On Tuesday 31 August, Adi Apana and Anton Lising competed in the inaugural Junior Public Speaking Competition hosted by Ravenswood School for Girls. Five schools participated in this event, each providing a team of two students to perform a prepared speech of three minutes and an impromptu speech of two minutes.

The judges took an unexpectedly long time identifying Ravenswood as the winner and both judges noted the very high standard of student performances, especially in the extremely challenging area of impromptu speaking.

Adi and Anton represented Newington College with expertise and confidence in speeches that reflected both their knowledge as inquiry learners and their public speaking skill.  They were applauded personally after the event by Mrs Bailey, The Head of Junior School, for their thoughtful speeches as well as the courteous way they conducted themselves.  Although not winning, we were told there was only one point in it and both boys felt very proud of the way they performed.

We congratulate them both for being such great school ambassadors.

Jo Zammit