{"id":6464,"date":"2023-05-09T09:08:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T23:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/?post_type=article&p=6464"},"modified":"2023-05-09T11:29:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T01:29:12","slug":"debating-and-public-speaking","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/article\/debating-and-public-speaking\/","title":{"rendered":"Debating and Public Speaking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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CSDA Public Speaking<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Santa Sabina Public Speakers continued a strong tradition of success at the CSDA Public Speaking Competition throughout Term 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The competition is run over three rounds with heats, zone finals and the Grand Final. Eleven students represented the College, with a number of students speaking up in older divisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Santa Sabina CSDA Public Speaking Competitors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jessica Caristo \u2013 Zone Finalist                                  
Nicole Wong
Sofia Prevezanos                                                      
Matilda Stephens
Abigail Dawson \u2013 Zone Finalist                                  
Olivia Radford \u2013 Grand Finalist
Vanessa Cassimatis                                                  
Benedicta Darkwa
Mia Bek \u2013 Zone Finalist                                              
Remi Apostolopoulos
Evie Ash<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to Olivia Radford, who made the Senior Grand Final for a second year running and finished the 2023 competition with 4th place. Congratulations Olivia!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rostrum Public Speaking<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Six Santa Sabina students spoke in the Rotary Rostrum speaking competition in the Strathfield heat, hosted at the College in Term 1. Over 140 speakers from schools in the area chose Santa Sabina for their heats across three time slots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Santa Sabina speakers included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Davina Rajkumar                   
Nicole Wong
Mia Bek                                  
Aditi Kamath
Caitlin Kang                           
Tanisha Chari<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to Mia Bek and Aditi Kamath who won their heats and have progressed to the Regional Finals at PLC Sydney on Tuesday 9 May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSW Plain English Speaking Award<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday 3 May, Molly Hoogland spoke in the NSW Plain English Speaking Award, a competition run by the Arts Unit of the NSW Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This competition involves students delivering a speech on a topic of their choosing and also delivering an impromptu speech with a very short preparation time. Molly won her heat and will progress to the next round to be held later this Term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CSDA Debating<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Every Friday evening in Term 2, 12 Santa Sabina debating teams compete in the CSDA debating competition. The first two rounds have seen some great results with 11 of 12 wins against St Gregory\u2019s Campbelltown and another six wins against Rosebank College. Keep an eye out for details regarding Round 6, the hotly contested match up between St Pat\u2019s Strathfield and Santa Sabina, which will be hosted at the College on 2 June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would like to volunteer to assist on this evening or at any other debate evenings, please contact sport@ssc.nsw.edu.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Archdale Debating<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Independent Girls Schools Association (IGSA), Archdale debating competition will commence on Tuesday 16 May against Danebank, with another eight Santa Sabina teams debating in a different style to the CSDA competition. We wish all of our debaters the best of luck in both competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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