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Hello all

The results for Round 2 of Junior Prem are below. The winners are marked in bold.

The motion for this round was “That award ceremonies should have gender-neutral categories”

Hello all

The motions for round three of Prem A were:

• That the Emergency Contraceptive Pill should be available for free, without prescription, from all pharmacies.
• This house would stop all government funding for health care issues that develop as a result of long term substance abuse.
• That the sale of organs should be legalised.

The results are below. The winners are marked in bold:

The results for round two are below. The winners of each debate are marked in bold.

The results for Round One of Junior Premier are as follows.

Winners are listed on the left.
Sacred Heart College v Hutt International Boys’ School
St Bernard’s College v Hutt Valley High School
St Oran’s College v Chilton St James School
Tawa College v Bishop Viard College
Kapiti College v Aotea College
Wellington College v Wellington East Girls’ College
Wellington High School v St Mary’s College
St Catherine’s College v St Patrick’s College Wellington
Scots College v Queen Margaret College
Wellington Girls’ College had a BYE

Please note that the first round of Senior Premier B will now be held on Tuesday 27th March (not the 20th) at Wellington College.

Hi all,

This year’s adjudicator and coaching workshops for teachers and senior students will be held on Tuesday 28th Feb (adjudication) and Tuesday 6th March (coaching). Both will be held at 6pm at Turnbull House, opposite Parliament on Bowen Street.

Hope to see many of you there!

Seb.

Hi all,

Welcome to school debating with the Wellington Speaking Union for 2012. All schools have been emailed a welcome letter which outlines how to sign up for grades this year. You can also download that below. Entries are due by Friday 17th February and are filled out at http://www.wsu.co.nz/signups

WSU Invitation Letter 2012

Thanks,
Seb.

Sebastian Templeton
WSU President
Intercollegiate Coordinator 2012

Congrats to Wellington College who last night won their first Premier A title since 2004 in front of a packed crowd at Turnbull House. Wellington College successfully negated “This House would prohibit price gouging after natural disasters”.

Commiserations to St Mary’s College, the runners-up.

Edward Foley from Wellington College won the Suffrage Cup for Best Speaker in the Grand Final.

The Premier A Grand Final will be held between St Mary’s College (affirming) and Wellington College (negating). The final will be held at 6:45 on Monday 19th September at Turnbull House, opposite Parliament.

The topic for the Grand Final is:

This House would prohibit price gouging after natural disasters

The finalists of Prem B have been determined so congratulations to Wellington High School and Scots College for being the top two teams in the grade this year. They will debate for the Fred McComish Trophy on Monday 12 September at Turnbull House starting at 7pm. The debate will be on the motion “That we should abolish all government restrictions and ratings on the content of entertainment media” with Wellington High affirming and Scots negating.

People are welcome to come and watch what should be an excellent occasion between two strong teams. There will be light refreshments served after the debate. Hope to see many of you there!