Language Arts

Debating

Archdale Debating – Shield and Invitational

Thank you to all Archdale Debaters for their dedication this past preliminary season. Some teams will now progress to the quarter finals to be held on Tuesday 27 August. Teams and venues will be announced shortly.

Congratulations to our Invitational Intermediate team who are straight through to the grand final on Tuesday 10 September. Details to be forwarded.

Parents are reminded that travel to and from finals rounds is the responsibility of parents.

Shield Competition Placings

7A Placed 4th

8B Placed 4th

Juniors Placed 3rd

Yr 9 Placed 4th

Seniors Placed 3rd

Archdale Representative team

Last Sunday, Archdale Representative team trials were held. A team of twelve was selected from fifty Year 10 to 12 invitees from seventeen schools. Congratulations to Kitty He (Year 10), Maya Garg (Year 11), and Amy Zhang (Year 11) who were selected for this prestigious team. Pymble debaters make up one quarter of the team! Enjoy the season girls.

Debating Notes

Debating Bootcamp – The Language Arts High Level Debating Bootcamp continues this Friday after school. A continued thanks to Maya Garg (Year 11), State Debating representative, and the Language Arts Captains for this initiative. Girls are on a steep learning curve!
IDC Debating – Term 4 – Teams will be released in the forthcoming weeks. Please ensure all registrations have been completed.
Absences – Debaters must inform Mrs Hubbard, their coach, and team, in advance if they will be absent for a debating round. We do not forfeit, and substitutes can be arranged.
Staff v Student debate – stay tuned for this forthcoming highlight. The proposed date is Thursday 29 August.

Public Speaking

UN Voice Registrations

Pymble will host a UN Voice of Youth heat on Monday 14 October. In 2022, Jenny Xu (Year 11) was the national winner. Last year, Isis Li (Year 9) was the national runner up. This is a wonderful competition and is open to all. In the first instance, please email our incoming Public Speaking Captain, Jenny Xu at JIXu@pymblelc.nsw.edu.au to register interest. Please use UN Voice interest as the subject heading. Please copy Mrs Hubbard bhubbard@pymblelc.nsw.edu.au and Co-curricular Administration ccsa@pymblelc.nsw.edu.au into the email. You will then be invited to a workshop run by past winners, and registrations will be completed through Co-curricular Administration.

Junior Secondary School Speaking Award

Congratulations to Leahara Wijesuriya (Year 8) and Estelle Lee (Year 8) who recently competed in the Junior Secondary School Speaking Award (JSSA). Estelle will now progress to the JSSA Regional round to be held at The Arts’ Centre, Lewisham, between Monday 2 and Monday 9 September.

Model United Nations (MUN)

Evatt

Maya Garg (Year 11) and Catherine Shi (Year 11) have progressed to the Evatt National final and will represent NSW at the National finals during the upcoming summer holidays.

UN Negotiations

Well done to our negotiators who competed in the first of their two preliminary rounds last Saturday at Pymble. They are awaiting their second scenario.

57th Session of THIMUN – The Hague, January 2025

The Pymble Language Arts International Tour group have been accepted as the first Australian school to attend THIMUN at The Hague. Sixteen Language Arts students and three teachers will depart Sydney on Friday 17 January and travellers will commence Term 1 2025 on Monday 3 February. We are excited for this wonderful travel experience!

A compulsory MUN training day will be held on Wednesday 28 August from 8.40am to 12.00pm in CL02.

Mock Law

Mediation

The scenario for the next mediation session has arrived and the date of the next mediation round will be announced soon.

Mock Trial

The material for the next mock trial has arrived and Pymble will be hosting Ravenswood. The date will be announced soon. All mock trial scoresheets must be submitted prior to Friday 6 September.

Festival of Speech

The annual Festival of Speech will be held at MLC Burwood this year on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 October. A Pymble representative team will be formed over the coming weeks.

Bronwyn Hubbard

Head of Co-curricular Language Arts