School hosts debating round

Woy Woy South Public School hosted the fourth round of the Premier's Debating Challenge against Chertsey Public School on 18 June.

The topic debated was: "Too much emphasis is placed on sport".

Woy Woy South Public School students Blake Batten, Maddie Cook, Ariana Eckstrom, and Stephanie Webster were the affirmative team.

Woy Woy South was reported as having strongly stated their case, arguing that sport was only one part of life.

The team clearly rebutted opposing arguments and worked as a team by backing each other's arguments.

The Premier's Debating Challenge is open to students in NSW government schools in the categories of Years 5 and 6, Years 7 and 8, Years 9 and 10, Year 11, and Year 12.

All debates involve a conflict of ideas and arguments between two teams which are called the affirmative (for the proposition) and the negative (against the proposition).

Newsletter, 22 Jun 2007 T Kendall, Woy Woy South Public School