NJDC 2005 results

The second annual Northern Junior Debating Championships was held last Saturday, the 1st of October. Forty eight teams of debaters aged under 16 took part.

The motions were:
1) This House would introduce compulsory identity cards (pre-released)
2) This House would ban advertising to children
3) This House would legalise Euthanasia
Final: This House believes that the US should favour condoms over abstinence in the allocation of aid in the fight against HIV (pre-released)

The finalists were:
1st proposition: Aberdeen Grammar School B (Tim Coleman and Megan Robertson)
2nd Proposition: Leeds Grammar School B (Sebastian Faraquhar and Mark Scott)
1st opposition: Grove Academy (Margaret Nicoll and Clare Richardson)
2nd opposition: Newcastle RGS A (Andrew Bellis and Eddie Bolger)

Judges: George Molyneaux (chair), Ciarian Lawlor, Rhidian Morgan, Kirsty Russell, Euan McDonald.

The winners were Newcastle RGS A.

The best speaker on tab was Sebastian Faraquhar of Leeds Grammar School.

Overall the standard of debating demonstrated throughout the day was outstanding, with a very lively final in which the speakers captured the floor to great effect.

We would like to thank all the judges, many of whom travelled a (very) long way to get to the competition. It was also great that so many schools were able to travel so far to take part.

In particular we’d also like to thank our CA George Molyneaux and tabmaster Bob Nimmo, both of whom did an outstanding job.

Hoping to see lots of you again in Newcastle next year,

Harish and Roger
NJDC co-convenors