This year the College is so fortunate to have four teams of enthusiastic debating students who are participating in the Ringwood division of the Debating Association of Victoria (DAV) schools competition.
Last week, MLMC competed in Round 3 of the competition and our C and A Grade teams both took on the challenge of being faced with secret topics. This can be an incredibly daunting experience and all teams navigated the pressure with poise and maturity.
While all teams were unfortunately defeated, they put up an incredible fight and gained invaluable feedback for future debates.
The A Grade team debated "That the government should financially incentivise people to become vegetarian". The team comprised (pictured above from left) Max Biddiscombe and Olly Nielson (research), Mikaylah Wyllie (second speaker), Harley Lucas (third speaker) and Alannah Rudan (first speaker).
MLMC had two teams competing in C Grade to debate "That companies should be required to produce a new product, or offer a new service, every year".
The C Grade 1 team comprised Chanel Lopez (second speaker), Isla Collard (research), Caitlyn Fong (third speaker) and Grace Carlile (first speaker).
The C Grade 2 team comprised Terenja Bork (second speaker), Jessica Gould (research), Shiloh Thurrowgood (third speaker), Ethan Fawdry (research) and Anika Lill (first speaker).
From left: Chanel Lopez, Isla Collard, Caitlyn Fong and Grace Carlile.
From left: Terenja Bork, Jessica Gould, Shiloh Thurrowgood, Ethan Fawdry and Anika Lill.
