Public Speaking

Amano Christian School held their third annual Inter-house Public Speaking Contest on the 22nd of June 2015. It was a black-tie event and most of the audience turned out very smartly dressed. There were nine speakers in total split up into three categories (age groups) the under-19s, under-16s and under-13s. The topics ranged from controversial issues such as ‘Is money ruining sport’ to ‘The Virgin Islands’. The quality of the speeches was very high; most presentations were well researched and the arguments were well developed. All the contestants displayed impressive confidence levels. The judges had a tough time judging the contest; but the final outcome of results was a fair evaluation of the contestant’s efforts and their actual presentations. Ethan Milner came first for the under-19s; very close behind him in points was Ben Ferguson in second place. For the under-16 category Tina Kaumba scooped the first place with her expressive gestures and convincing responses to questions put to her. Finally, for the under-13s Talitha Lund took first position, with her heart-felt presentation on the most significant event in her life this far. All in all, it was a lovely evening both informative and enjoyable.

Badminton

A second badminton tournament was hosted this term here at Amano on the 20^th of June. Two teams Amano and Mpelembe participated in three disciplines; singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Six boys and six girls were able to play. Everyone played well with Amano coming out first overall and many of the individual players winning all or most of their matches. It was a great morning in which we were able to compete with others as well as sharing skills with them. I just want to say thank you to all those who came and supported us as well as to those who organised the games.

[Caleb, Seth, Edwin, Natasha and Diana were all unbeaten in all formats. Joyce, Josiah, Shoshanna, Eunice, Ben, Daniel and Jackson all contributed well to a team win.]

Reported By: Caleb Ronald