Public Speaking

The Australian Speech Communication Association (ASCA) Award Ceremony was held on the weekend and a number of SCEGGS girls received awards and scholarships.  This is an annual event where students’ achievements are celebrated and a number of students from across the state perform pieces from their exams.  It was held at Ravenswood School for Girls and the guest speaker this year was Suzanne Floro, the new Principal at Ravenswood.  She delivered a thought provoking speech about the challenges we, and our students and children, face in a world of ever increasing technology. 

Helaina Travassaros (Class of 2025) was one of eight performers and delivered an extract from Gloria Steinem’s “Living the Revolution” commencement address which was delivered at Vasser College in 1970, still relevant and pertinent today.  She also received the Gina Pioro Director’s Award for Outstanding Performance for her consistently high exam marks throughout secondary school and a Centre Medal.  Pippa Brenner (Year 12) was awarded the National Scholarship Award for Excellence also for her consistently outstanding exam results. 

The other awardees were Jessica Gallie (Year 11), Livia Holzner (Year 6) and Cleo Ballard (Year 5) who received Centre Medals.  Isabella Conroy (Year 11), Perri Lawrence (Year 10), Alice Chandler (Year 6) and Cynthia Xia (Year 4) were awarded Studio Medals.  Bianca Elias (Year 8), Mackenzie Hansen (Year 8), Emily Snow (Year 7) and Georgina Sharp (Year 6) received Studio Achievement Medals.  Congratulations to them all and to all the girls who completed an ASCA exam in 2025.

Elizabeth Walsh
Speech and Public Speaking Co-ordinator