Posted by Udayan | Posted in Premier B | Posted on 01-09-2011
The finalists of Prem B have been determined so congratulations to Wellington High School and Scots College for being the top two teams in the grade this year. They will debate for the Fred McComish Trophy on Monday 12 September at Turnbull House starting at 7pm. The debate will be on the motion “That we should abolish all government restrictions and ratings on the content of entertainment media” with Wellington High affirming and Scots negating.
People are welcome to come and watch what should be an excellent occasion between two strong teams. There will be light refreshments served after the debate. Hope to see many of you there!
Posted by Udayan | Posted in Premier B | Posted on 07-04-2011
The second round of the Prem B competition for 2011 will take place on the 17 May at Wellington East Girls’ College. Please arrive at 6.45pm so that the debates can start at 7pm. The motion that will be debated is ‘That all states should have the right to develop nuclear weapons’. The draw for the round can be found here on the Prem B page.
See you all there!
Here is a full list of the results in intercollegiate debating and public speaking events this year.
Premier A Grade for the Henning Cup
- Winners: Sacred Heart College
- Runners-Up: Scots College
Premier B Grade for the Fred McComish Trophy
- Winners: Chilton St James School
- Runners-Up: Tawa College
Senior Certificate Grade for the Rennie Cup
- Winners: Wellington East Girls’ College
- Runners-Up: Wellington Girls’ College
Junior Premier Grade for the WGT Wiggs Cup
- Winners: Sacred Heart College
- Runners-Up: Hutt International Boys’ School
Junior Certificate Grade for the Wellington Speaking Union Cup
- Winners: Paraparaumu College
- Runners-Up: St Patrick’s College, Wellington
Impromptu Cup for the IMPS Trophy and The Evening Post Cup
- Senior: Wellington College
- Junior: Wellington College
Stockley Cup / Dunsheath Plate for Public Speaking
- Senior: Duncan McLachlan (Wellington College)
- Junior: Daniel Gendall (Wellington College)
Congratulations to all of the above schools and individuals!
Posted by Chris | Posted in Premier B | Posted on 14-09-2010
Chilton St James are the winners of the Senior Premier B Grade for 2010, after defeating Tawa College in the Grand Final on Monday at Turnbull House.
Chilton win the Fred McComish Trophy.
Posted by Udayan | Posted in Premier B | Posted on 06-09-2010
The Grand Final of the Premier B grade will be held at Turnbull House on Bowen Street starting at 7pm on Monday 13 September. The finalists, who will compete for the Fred McComish Trophy, are Chilton Saint James School and Tawa College. The motion to be debated is “That the production, sale, and consumption of marijuana should be legal in New Zealand” with Chilton affirming and Tawa negating.
The Wellington Speaking Union invites any interested parties to come along and to watch the debate, which should be an excellent and topical conclusion to a high quality grade this year. The final results for the rest of the teams can be found on the Prem B page.
Posted by Udayan | Posted in Premier B | Posted on 27-06-2010
Below is the draw for the fifth and final round. Teams on the left will be affirming the motion:
Round 5: Tuesday 29 June @ Wellington College
Limited preparation round: Sports and Society
Wellington College v Heretaunga College
Scots College v Chilton Saint James School
Wellington East Girls College v Queen Margaret College
Tawa College v Hutt Valley High School
Paraparaumu College v Sacred Heart College
Wellington High School v Wellington Girls College
St Catherine’s College v St Mary’s College
Kapiti College v St Bernard’s College
St Patricks College v Hutt International Boys’ School
Bye: Samuel Marsden
The full leaderboard and results can be found here.
Posted by Udayan | Posted in Premier B | Posted on 07-06-2010
Below is the draw for round 4. Teams on the left will be affirming the motion.
Round 4: Tuesday 15 June @ Wellington College
Limited preparation round: Freedom of Expression and the Media
Heretaunga College v Wellington College
Chilton Saint James School v Scots College
Tawa College v Wellington East Girls College
Hutt Valley High School v Paraparaumu College
Queen Margaret College v Sacred Heart College
Wellington High School v Kapiti College
St Bernard’s College v Samuel Marsden
Hutt International Boys’ School v St Mary’s College
Wellington Girls College v St Patrick’s College
Bye: St Catherine’s College
The full results and leaderboard can be found here on the Prem B page.
We have been receiving a few emails expressing confusion about how results are collected. This post will hopefully clarify any issues people have been having.
First, if you are the coach of a team in Senior Premier A or Senior Premier B, do not worry about inputting results. Results are collected and maintained by the convenors of these grades. You do not need to send us the results.
Second, if you are coach of a team in any of the other grades (Senior Certificate, Junior Premier, or Junior Certificate), then you need to fill out a results form, which is accessible here (the direct link is www.wsu.co.nz/results). Both teams should fill out the form. It is vitally important that you provide the team suffix – i.e., the “1″ in “Wellington College 1,” otherwise we will not know which team from your school actually won.
Third, I am aware of one or two people who cannot access the results form. If this applies to you, then you should email your results to results@wsu.co.nz. I stress that this is only for those who cannot access the results form.
Fourth, in the future, I will make a greater effort to update the website with the results after rounds. Hopefully we will be all up to date by the end of this week, and the points table can be posted.
Posted by Chris | Posted in Premier B | Posted on 12-10-2009
The Premier B Grade Grand Final for 2009 was held at the Turnbull House in downtown Wellington and saw Nga Tawa Diocesan School, in only their second year competing in WSU competitions, win the prestigious Fred McComish Trophy.
The Premier B grade this year was the largest in recent memory, with 22 teams competing for the trophy from around Wellington and all the way up to Marton.
The Nga Tawa team of Charlotte Legge, Brooke Cox, and Megan Burney beat Samuel Marsden’s Olivia Norling, Stephanie Dawson, and Stephanie van Geete on the topic “This House believes that parents have a right to smack their children”. Marsden affirmed the motion and Nga Tawa negated.
Nga Tawa’s Megan Burney was named the best speaker of the Grand Final. All six speakers are all to be congratulated for an exceptional debate. Congratulations and thanks also go to the two coaches – John Worthington from Nga Tawa and Marg Adeane from Marsden, both of whom have given up a huge amount of time to coach their teams through the five preliminary and four knockout rounds of debating.
The entire Nga Tawa team are in year 12, and so their presence in Prem A next year will be much anticipated.