{"id":17170,"date":"2025-06-23T11:16:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T01:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=17170"},"modified":"2025-06-23T11:16:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T01:16:51","slug":"santa-winners-speaking-4-the-planet-competition","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/article\/santa-winners-speaking-4-the-planet-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa winners \u2013 Speaking 4 The Planet Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Friday 13 June, seven students from the Environment Committee represented Santa Sabina at the Inter-school Speaking 4 the Planet Competition held at Rosebank College. The competition has five categories. The theme for 2025 was Greenhouse Gasses = A Climate Calamity. This competition was run by Burwood Council, City of Canada Bay Council, Strathfield Council and Climate Action Burwood\/Canada Bay (CABCB) to celebrate World Environment Day. The keynote speaker was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sydney.edu.au\/science\/industry-and-community\/community-engagement\/dr-karl.html\">Dr Karl Kruszelnicki AM.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Year 11 students who attended were: Kira Sprotte, Gaby Indra, Charlotte So, Isabel Marturia, Michelle Indra, Emma Wong and Matilda Stephens. A huge congratulations to the following Santa Sabina students who achieved placings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kira Sprotte \u2013 First \u2013 Writing Competition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matilda Stephens \u2013 Second \u2013 Speaking Competition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michelle Indra \u2013 Third \u2013 Art Competition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to Richard Crittenden for coaching the students towards success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brigida Zagora<\/strong><br>Head of HSIE (Humanities and Social Sciences)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Reflections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>We travelled to Rosebank College, and were able to voice our ideas through speech, writing, art and recycled sculpture and discuss with peers the effects of climate change. Throughout the day we engaged in meaningful activities and conversations with the other schools that participated, collaborating on solving various questions. We also had the chance to listen to guest speaker Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and members of the local councils that sponsored this event. Attending the <\/em>Speaking 4 the Planet <em>inter-school competition was an amazing experience that allowed us to listen to engaging guest speakers, participate in different activities with other schools and compete in different areas of the competition.<\/em><br><strong>Kira Sprotte<\/strong><br>Year 11<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>As part of the 2025 Speaking 4 The Planet Competition, I submitted one of my favourite artworks called &#8216;Paint The Town Red&#8217;, which delves into the overwhelming severity of consumerism on the production of greenhouse gases. It was interesting to speak to other students and I was inspired by all their dedication and passion to save the world we live in today for a better tomorrow. Dr Karl spoke about the devastating impacts of the climate crisis, its causes and what action we can take to mitigate this devastation. One thing he said that stuck with me was, &#8216;Keep the fossil fuels in the ground!&#8217;. Overall, it was a wonderful experience that truly taught me a lot about the climate crisis and I am sure that this event ignited a hopeful flame inside all of us who attended.<\/em><br><strong>Michelle Indra<\/strong><br>Year 11<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250613_110318249-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"17172\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250613_110318249-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250613_110318249-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250613_110318249-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250613_110318249-1-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250613_110318249-1.jpg 819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-23-at-9.58.36\u202fam.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"17175\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-23-at-9.58.36\u202fam-567x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-23-at-9.58.36\u202fam-567x1024.jpg 567w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-23-at-9.58.36\u202fam-166x300.jpg 166w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-23-at-9.58.36\u202fam-83x150.jpg 83w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-23-at-9.58.36\u202fam.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-23-at-9.58.57\u202fam.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"516\" data-id=\"17171\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-23-at-9.58.57\u202fam.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-23-at-9.58.57\u202fam.jpg 284w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-23-at-9.58.57\u202fam-165x300.jpg 165w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-23-at-9.58.57\u202fam-83x150.jpg 83w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250613_110659126-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"17173\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250613_110659126-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250613_110659126-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250613_110659126-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250613_110659126-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250613_110659126-1-145x109.jpg 145w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250613_110659126-1-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250613_110659126-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250613_110659126-1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250613_110659126-1.jpg 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday 13 June, seven students from the Environment Committee represented Santa Sabina at the Inter-school Speaking 4 the Planet Competition held at Rosebank College. 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