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Junior Premier Grade – Round One Results
The results from round one of the Junior Premier Grade are now in. Topic: That the ANZAC legend has been over-rated Winners in bold below. Queen Margaret College v Wellington College St Catherine’s College v Wellington East Girls’ College St Mary’s College v Wellington High School Wellington Girls’ College v Samuel Marsden Collegeiate School St […]
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Premier A Grade – Draw for Round Two
Here is the draw for round two of Premier A. Affirming teams on the left, negating teams on the right. The round will take place on 5 May. Motion: This House supports the proposed Three Strikes policy Samuel Marsden Collegiate School v Wellington Girls’ College Scots College v Chilton St James School Tawa College v Hutt […]
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WSU Marksheet and Chairperson’s Speech
Here is a copy of the WSU Marksheet for printing and also a copy of the Chairperson’s speech.
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Premier A Grade – Round One Results
The first round of Premier A was held on Tuesday, on the prepared topic, “That we should celebrate Rogernomicsâ€. Here are the match-ups and the results, with the winning schools in bold. Wellington Girls’ College v Sacred Heart College St Mary’s College v Samuel Marsden Collegiate School Onslow College v Scots College Wellington East Girls’ […]
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Coaching Workshop
The WSU was delighted to host a workshop on coaching schools debating teams on Monday 9 March, delivered by Julia Fetherston, the current coach of the World Champs winning NZ Schools’ Debating Team, and former three-time winner of the World Champs herself. Julia’s powerpoint slides for the workshop can be found here.
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Adjudication Workshop
The powerpoint slides from the adjudication workshop given on Monday 2 March are now online: click here.
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WSU Key Documents for 2009
WSU Intercollegiate Debating Calendar 2009: contains the dates for all the rounds and other key dates. Premier A Grade Letter and Draw: contains the letter of welcome to teams from the convenor, the draw for the grade, and topics. Premier B Grade Letter and Draw: contains the letter of welcome to teams from the convenor, […]
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Documents for the SGM
On Monday March 2 prior to the 2009 Adjudication Workshop a quick SGM for the Wellington Speaking Union will be held, to approve the 2008 Accounts. The accounts can be downloaded by clicking here, and the Treasurer’s Report by clicking here.
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Wellington debaters win World Schools Debating Champs
Two Wellington secondary school debaters – Maria English from Samuel Marsden Collegiate and Holly Jenkins from Sacred Heart College – were part of the Russell McVeagh New Zealand Schools Debating Team which won the World Schools Debating Champs in Athens recently. The Wellington Speaking Union congratulates Maria and Holly on their amazing success. Particular congratulations […]
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Enter Teams in 2009!
The Wellington Speaking Union invites schools to enter teams in the intercollegiate debating grades for 2009. Below you will find links to the key information required. The letter of invitation to schools, containing information about the organisation of the grades in 2009, the fees, how to enter, plus more, can be found here. The WSU […]