Secondary Campus Public Speaking Competition

Recently, students from Years 7-12 competed in the Varsity College Public Speaking Competition, organised by Mr Garland and Mr Sultmann. All participants were incredibly impressive and spoke passionately about a range of global issues, from the devastating effects of poverty, to the dangers of censorship, to the looming climate crisis.

The following students were the event winners, but all participants should be commended for their outstanding contributions.

SENIOR:

1. Blake Atkins (1^st Place) 
2. Ryan Salle (2^nd Place) 
3. Holly Pallin (3^rd Place) 

Highly commended: Lola Ernest, Merin Mathew, Chloe Payne, Sarah Kyte 

JUNIOR:

1. Sienna Earwicker (1^st Place)
2. Alexander Earwicker (2^nd Place) 
3. Roseanne Redpath (3^rd Place) 

Highly commended: Amelia Witkowski, Saskia Knevitt, Aabir Chowdhury, Tahani Sarwar 

Thank you to the student volunteers who helped make the event run smoothly on the night: Lewis Hahn, Ewan Freysen, Ryder Hattori, Sebastian Angara, Lilybeth Oerton, Jupiter Patterson, Moji Chanlenglert.