Debating
Junior Debating
Debating Tiverton
Senior Debating
A number of our Year 9 students participated in the D Grade section of the Debating Association of Victoria’s competition. The boys were required to research and then formulate debates on a number of topical and contentious issues throughout Terms 2 and 3. Participating in this competition meant heading out, on often a cold winter’s night, to Camberwell Boys Grammar. The boys also gave up many a lunchtime to prepare. As well as the DAV weekly competition we had a number of boys participate in Standing: Mrs Christine Thompson, Ilia Roytberg, Jordan Dalgliesh, Standing: Damien Taranto, Lewis Di Stefanis, George Vlahogiannis, the ACC Debating Competition held in Nick Kent, Damian Li, Ms Marisa Di Giacomo Theodore Siriopoulos, Ms Cate McIlroy August at Parade College. Seated: Steven Ward, Ben Stott, Daniel Martin, Paul Casey Seated: Harry Thompson, Jerome Lugo, Darcy Craig, Will Agar, James Absent: Ryan Moody, Nick Rodway, Matt Taylor Eracleous Absent: Patrick Arceri, Alex Di Medio The students involved were: Lewis Di Stefanis, Alex Di Medio, George Senior Debating Vlahogiannis, Damien Taranto, James Erracelous and out all stops. In a debate that could have gone either Having debated together for the best part of five Andreas Mextas, Darcy Craig, Patrick Arceri, Jerome way, we were delivered the devastating result of a years, De La Salle’s Year 12 team — Ben Stott, Lugo,Theodore Siriopoulos and Michael McMahon one point loss. Hearts were broken, dreams were Daniel Martin, Steven Ward, Damian Li and Nick Kent Congratulations to all of these boys who showed shattered, but our De La pride remained intact! — were again proud to represent the College this great dedication in their attention to improving and year. We took part in a regional competition of five With two more years ahead of us we’re sure to build developing their debating skills. debates against local schools, winning four of them. on this year’s successful season which provided us Miss Cate McIlroy Three of these debates were ‘secret topics’ which with topics ranging from the national internet filter to Tiverton Debating Coordinator gave us only an hour to prepare. Our efforts got us animal protection and the environment. The fantasthrough to the semi-finals, a result we hope can be tic efforts from Paul Casey, Ryan Moody, Jordan bettered by the Year 10 team! Dalgliesh, Ilia Roytberg, Nicholas Rodway and Year 10 Debating Matthew Taylor contributed to our great results. We also debated a visiting team from La Salle ColThe Year 10 debating team fought hard throughout lege, Perth, in two debates, winning both. A special thank you to Ms Di Giacomo and Mrs the year, only to be pipped at the post in our final Thompson for organizing and coordinating our deThe team would like to thank Mrs Thompson and Ms debate. Our hard work and determination wasn’t bates. With this experience we look forward to being Martin for their guidance over the years, and we wish enough to overcome the strong Wesley College opvery competitive in 2011. De La debaters all the best in the years to come. position. Matthew Taylor and Paul Casey Nick Kent Arguing that “Australian’s DNA shouldn’t be kept on Year 10 Debaters a national data base”, we gritted our teeth and pulled 116
