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Lions Young Speech Maker Competition 2014
Lions Young Speech Maker Competition 2014
Lions young speech maker competition 2014
This year’s Lions Young Speech Maker competition was held in the James Cumming Wing in Gore on Sunday June 15. James Hargest College was represented by Hannah Brown, Matilda Phillips and William Toomey. A strong field of 9 competitors saw contestants from Blue Mountain College, Menzies, Gore High School, St Peters and James Hargest College all vie for a spot at Nationals.
Many controversial and thought provoking topics were explored and the contestants entertained the audience in the morning’s prepared speech session.
Zoe, Blu Mountain College - Eco tourism
Abigal, Menzies - Men's Rights
William, JHC - Youth is wasted on the young
Hannah, JHC - positive discrimination
Alec, Gore HS - gender stereotypes
Carrie-Ann, Menzies - consumerism
Emily, St Peters - The Future
Matilda, JHC - Reverse Racism
Georgia, St Peters - Success
The afternoon’s impromptu speaking topic saw contestants speak for two minutes about their biggest fears for the future.
Abigail - That I will achieve everything I dream of only to find it was meaningless
Emily - Our Youth
Georgia - That I will spend thousands to get a degree that I'll never use
Matilda - That we will lose the art of communication
Alec - That extremist groups will create a mass world war
William - Communication and the falsity of the written word
Carrie-Ann - That we don't have very good role models
Hannah - That our relationships will disintegrate due to our lack of communication
The judges all agreed that it was a tightly fought contest and that the standard this year was very high. The honour of “Regional Winner” went to Matilda Phillips.