{"id":23915,"date":"2026-03-27T13:11:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T02:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/?post_type=article&#038;p=23915"},"modified":"2026-03-27T13:11:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T02:11:18","slug":"celebrating-outstanding-public-speaking","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/article\/celebrating-outstanding-public-speaking\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Outstanding Public Speaking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>On Monday 23 March 2026, two of our senior students,\u00a0<strong>Bianca Fortunato<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Yvonne Pearce<\/strong>, represented our school with distinction at the\u00a0<strong>CSDA Senior Public Speaking Heats<\/strong>, held at Santa Sabina College, Strathfield.<\/p>\n<p>Competing in a demanding field of talented speakers from across the region, both students delivered\u00a0<strong>high\u2011order, sophisticated speeches<\/strong>\u00a0that showcased their maturity, insight and command of persuasive language.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Yvonne Pearce<\/strong>\u00a0spoke with clarity and conviction on the topic\u00a0<strong>\u201cThe Voice of Reason.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Bianca Fortunato<\/strong>\u00a0delivered a compelling and imaginative response to\u00a0<strong>\u201cModern Day Bushrangers.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although neither progressed to the final round, their performances were exceptional and demonstrated the courage, preparation and intellectual rigour that define our senior competitors. We are immensely proud of their achievements and the professionalism they brought to the competition.<\/p>\n<p>A heartfelt thank you to\u00a0<strong>Mrs Helen McCarthy<\/strong>, who generously attended and supported our students on the evening. Her guidance and encouragement continue to strengthen our public speaking program.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, Bianca and Yvonne \u2014 an outstanding effort and a wonderful representation of our school community.<\/p>\n<h5><em><strong>Sandra Kasses<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>English Teacher<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"gmail_signature\" dir=\"ltr\" data-smartmail=\"gmail_signature\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bianca and Yvonne Shine at CSDA Heats&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":23916,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-23915","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/23915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23915"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}