YouthSpeaks Competition at Devoran School
Another successful event organised by Julian.
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Youth Speaks 2023
Whether reading is a waste of time, whether beauty is a blessing or a curse, the effects of screen technologies, female participation in sport and whether children do enough sport at all, are topics chosen by primary schools pupils taking part in the Truro heat of this year’s Rotary Youth Speaks competition.
The annual Juniors Youth Speaks competition, organised and promoted by Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland, is open to pupils aged between 7 and 10. Teams of three, including a Chairman, a main Speaker and a person giving the Vote of Thanks, present arguments on a topic of their choice before a panel of adjudicators.
This is the 30th year the Rotary Club of Truro Boscawen has organised a junior Youth Speaks competition and chairman of the adjudicators David Hughes was pleased to see so many young people taking part in this year’s event. “For the last two years - during the pandemic - the Club has had to hold a virtual Youth Speaks competition. It is marvellous that we are able to meet once again properly for Youth Speaks”.
After listening to all five presentations, adjudicators David Hughes, Lorraine Hobden and Ruth Ward awarded first place to the team from Truro School Prep.
Runners up were the team from Perran-Ar-Worthal Primary School.
Certificates were presented to all participants by the Club President Frank Perry.
Adjudicator Ruth Ward said “I am always amazed by the confidence of these young people and the interesting topics they choose for their talks. The standard is very high and there are many outstanding individuals taking part, so it has been a privilege to see these talented youngsters in action”.
Her colleague Lorraine Hobden added : “It was a very interesting and close contest yet again. The children do a brilliant job!”
Five primary schools from the Truro area took part in this year’s competition held at Devoran Primary School:
Devoran School: “Mind,body and soul - the effects of screen-time technologies” Chairperson: Leo Hatcher-Miller, Speaker: Emily Bosanko, Vote of Thanks: Elsie Sheppard
Kea School: “Do children spend enough time doing sport?”. Chairperson: Taylor Hicks; Speaker: Beth Samuels and Vote of Thanks: Beatrice Meakin.
Perran-ar-worthal School: “Female participation in sport” . Chairperson: Anna Matthews, Speaker: Daisy Davies and Vote of Thanks: Florence Dodge.
Truro High Prep School: “Is beauty a blessing or a curse?” Chairperson: Heidi Todd, Speaker:Holly Gould and Vote of Thanks: Ava Attlee.
Truro School Prep: “Is reading a waste of time?” . Chairperson: Gideon Gamble, Speaker: George Roberts and Vote of Thanks: Winnie Walker.
Truro School Prep and Perran-ar-worthal School will now go forward to the Area Junior Competition at Penwith College on Tuesday, 21st February where they will compete against teams from 16 other Rotary Clubs, from Newquay, Perranzabuloe and St Agnes in the east to Helston, Penzance, St Ives and the Isles of Scilly in the west.
The winner and runner up from this Area round will then compete in the Junior District 1175 Final of Youth Speaks 2023 at Bodmin Community College on March 11th. Rotary District 1175 includes Rotary Clubs throughout Devon & Cornwall.
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The District Competition
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Presentations to pupils of Devoran School and Richard Lander School are shown here. There will be further presentations after Easter.
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This year, under lockdown constraints and with Julian's expert management we have run an online Youth Speaks competition. The only Club in the District to achieve this.
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Our Challenge is completed! (Just one short section in the east remains). When our Senior Vice President voiced scepticism that we could do it he was by no means the only one. Perhaps we should all have a piece of that hat!
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16 other Rotary Clubs in the county, Cornwall Mind, and all their friends have joined Truro Boscawen in COMPLETING THE COASTAL FOOTPATH CHALLENGE
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Triumph for local school! The West Cornwall round of the National Rotary Youth Speaks Competition is won by a Boscawen sponsored Team.
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