Debating

PDC RESULTS AT A GLANCE (italicised teams win)

Rd. 1

FSHS 7/8 (A) v FSHS 7/8 (B)
FSHS 9/10 (A) v SBHS 9/10 (A)
FSHS 9/10 (B) v St. George Girls’ (B)
FSHS 11 v SBHS 11

Rd. 1 repêchage

FSHS 9/10 (A) v St. George Girls’ (B)

FSHS 11 v Gulgong HS

Rd 2

FSHS 7/8 (A) v Newtown PA HS (A)
FSHS 7/8 (B) v Newtown PA HS (B)
FSHS 9/10 (B) v Cammeraygal HS

Rd 2 repêchage

FSHS 9/10 (A) v Blacktown Boys’ HS
FSHS 11 v Turramurra HS

Rd 3

FSHS 7/8 (A) v SBHS (A)
FSHS 7/8 (B) v SBHS (B)

7&8 Competition

A huge congratulations to the Y7&8 Debating Competition teams, Fort St (A) and Fort St (B) team both setting up for a final in Week 3 after topping the district (which includes Sydney Boys’ HS, a time-honoured rival). Both the (A) Team and (B) team only lost one debate – with the (B) team, or the Year 7 team beating everyone except SBHS (B), and the Year 8 (A) team only losing once – in the first round to the Year 7s!

Topics:
That we should ban all mandatory Sports classes at school
That we should teach self defense classes at high school

9&10 Competition

The 9/10 (B) team was unfortunately knocked out in the 2nd round by Cammeraygal HS, while the 9/10 (A) team began the hard fight of clawing their way back from a Round 1 loss in the repechage rounds. They have succeeded in defeating the St George Girls’ (B) team in the first repechage and then Blacktown Boys’ HS in the second repechage. We should have an update on their re-entry into the main competition in the next report.

Topics:

That we should ban songs that glorify crime
That we should ban anonymous online comments

11 Competition

After a disappointing loss to SBHS early in the competition, the Y11 team have fought their way back into the comp with gusto, defeating Gulgong HS and Turramurra HS in the repechage rounds. They debated on the topics:

That we should ban all sports during COVID-19
That law enforcement agencies should be able to monitor all private communications of Australian citizens.

Team Lists: