Rotary Youth Speaks Competition
Five teams took part in the local round in November 2024.
Rotary Youth Speaks Competition
Five teams recently took part in the local round of this public speaking competition organised by the Rotary Club of King’s Lynn – King Edward VII Academy, Marshland High School, Smithdon High School, Springwood High School and Terrington St Clement’s High School. The debates covered topics relating to the potential dangers associated with video games, criminality, Artificial Intelligence, the banning of social media for under 16s and poor maternity pay for new mothers.
This year’s winners were the team from St Clement’s High School. Henry Wood put forward the advantages of AI but in opposition Poppy Foster argued that there were many dangers. The debate was ably chaired by Casey Ward. The team go forward to the District Round of the competition in the spring and the winners there will compete in the Regional Final.
The Rotary Club is very grateful for the continuing support and expertise of the judges - Dr Bob Rogers, Mrs Theresa Banks and Mrs Diane Scoles, to Springwood High School, for hosting the event and also to the school staff involved with the teams.
Photograph: Henry Wood, Casey Ward and Poppy Foster.
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