MISA Debating
The MISA Year 7 and 8 debaters had a bye last week, and so we spent time honing our skills for Round 3 which starts this week.
Public Speaking Competitions Term 3
MISA Year 9 Youth of the Year Competition
Last Thursday, the College hosted the MISA Youth of the Year Competition, welcoming eleven other schools in the district. Our candidates, Alice and Jamie, contested strongly, in both categories. The Toastmasters adjudicators were impressed that all students demonstrated excellent awareness of current affairs and presented thoughtfully researched opinions on issues they are passionate about.
We also had a fantastic team of volunteers from Years 8, 9 and 11 assisting on the day and I commend their diligent, responsible efforts that made the day run so smoothly.
It was interesting seeing all these 14-15 year olds giving their opinions about all these public issues. I was genuinely interested and would hope to help out next year. ~ Nick, Year 9 volunteer timer
I quite enjoyed this event. Listening to the speeches presented by the students from our school and the other schools was interesting and had a lot of detail. They spoke fluently and they used a lot of eye-contact. Our adjudicators were so kind, and they were excellent today. I congratulate the three winners who won Youth of the Year. I also loved helping out today; I was accompanied by my friends which made the experience even better. ~ Nicholas, Year 8 MISA Debating team
MISA Year 10 Public Speaking Competition
Year 10 students are invited to apply to compete in the MISA Year 10 Public Speaking Competition, on Thursday, 31 August (Week 7) this term, held at St. Patrick’s College. This competition focuses on students delivering two speeches, a prepared speech of their choice, and an impromptu speech. Again, please register your interest with Mrs Rodriguez.
Call out for adjudicators!
We would welcome adjudicators from our alumni or parent community to be involved in our growing debating program at Thomas Hassall. Please email Mrs Rodriguez if you are interested in adjudicating or coaching. rrodriguez@thac.nsw.edu.au
Mrs Roslyn Rodriguez
Secondary Teacher - English
