Public Speaking

Term 1 has come to a strong close for Public Speaking at SCEGGS. Our team in the 2025 Rostrum Voice if Youth Challenge did an excellent job. Sarah Yun (Year 8), Sofia Tzouganatos (Year 9), Isobel Weston (Year 9) and Sadie Juneja (Year 11) were all runners up in their rooms, an outstanding effort. Jessica Gallie (Year 10), and Pippa Brenner (Year 11) also competed and did the school proud. 

The Dame Enid Lyons Oratory Competition is a brand new competition among girls’ schools across the Private, Catholic and Public sectors in NSW. There were 3 heats this year with approximately 28 schools competing. Students are given 3 topics and have 15 minutes to plan an 8-minute speech on their chosen topic. It is an extremely challenging style of competition as students need to engage deeply with the topic and connect with an audience for an extended period with very little preparation. Celia Watson (Year 12) represented SCEGGS this year and is one of 10 girls who have progressed to the finals. The final will be held on Wednesday 21 May at the Sydney Opera House. 

Finally, a number of girls were given ASCA awards to celebrate their outstanding results in their Speech Exams in 2024. All girls who participate in Speech lessons complete an exam each year from Year 3 through to Year 12. This year’s awardees were Piper Prain-Pfahl (Year 4), Eva Lobato Williams (Year 5), Aisling Blackburn (Year 6), Emily Snow (Year 6), Beatrice Emanuel (Year 6), Matilda Tatlow (Year 7), Sarah Yun (Year 8), Isla Roberts (Year 8), Pippa Brenner (Year 11), Celia Watson (Year 12) and Helaina Travassaros (Year 12), congratulations girls.

Elizabeth Walsh
Speech and Public Speaking Co-ordinator