Stanmore Buzzcuts blitz Greatest Shave target Team Newington set itself a goal of Ms Caterina Troncone in adopting new— Chris Paton opted to dye their hair hot $20,000 for the 2018 World’s Greatest very short—styles to raise money for pink for a few days. Shave—and beat it by $8000! the Leukemia Foundation. Major Rod Money raised will support vital research Thirty-one Year 12 boys led staff members Wood, Sister Margaret Bates, Peta efforts and counselling/support for over Mr Josh Mann, Mr Tom Cosgrove and Ridley, Ms Mary Triantafyllou and Mr 200 families. Aston Brown, Dale Schlaphoff, James Roach and Max Soars lose their hair ... for a very good cause Debaters tackle new competition Although not always in the spotlight, the important oratorical skills and For those who are unable to participate Newington Debating program has always experience before the GPS Competition. in competitive debating, Newington also been active across all year groups. Every ISDA gives Newington a chance to debate has other opportunities in a more Friday night from Terms 1 to 3, teams against a much wider field of schools casual and less competitive puzzle over topics, ranging from inequality and also offers a significant increase in environment. A social debating in education to exploitation of the interaction between year groups too. For competition is held during Term 3 environment to patenting in pharmaceutics, the first time, Wyvern Year 5 and 6 boys lunchtimes, where students can sign up to come up with a complete case in less are now included in the draw, so Wyvern with a friend to debate a topic they have than an hour. To do this, debaters must debaters now debate alongside senior previously researched. This provides an keep up with the news and engage with boys on Friday nights. In 2017 some opportunity for people to develop topical issues in the world, then apply senior debaters acted as coaches for speaking and critical thinking skills, and their knowledge in a speech to convince can also serve as a foundation for an audience of their case. ‘Teams puzzle over topics, people who wish to participate in Until recently, Newington debaters lacked debating in following years. the opportunity to debate and hone their ranging from inequality inWe would also like to express our speaking skills before the GPS season. education to exploitation immense gratitude to Ms Kate Shepherd We were only part of the FED debating for her tireless work and dedication to competition, and very few people were of the environment’ provide us with this opportunity, as well able to debate relativeto the demand for as all the coaches and managers for opportunities. This year, Newington Wyvern boys, drawing on their own their support. Debating at Newington in entered the ISDA program. ISDA gives us experiences to teach their younger peers 2018 will continue to improve in quality, more opportunities to debate and also how to develop their arguments and and anyone who participates is sure to allows for a higher level of competition and provide them with suggestions on how be impressed by what they can take out rigour because schools tend to send their to improve their speaking manner. We of it. best speakers into the ISDA program. hope this is only the start of this initiative Jack Alscher (12/FL) ISDA allows all debaters to develop and that the program is expanded. Kenny Chen (12/FL) 22| NEWS AUTUMN 2018| OPPORTUNITY