Primary School Public Speaking Competition 2024
Primary School Public Speaking Competition 2024 The Club’s 26th Primary School Public Speaking Competition was held on Tuesday 29th October at the Pakenham Golf Club. 16 students from 9 Primary Schools in Nar Nar Goon, Officer and Pakenham, spoke in front of a large audience. The students chose their own topics and did their own research and preparation. Champion Speaker was Declan Stapleton from St. Patrick’s Catholic Primary School, who spoke on “Emotions”. 2nd Place: Abigail-Esther Mphande”, Pakenham Primary School, “Confidence is Your Superpower”. 3rd Place: Jy Hyndman, Pakenham Hills Primary School, “AFL Football”. President’s Award: Lyla Softly, Pakenham Hills Primary School, “How You Can Help with Climate Change.” Encouragement Award: Faiza Ali, Pakenham Springs Primary School, “Fake.” All finalists were excellent and once again their choice of topics was amazing. Other topics included, “Black Hole”, “The Gift of Giving”, “Saving Sea Creatures”, English is Better than Maths”, “Sounds” and “Rotary”.