History Debating

Last week the Year 10 History Debating team, joined by the Year 9 team for their inaugural year in the History Debating Competition, competed in their respective pool rounds of the J.A. Thompson History Debating Competition. Our Year 9 team was hosted by Emanuel School on Tuesday and debated two Emanuel teams arguing the negative on the topics That Australian involvement in the Vietnam War was justified and That violence was a necessary method in order to progress Civil Rights in the USA. In two tightly contested debates, the SCEGGS team had one win and one loss. Friday was the turn of our Year 10 team who hosted De La Salle Caringbah and Emanuel School, debating the affirmative case That the United Nations was established as a toothless tiger in 1945, and the negative case That the Allies won WWII at Stalingrad. In two interesting and close debates, the Year 10 team also had one win and one loss. Congratulations to all students who researched and constructed thoughtful and compelling cases and who engaged so well with the process of historical inquiry and debate. We wish them well for future debates.

 The History Department