Suzanne Plume – Debating Co-ordinator

HICES: Emanuel debaters aim for excellence

Debating in the HICES competitions is often not really acknowledged in the busy round of school life. Debaters often miss lessons, excursions and co-curricular enrichment and, instead of enjoying the normal school day, are bundled onto a bus to trek out to the furthermost suburbs of Sydney (or even Newcastle) and then to endure the inevitable traffic jams in the dark on the way home.

Although we are only halfway through this year’s competition, we still have a team in each of the four divisions, still in contention for the finals.

The list of best debaters in the South Sydney Region for the first four rounds has now been published.

Junior:

   1^st: Jake Newfield

   3^rd: Ethan Zines

   4^th equal: Eden Levit

   5^th: Miriam Stubbs-Goulston

Middle:

   1^st equal: Eden Glass

    5^th equal: Lara Fosbery

Senior:

   4^th equal: Isabella Flax

Open:

    1^st: Lara Joffe

    6^th equal: Liahm Simon

Jake, Eden and Lara have also rated across all regions in the Best Debater lists for their age group.  These students will be receiving certificates at the Awards Ceremony following the Grand Finals. 

We are exceedingly proud of all of our HICES debaters and the effort they put into preparing for their debates. Other unsung heroes who support our team’s successes include Shauna Lore who organises transport at the drop of a hat, our coaches, Nehama Werner, Joshua Moses, Danielle Santos and Anthony Small and my tireless fellow co-ordinators, Jemma Lopis and Lauren Wigan.