Congratulations!
The Middle Syndicate had their speech competition this morning. Our three judges were blown away by the quality of the speeches and the varied and interesting topics. They made particular mention of how well the students presented, in particular their eye contact with the audience and most speaking without cue cards. The results are as follows:
Year 5:
Winner: Jiezl (Room 6) "A safer, kinder Aotearoa"
Runner up: Madeleine (Room 6) "Smoking is harmful"
Year 6:
Winner: Hazel (Room 6) "The problem with social media"
Runner up: Enrico (Room 6) "Deforestation"
Middle Syndicate Finalists
Back Row (L-R): Hazel Rm 6 Yr6, Tālā Rm 6 Yr6, Jiezl Rm 6 Yr5, Reid Rm 7 Yr6, Enrico Rm 6 Yr6, Xavier M Rm 7 Yr6, Eli Rm 7 Yr5.
Front Row (L-R): Madeleine Rm 6 Yr5, Andre Rm 7 Yr6, Kundiso Rm 7 Yr5, Thomas Rm 6 Yr5.
Congratulations to all our Senior Syndicate on their excellent work on their speeches. Thank you to Michael Stewart from Caritas, our awesome judge.
Year 7:
Winner: Alex (Room 9) "Athletes Should Be Better Role Models"
Runner up: Paige (Room 9) "Our Nurses Deserve Better"
Year 8:
Winner: Veronica (Room 8) "Barbie Is A Good Role Model"
Runner up: Daisy (Room 9) "Start With A Tidy Room"
Our other finalists were awesome too. Thank you Sophie E Rm 8 Yr7, George Rm 8 Yr7, Daniel Rm 10 Yr7, Cayden Rm 8 Yr8, Vanessa Rm 9 Yr8, Ella Rm 10 Yr8, Ava Do... Rm 10 Yr8 and Antonio Rm 10 Yr8.
Senior Syndicate winners: Veronica and Alex