Vision of future for Helen Mary AM
Llanelli’s Welsh Assembly member Helen Mary Jones was given a vision of the future at the annual Llanelli Rotary Club Youth Speaks competition.
The AM praised the quality of debates at the event and predicted that some of the students could turn out to be the politicians of the future.
“The standard in the competition was exceptionally high and the competitors made the judging task a very difficult one,” added the AM.
Llanelli Rotary Club press and marketing officer Robert Lloyd explained that the Youth Speaks event offered an opportunity for Llanelli pupils to gain experience of speaking on a public platform.
He added: “It allows young people to form ideas on significant subjects and learn high standards of expression, presentation and appearance. It also gives pupils the experience of accepting impartial assessments and constructive criticism.”
In the junior competition, the Bryngwyn team debated ‘Text talk and internet spelling are the future of English’ (the Against lobby won the vote in the chamber of Llanelli Town Hall).
The Coedcae team discussed ‘This house would trade security for liberty’ (the Against lobby won).
In the senior section, the St John Lloyd team debated ‘Today’s media gives a false representation of 21st Century youth culture’ (the For lobby won the vote).
Bryngwyn’s team discussed ‘This house would lower the voting age to 16’ (the Against lobby won).
And Coedcae’s team debated ‘This house proposes that the media should not be censored’ (the Against lobby won the vote)
Results –
Best Youth Team - Coedcae
Best Youth Chair - Lucy Havard, Bryngwyn
Best Youth Proposer - Felicity Gardner, Coedcae
Best Youth Opposer - Ellie Dainton, Coedcae
Best Senior Team - St John Lloyd
Best Senior Chair - Halena Morgan, St John Lloyd
Best Senior Proposer - Yasmin Rai, St John Lloyd
Best Senior Opposer - Lauren Jones, Coedcae.
The judging panel was – Helen Mary Jones AM (chair), Ann Brace, of Tregib School, Llandeilo, and Rotarian Robert Lloyd.
The MC for the evening was Rotarian Carl Lucas. The event was organised by a team led by Rotarian Susan Roberts. Prizes were handed out by Llanelli Rotary Club President Melanie Carroll-Cliffe.
The winning Coedcae team with Llanelli Rotary Club President Melanie Carroll-Cliffe. Left to right - Felicity Gardner, Ellie Dainton and Daniella Difide.
The winning St John Lloyd team with Llanelli Rotary Club President Melanie Carroll-Cliffe. Left to right - Hannah Garrington, Yasmin Rai and Halena Morgan.
For more photos of the event, see –
http://picasaweb.google.com/robertapvincent/LlanelliRotaryYouthSpeaksCompetition#
The AM praised the quality of debates at the event and predicted that some of the students could turn out to be the politicians of the future.
“The standard in the competition was exceptionally high and the competitors made the judging task a very difficult one,” added the AM.
Llanelli Rotary Club press and marketing officer Robert Lloyd explained that the Youth Speaks event offered an opportunity for Llanelli pupils to gain experience of speaking on a public platform.
He added: “It allows young people to form ideas on significant subjects and learn high standards of expression, presentation and appearance. It also gives pupils the experience of accepting impartial assessments and constructive criticism.”
In the junior competition, the Bryngwyn team debated ‘Text talk and internet spelling are the future of English’ (the Against lobby won the vote in the chamber of Llanelli Town Hall).
The Coedcae team discussed ‘This house would trade security for liberty’ (the Against lobby won).
In the senior section, the St John Lloyd team debated ‘Today’s media gives a false representation of 21st Century youth culture’ (the For lobby won the vote).
Bryngwyn’s team discussed ‘This house would lower the voting age to 16’ (the Against lobby won).
And Coedcae’s team debated ‘This house proposes that the media should not be censored’ (the Against lobby won the vote)
Results –
Best Youth Team - Coedcae
Best Youth Chair - Lucy Havard, Bryngwyn
Best Youth Proposer - Felicity Gardner, Coedcae
Best Youth Opposer - Ellie Dainton, Coedcae
Best Senior Team - St John Lloyd
Best Senior Chair - Halena Morgan, St John Lloyd
Best Senior Proposer - Yasmin Rai, St John Lloyd
Best Senior Opposer - Lauren Jones, Coedcae.
The judging panel was – Helen Mary Jones AM (chair), Ann Brace, of Tregib School, Llandeilo, and Rotarian Robert Lloyd.
The MC for the evening was Rotarian Carl Lucas. The event was organised by a team led by Rotarian Susan Roberts. Prizes were handed out by Llanelli Rotary Club President Melanie Carroll-Cliffe.
The winning Coedcae team with Llanelli Rotary Club President Melanie Carroll-Cliffe. Left to right - Felicity Gardner, Ellie Dainton and Daniella Difide.
The winning St John Lloyd team with Llanelli Rotary Club President Melanie Carroll-Cliffe. Left to right - Hannah Garrington, Yasmin Rai and Halena Morgan.
For more photos of the event, see –
http://picasaweb.google.com/robertapvincent/LlanelliRotaryYouthSpeaksCompetition#
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