Volume 26 Issue 27 08 Sep 2017 17 Elul 5777

We are the champions!

Suzanne Plume – Debating Co-ordinator

Emanuel – HICES Champion Debating School of 2017

On Thursday, our Middles A debating team travelled to Surrey Hills to contest the HICES Grand Final. We debated Oxley College, a very experienced team, who had also fought their way through the gruelling preliminary and finals rounds.

Our Middles A team lost the coin toss and were allocated the affirmative case. They argued “that parents should get permission from their child before posting online”.

It was lovely to hear them express their heartfelt convictions regarding the trust which should exist between children and parents, articulated both logically and eloquently. They also spoke knowledgeably about filtering information which affected their online presences.

Their victory over Oxley College yesterday not only gained them the Middles Championship but also cemented Emanuel’s victory as the Champion Debating School for 2017.

Every student who debated this year contributed to our record achievement this year, whereby we won 70% of all our debates.

Mazal tov to our victorious Middles A team: Anna Davis, Lara Fosbery, Chloe Miller, Eden Glass and Ruby Hurwitz and their coach, alumnus Joshua Moses.

Congratulations also to all our Junior, Middles B, Senior and Opens teams who contributed to this stellar achievement as well as their coaches, Anthony Small and Danielle Santos.

Many thanks are also due to my fellow Team Facilitators Jemma Lopis and Lauren Wigan for their support and selfless dedication to Emanuel debating.