of the issues was incisive and detailed. Unfortunately, when the judges gave their deliberation they did not win but were highly commended and they said the range of scores between highest and lowest was very few. The school really did do themselves proud and I am sure that they have gained a great deal from the experience.

L-R Speaker - Lucy Holloway Chairperson - Gloria MoreyVote of Thanks - Holly White

The competition standard was exceptional with all the teams doing themselves and their school great credit. Despite their superb effort, though, the Ryde School with Upper Chine did not win the competition, but have been awarded a ‘Highly Commended’ certificate.