“I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.”
Yesterday our students took part in the London Deutsche Bank Debate Mate Cup competition at the LSE (London School of Economics) and emerged as overall champions. Yes, We WON the entire competition! In attendance were 17 schools across different boroughs and 41 teams in total. Our school prepared three teams for this competition and the students won 8 out of 9 intense debates, where 2 out of our teams were within the Top 5 schools of the day. The president of Debate Mate commented that the level at which our students performed is of University standard. Team B came out on top and had the highest scores across all speeches throughout the day.
Our pupils exude class, self-respect and style, with inspiring speeches that amazed the judges, schools (especially St Pauls Academy) and the founder of Debate Mate. The pupils debated three motions:’This House Believes the UK should Intervene Militarily in Syria Robert Clarke School
It was truly am amazing experience! Our students have done us proud and we should recognize their efforts. Our students were not the only ones flying the flag of BBCS. Mr. Ajeleti participated in the Teachers’ debate and like the students; his presentation was insightful, sophisticated and very entertaining. I was like the proud Mum in the audience; estatic and very emotional.
The trophy will be on display in the staff room this break and lunch time.
Bring on Nationals in June!!!!!!!!! Please congratulate the pupils listed below when you see them- especially Team B- Our champions.
Team A
Kyle
Anna
Tarisai
Ayoola
Team B
Teju
Badria
Jerusha
Fleur
Team C
Jennifer
Queenie
Olivia Valentine
Deborah
Floor Debaters
Biodun
Tayler
Grace
Tanya
Nicole Aifuwa
Fatmata
Tyra
Many thanks,
Shivon Allicock & Michael Ajeleti
