Language Arts

Archdale Debating

Archdale Year 9 competed in the Semi-Finals at Abbotsleigh last Tuesday. Results are yet to be released. Archdale Invitational Virtual Intermediate team will compete in the Grand Final at MLC on Tuesday 5 September.

Sydney Social Debating (SSD)

SSD competition has been going well and we are pleased to offer this skill building option to our beginning Year 6 to 10 debaters. We are grateful to our keen student coaches who are doing a wonderful job. Thanks to Nikita Serban, Jessica Xu, Averie Sun and Sophie Guo, Angela Tao and Jacqueline Zhu, Lauren Korenblyum and Amy Zhang. Thanks also to our adjudicators and University student coaches Becky Huang, Tim Lan and Sai Suriadeepan. Mr Daniel Judd also deserves a special bouquet!

International Debating Championship

IDC Registrations have now closed. If you have not registered your daughter, please contact Co-curricular Administration as soon as possible. This competition commences in Term 4.

Model United Nations (MUN)

Knox Grammar school has commenced an after-school MUN program on Thursdays at 4.00pm to 5.00pm. Pymble MUN students have been invited. Please email our MUN Captain Mulan Xu or Mrs Hubbard, if you are interested. Mrs Hubbard will attend Knox each Thursday for the program. Please note that students are to make their own transport arrangements.

Legacy Public Speaking

Jenny Xu (Year 9) and Leahara Wijesuriya (Year 7) both spoke very well at the Northern Sydney Regional Finals of the Legacy Public Speaking Competition, held last week. Congratulations. Jenny has been selected to progress to the State Semi–Final which will be held in State Parliament House, Macquarie Street, on Friday 15 September.

UN Voice of Youth

Registrations are not open yet but please note that Pymble will host a morning heat on 20 October. When registrations open, please note that Pymble will register all interested students as a group.

Festival of Speech

This year’s Festival will be held on 21 October. Auditions will be held for some select sections. Students should watch the portal for lunchtime audition dates and details. This year’s Festival will not include Debating or Drama sections.

Bronwyn Hubbard

Head of Language Arts