The Georgetown chapter of the JOF Haynes debating competition 2023 came to a close on Thursday morning with team St. Stanislaus College emerging victorious.
Aziel Arthur from the winning team was this time around awarded the title of Best Speaker.
Opposing the moot, ‘Sexual Education should be mandatory in Secondary Schools’, the winning team outwitted the proposing North Georgetown Secondary School (NGSS) with what was described as a well-structured and excellent rebuttal. Reports are that the first speaker of the proposing team fumbled a great deal. As such, the ending of the competition saw St. Stanislaus gaining 20 points over its opponent (256-236).
Caren Milo, one of the teachers who worked with team NGSS told Stabroek News (SN) that overall it was a good battle, with both teams coming prepared with well-researched points in their speeches. She said that she is proud of how far her team has made it in the competition and promises to (along with the other senior members of the team) work harder to be better prepared in the coming year’s competitions. The judges, in turn, commended both teams for a job well done but cautioned teacher to, in future, better prepare their students when it comes to dealing with unfamiliar words.
The speakers from the winning team were Reginald Brown (1st speaker), Italy Ton-Chung (2nd speaker), and Aziel Arthur (3rd speaker). Arthur was awarded as the overall Best Speaker of the competition.
The debate was held in the Smart Room of the St. Stanislaus College. To get to where they are presently, the current winners defeated New Campbellville Secondary (in Round One), Dolphin Secondary (Round Two), Queenstown Secondary (Round Three), and St. Rose’s High School in the Semi Finals.
St. Stanislaus College will be representing Georgetown in the regional debating competitions to be announced at a later date.
