Intermediate Grand Final Speech Competition
Our Year 7 and 8 students courageously ventured beyond their comfort zones and delivered compelling speeches to their classmates. The overall quality of the speeches this year reached a high standard. The challenging task of selecting the top two speakers from each class for the semi-finals fell to our dedicated English teachers.
The selected speakers from each class then faced their year group, showcasing their speeches. In this engaging round, our judges singled out the six standout finalists, with three representing Year 7 and three from Year 8. They were Ethan Drum, Jan Andrea, Marco Cardeno, Matthias Meylemans, Jude Flynn and Andres Abuyabor.
All six young gentlemen delivered their speeches with eloquence and confidence. Our judges were thoroughly impressed with the calibre and delivery of speeches at this level. Yet, in the spirit of competition, a single victor had to emerge. Congratulations to Marco Cardeno, who claimed the honour of delivering the best speech this year. Matthias Meylemans secured a well-deserved second place, and Jan Andrea proudly accepted the third place.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our dedicated panel of judges, who diligently fulfilled their roles. A special thank you goes out to our Senior students: Ethan Hames, Noah Simunac, Yilin Lin and Joseph Wolfkamp. Their insightful feedback and valuable suggestions were greatly appreciated by all the participants.
