Year 7 & 8 speech finals on Zoom!

By Jacinta Clark | Posted: Wednesday September 8, 2021

During lockdown, Miss Hengst and Miss Clark judged the speech finals over Google Meet.

Everyone did so well presenting through video chat! Well done to everyone who made it through. It was a hard job to pick a top 5 in each year level! 

Room 1: Ari Keshariya (Preservation of Te Reo Māori)

Room 2: Georgia Tate (Disgusting sounds)

Room 3: Paige Clarke (Pigs) & Greer King (Olympics)

Room 4: Sophie Stevens (Kate Sheppard)

Room 5: Bryn Johnson (Minimum wage sucks), Zhibang Cheng (The easiest jobs in the world) & Jordy Moore (New Olympic sports)

Room 6: Gia Soutzidellis-Urquhart (Surrogacy should be more accessible) & Lily Morrison-Clarke (Why mindfulness should be compulsory in primary schools)

Room 7: Hannah Richmond (Every child should experience owning a pet) & Quinn Hay (Save the wetlands)

Room 8: Mikayla Sheppard (New Zealand should keep the borders closed) & Chi Chi Li (Eliminating the use of offensive LGBTQ language)

Room 9: Lachie Mason (Our pets are our masters... and we are the slaves) & Jamie Seaton (Why kids should get paid for good grades)

Room 10: Ruby Cleverley (Why dance should be an Olympic sport)

Room 11: Tyson Trenberth (Sports World)

Room 12: Angelee Wagener (How to speak confidently in public), Isabellah Chester (Homework should be banned) & Seb Stettner (Mindset)

Room 13: Molly Edwards (Why sport is essential and teaches you things) & Samantha Kong (Why travel is important for kids)

Room 14: James Ryan (Why the little guys matter) & Joel Pulley (Why you should play hockey)

Room 15: Murtaza Shafiyee (Why the moon landing was not faked) & Kaleb O'Callahan (Why music is beneficial for mental health)

Room 16: Isabella Prince (Why mistakes are a crucial part of life), Leon Greig (Leave well enough alone), Elliot Aitchison (Stereotypical sports coaches) & Lucas Thomas (Why electric vehicles actually good for the environment?)

Congratulations to the following students who made it through to the school finals held on Tuesday 14th September. 

Year 7 finalists:

Gia Soutzidellis-Urquhart, Lily Morrison-Clarke, Tyson Trenberth, Jordy Moore, Bryn Johnson

Year 8 finalists: 

Isabella Prince, Leon Greig, Elliot Aitchison, Georgia Tate, Ari Keshariya