Auburn High School Interschool Debating Team
Over the past couple of months, I as the debating captain have helped to run the Interschool Junior Debating Program for years 7-8 students (otherwise known as the JSP). This program involves an external competition in which representatives of Auburn High School debate at an interschool level at Camberwell Grammar School. Debating is a challenging extra-curricular opportunity that encourages creativity & critical thinking. One way that I have supported the team is to provide the debaters with consistent feedback both after the formal debates and during training sessions to ensure the team is able to improve each week.
On Wednesday the 10th of August, we had our round two debate. It was fantastic to see that our team won and our second speaker, Jenica Yong (Y7), was given the best speaker award! It has been pleasing to see these debaters learn and grow over time and I am very happy to lead an enthusiastic group of individuals. I hope to see them grow to become even stronger debaters and look forward to seeing them develop overtime.
By Pasquale Lotrionte, 11D
