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  DEBATING  
 
  Girls are trained to participate in Word Schools Style Debating.

This style is not only used during Rotary Debating Competitions, but prepares them for debating in the same style at Universities and Technicons.

During these competitions a school enters a junior and senior team. Grade 8 and 9's may enter the Junior Section and the Grade 11 and 12 the Senior Section. Grade 10 learners may enter either the Junior or the Senior Section. Each team consists of 3 speakers. Debaters are trained to be a first, second or third speaker.


Tuesday 7 October 2008

Musa Gwebani participated in the International Debating and Public Speaking Trials held at Parklands High School these holidays.  There were 120 competitors from all over South Africa who participated and Musa came fifth in the country in the Persuasive Speaking section.  She acquitted herself very well in the Debating section and gave an excellent presentation with the prepared reading.  We are very proud of her achievement and wish her every success next year with Public Speaking and Debating.  Congratulations, Musa!


Monday 05 March 2007

Congratulations to the Senior Debating Team, who won their debate against De Kuilen High School in Kuils River. Musa Gwebani won Best Speaker for the evening.  The win has done wonders to both the Junior and Senior teams, as it has boosted their confidence and is an invaluable learning experience.  We would like to wish both teams the best of luck in their future debating endeavours.


Saturday 05 August 2006
On this day six girls represented Sans Souci at a debating competition hosted by UCT. Sans Souci went unbeaten for the day and come out tops, beating a shadow team of Rondebosch and Plumstead High, Plumstead High A team as well as Bishops A. This is a great achievement and I extend a big ‘Thank You’ to the girls who gave up their Saturday to participate.

Sans Souci Representatives:
Karusha Naidoo, Musa, Anele Ganta, Natasha Chandler, Billie-Jean Demas and Sihle.


Tuesday 02 March 2006
A huge thank-you and congratulations to the debating girls:

Junior Team:
 Kyla, Musa, Loobna
Senior Team:  Natasha, Anele, Lauren

Both teams won the first round of Rotary Debate against Fairbairn College! Special congratulations to Natasha, who coached the Junior Team. Thanks also to the girls who were our excellent support, and last but not least to MR CHANDLERS’ Magic Emergency Bus Service.


Wednesday 10 August 2005: NPI Debate
Lauren Joseph, Anele Ganta and Natasha Chandler participated in the National Productivity Institute Debate Tournament on Wednesday 10 August 2005.  The motions before the house were:

“Prisoners should be allowed to vote and Companies should give employees free Aids drugs.”

Sans Souci opposed the first motion and proposed the latter.  Our girls offered excellent arguments in both debates and were announced the winners on both occasions.

We were the only team (out of six schools) that won both debates.  We were announced as the Winners of this tournament and will be debating against the North West Province on 18 August 2005 in Kimberley.  Our girls will also represent the Western Cape at the National NPI Competition in October.  Congratulations to Lauren, Anele and Natasha.  You have indeed done your school proud.


Tuesday 19 July 2005
The Junior and Senior Teams participated in the last preliminary round against Islamia College on Tuesday night. The topics were as follows:

Juniors:  Privately owned handguns should be banned
Seniors:
  The sale of non-life sustaining organs should be legalized.

Our debaters did their best, but unfortunately lost both debates. Thanks you to all the girls who went along as supporters.


Monday 11 April 2005: Rotary Debate
The Senior Team of Sans Souci debated against Windsor High on Monday night.
  They proposed the motion that traditional healers should be allowed to write medical certificates for employees.

Eleni Good, Lauren Joseph and Sadeeqah Kirsten did a magnificent job and won the debate. Congratulations to Sadeeqah who shared the Best Speakers Award with the rebuttal speaker from Windsor.

Well done girls!


Monday 28 February 2005
Sans Souci debated against Camps Bay High.
The Juniors proposed the topic “SA prisoners should be employed in public works”.  Unfortunately they lost their debate.  We are very proud to say that Mishka Kearns was announced as Best Speaker. The Seniors were excited when they won the toss and decided to oppose the topic “Rich countries should only provide aid to countries that are democracies”.  They were delighted to hear that they had won the debate.




A typical debating session (2004)

 
 

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