Debating offers invaluable benefits to students, fostering research skills as they delve deep into topics like today’s topic: ‘Junk Food Advertisements should be banned before 9pm’. It enhances public speaking abilities, refining the delivery of well-crafted arguments and counterarguments. Today, at our school debate, students engaged passionately, supported by senior adjudicators, culminating in a valuable learning experience where the Opposition won, demonstrating the transformative power of reasoned argument.
Proposition = Saoirse Collins (Captain), Chloe Collins, Ola Nowosielska, Leah Griffin, Aoife O Connor (notetaker), Muireann Hickey (sub)
Opposition (winners) = Grace Kelly (Captain), Sorcha Healy, Bridín Hickey, Patricia Zgelia, Molly Moron (notetaker), Lily O Connor (sub).