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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!
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Round 1 of Senior Premier A for 2011 is on Tuesday 15th March at 6:30pm at Queen Margaret’s College. You should have been emailed the topic and draw, otherwise you can download it from a few posts below.
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Here is the adjudication workshop delivered by Christopher Bishop on Tuesday night.
To ask adjudication related questions, feel free to email him.
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Below is a list of key documents for 2011.
WSU Intercollegiate Debating Calendar 2011
Premier A Letter, Draw and Topics – 2011
Premier B – Letter, Draw and Topics – 2011
Junior Premier – Letter, Draw and Topics – 2011
Junior Certificate – Letter, Draw and Topics – 2011
The Senior Certificate letter, draw and topics document will be posted asap.
The Results form can be accessed at: www.wsu.co.nz/results
Here’s a copy of the WSU Marksheet for 2011
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Here are the documents presented at the WSU AGM last night.
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The Wellington Speaking Union AGM for 2010 was held tonight at Turnbull House. The various reports will be uploaded here soon.
The following people were elected to positions for the 2011 year:
President – Stephen Whittington
Treasurer – Christopher Bishop
Secretary – Daniel Wilson
The Union thanks David Dewar for his work over the last two years as secretary as well as the convenor of the Junior Certificate grade.
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Here is a full list of the results in intercollegiate debating and public speaking events this year.
Premier A Grade for the Henning Cup
Premier B Grade for the Fred McComish Trophy
Senior Certificate Grade for the Rennie Cup
Junior Premier Grade for the WGT Wiggs Cup
Junior Certificate Grade for the Wellington Speaking Union Cup
Impromptu Cup for the IMPS Trophy and The Evening Post Cup
Stockley Cup / Dunsheath Plate for Public Speaking
Congratulations to all of the above schools and individuals!
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Paraparaumu College have emerged as winners of the Junior Certificate Grade f0r 2010 after defeating St Patrick’s College (Wellington) in the Junior Certificate Grand Final last night at Turnbull House, winning the Wellington Speaking Union Cup.
The Paraparaumu College team successfully negated the motion “That access to the internet is a human right”, winning in a 3-0 decision.
Congratulations to Callum Brazier, Cameron Matheson, and Jesse Duckworth.
Commiserations to Angus Stallman, Bart English and James Ramsay.
The debate was adjudicated by Joe Connell, Polly Higbee, and next year’s Junior Certificate grade convenor, Nicola Wood.
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Sacred Heart College have won their second intercollegiate debating grade for 2010, after defeating Hutt International Boys’ School in the Junior Premier final last night at Turnbull House, winning the WGT Wiggs Cup.
The Sacred Heart team successfully affirmed the motion “That we should ban private health care”, winning in a 2-1 decision.
Congratulations to Maddy Nash, Harriet Willis, Emma Leahy and Lexi Crosbie.
Commiserations to Prashan Casinader, Matthew Austin, Oliver Pooke, Matt Grenfell, Alexander Ryde and Samuel Williams.
The same Sacred Heart team also defeated the same HIBS team in the final of the Junior Certificate grade last year.