Festival of Speech

The results are in… SCEGGS placed 2^nd

Over two days Friday 21 and Saturday 22 October, 34 SCEGGS girls took part in the Independent Girls Schools Association (IGSA) Festival of Speech, this year held at Pymble Ladies College, with 27 schools competing. The event has been held on Zoom for the past 2 years so it was wonderful to have a face to face competition.

The girls entered various sections: Current Affairs, Debating, Drama,Improvisation, Poetry,Public Speaking, Reading, Religious and Ethical Questions and Soap Box.

The team showed amazing commitment as school exams were just a day away for many of them.

Points were awarded for places 1 -5 in each section. PLC Sydney won the event followed by SCEGGS, MLC, Ravenswood, and Pymble.

Some highlights:

Current Affairs team placed 3^rd	Angelica Philips Charlotte Taylor Olivia Ward
Senior Debating placed 2^nd	Ruby Cooney Bibi Kuo Leyla Ozen Helena Piazza
Drama placed 1^st	Allegra Sintras Amelia Moran Scarlett Phillips Indiana Meers Billie Palmer Emma Juneja
Improvisation Group placed 2^nd	Ingrid Weaver Isha Singh Daisy Carson Pascale Otton
Senior Poetry placed 1^st	Nicola Allen
Junior Public Speaking placed 3^rd	Celia Watson
Senior Reading placed 4^th	Lydia Bodsworth
Soap Box placed 1^st	Sadie Juneja

Thank you to our coaches, many of them old girls, Imogen Harper (Class of 2015), Isabella Freeland (Class of 2018), Lucy Edwards (Class of 2017), Anna Ho (Class of 2018), Poppy Lynch (Class of 2015). A special thank you to Ms Dynielle Whitney (Religious and Ethical Questions) and Ms Elizabeth Walsh.

Congratulations to the team, everyone contributed to this excellent result.

Sandra Carter
SCEGGS Festival Convenor