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Warwick Rotary Club were finally able to hold the Youth Speaks competition for the Intermediate scholars (11 -13) which was postponed due to Covid. The competition gives local young people a chance to demonstrate their public speaking skills. The senior competition was held on February 2nd and was won by Princethorpe College.
March 15th saw Warwick School host the intermediate round This year just two teams competed, one from Warwick School, and another from Kings High School.
Each team of three members had 15 minutes to present the case for a topic of their choosing. Kings High went first with “this house believes developed countries are morally obliged to fight climate change” followed by Warwick School arguing that “animals should not be allowed to become extinct”. The annual event gives young people a chance to voice their opinions on topics they feel strongly about and demands significant research, knowledge and the confidence to present arguments clearly and concisely.
Announcing the team from Warwick School as the winners, head judge Rotarian Jon Wassall commented that all the teams were “winners” in that learning how to speak in public would give everyone an advantage in life. Everyone had prepared well, done their research and engaged with the audience. The results had been very close. Thanks were also due to parents and teachers who supported them through the preparation process.
Both winners and runner up teams received book tokens from Warwick Books, and all contestants received a Certificate of Participation. Congratulating them Rotarian Jon Wassall said he was impressed by the quality of the presentations and wished the contestants well in their future careers.
Intermediates winning team from Warwick school: Foteh Singh, Ralph Evans, Ignatious Walton–Hayfield with Warwick Rotary judge Jon Wassall.
