This past week, the first round of the Eisteddfod debating competition took place. The juniors were asked to debate in favour of (prop) or against (opp) the given motion. This round's motion was: This house would ban international aid charities from using sensational, graphic, or overly-emotional images of suffering in fundraising or advertising campaigns. The results were as follows :

 

Kidd vs. Mallett      Winner: Mallett     Best speaker: Chris du Toit

White vs. School    Winner: White      Best speaker: Daniel von der Heyden

Gray vs. Founders Winner: Gray        Best speaker: Noah Macnab

Birt vs. Ogilvie        Winner: Birt          Best speaker: Muhammed Zayd-Bhorey

 

The second round will be taking place in the N block on Wednesday 3 May at 18:00.