The first two rounds of the Debating Association of Victoria (DAV) interschool debating competition have seen some excellent results for our debating teams. The first round took place on Wednesday 27 March.
The topics for the first round were:
A Grade: 'That instead of being elected, members of parliament should be randomly selected'. Jamieson Manger, Beccy Snell and Caitlyn Crymble defeated Luther College.
C Grade: 'That police should carry tasers instead of guns'. Maddi Macpherson, Shae Preston and Emma Di Paolo lost to Yarra Valley Grammar.
D Grade: 'That we should ban horse racing'.
- MLMC 1 — Malindu Chandrasekara, Schemaiah Perera, Jasmine Ryan (pictured) lost to Yarra Valley Grammar School
- MLMC 2 — Liam Furey, Ellen Bradley, Maya Johannes defeated Ringwood Secondary College
- MLMC 3 — Kahlia Dewar, Ella McNair, Charlotte Lorbek defeated Emmaus College
- MLMC 4 — Emma Williamson, Baxter Lill, Millie Barker defeated Tintern College 4.
Congratulations to Beccy Snell, Liam Furey and Millie Barker who were all awarded Best Speaker in their respective debates.
Round 2 took place on Wednesday 8 May. This round had a political theme with some very challenging topics. The A Grade team had a forfeit. The Year 10 (C Grade) team of Shae Preston, Chelsea Emary and Ethan Prentice presented the affirmative case ‘That we should ban all political parties’ and narrowly defeated Yarra Valley Grammar by one point.
The D Grade teams had to debate the topic ‘That political parties should have quotas for female candidates’. The students did a fantastic job researching the topic and learning about the political process. We had three teams debating the affirmative and one team debating the negative.
Results:
- MLMC 1 Affirmative — Liam Furey, Maya Johannes, Ellen Bradley defeated Luther College
- MLMC 2 Affirmative — Danya Moerth, Schemaiah Perera, Ella McNair defeated Vermont Secondary College
- MLMC 3 Negative — Eloise Graves, Channel Fernando, Scott Colliver defeated Tintern Grammar
- MLMC 4 Affirmative — Marcus Blazincic, Kahlia Dewar, Charlotte Lorbek defeated Yarra Hills Secondary College.
All of our teams recorded wins on the night, which was an outstanding effort. Ellen Bradley, Danya Moerth, Eloise Graves, Kahlia Dewar and Charlotte Lorbek were all awarded Best Speaker in their respective debates.
