Canterbury
Canterbury Squad selected
A mix and match day of debating was held on Sunday 27 March to select the Canterbury Regional Schools Debating Teams for 2011.
The following motions were debated:
- This House believes all major sporting events should be broadcast free-to-air
- This House believes the environmental movement should use civil disobedience to advance their agenda
- This House believes all states have the right to nuclear weapons
The Canterbury Regional Debating Squad is:
Tim Robinson (St Bede’s College)
Sophie Boot (Christchurch Girls’ High School)
Zoe Higgins (St Margaret’s College)
Thomas Frost (Christ’s College)
Andrew Carrell (Christ’s College)
Billy Clemens (Papanui High School)
The reserve to the squad is Vicki Cho from Burnside High School.
A development squad was also selected, and comprises:
Sam Brustad (Christchurch Boys’ High School)
Nasif Azam (Lincoln High School)
Ben Maguire (St Bede’s College)
Chris Brunt (Burnside High School)
Matthew Sollis (Christchurch Boys’ High School)
Previous Winners
Previous winners of the Canterbury Regional Schools’ Debating Championships can be found here.
Most Promising Team
Previous recipients of the Most Promising Team award can be found here.
Best Speaker
Previous recipients of the Best Speaker award can be found here.
Most Promising Speaker
Previous recipients of the Most Promising Speaker award can be found here.
2010 Championships
A report on the 2010 Canterbury Regional Schools’ Debating Championships can be found here.
2008 Championships
A report on the 2008 Canterbury Regional Schools’ Debating Championship can be found here.
2007 Championships
A report on the 2007 Canterbury Regional Schools’ Debating Championship can be found here.
2005 Championships
A report on the 2005 Canterbury Regional Schools’ Debating Championship can be found here.
1 Comment so far
Whoever picked the moots for this tournament did well! I particularly like the ones about selling votes and negotiating with terrorists.