General News
8 September, 2022
MRC team enjoys success at debate
MERCY Regional College’s (MRC) rhetoricians were out in force once more as they took on their fellow Mercy schools in the 2022 Frayne Speech Festival.
MERCY Regional College’s (MRC) rhetoricians were out in force once more as they took on their fellow Mercy schools in the 2022 Frayne Speech Festival.
After a two-year, pandemic-induced hiatus, the festival was again in full swing with competitions in public speaking, debating and voice choir.
MRC wowed the competition, winning over hosts Emmanuel College Warrnambool and friendly rivals Sacred Heart College Geelong to enter the finals against the Academy of Mary Immaculate.
In a tightly fought battle over the topic ‘That the world is too selfish to change its ways,’ MRC came as a runner-up by only a couple of points.
MRC captains Carly and Jackson proudly represented the school in their prepared speeches on the benefits of the pandemic and a response to a quotation fromMaya Angelou.
Debating co-ordinator Daniel Lee said MRC’s current debating team was only established this year and it was “fantastic to see what our students have achieved in their first year of competition”.
“They have certainly become a talking point amongst the schools’ debating community,” he said.
“Well done to all participating students and special congratulations to Val and Jack from Year 10 who were awarded ‘Best Speaker’ in Rounds 1 and 2; with Jack also taking out the overall ‘Best Speaker’ award jointly with a student from the Academy of Mary Immaculate.”