Regional Final of Youth Speaks, Best Western Forest Hills Hotel, Frodsham

Oswestry School yesterday took part in the Regional round of the Rotary Youth Speaks competition.

If you remember in the District competition last week, the main Speaker Valeriia Chertilina was commended on her speech, yesterday it was the turn of the Vote of Thanks, Flora (also known as Tsveta Stratieva), who was commended.

Many nice things were said about the whole team but unfortunately they could only manage a close second place position and will not therefore being going forward to the National finals.

Results:

INTERMEDIATE: 1st place – Flint High School, 2nd place – Ripley St Thomas CE Academy. 3rd place – Bolton School (Girls), Best Chairperson – Ryan Moorhouse (Ripley St Thomas CE Academy), Best Speaker – Kate John (Flint High School), Best VOT – Carol Habib (Bolton School Girls)

SENIOR: 1st place – St Michael’s CE High School, 2nd place – Oswestry School, 3rd place – Bolton School (Girls), Best Chairperson – Hafsa Syed (Bolton School (Girls), Best Speaker – Emily Crook (St Michael’s CE High School), Best VOT – Tsveta Stratieva (Oswestry School)

John Ward