 Colin Corio presents shield to winning St. Mary’s team
A team of three girls from St. Mary’s School, Ascot, have beaten off
competition from teams representing schools in Slough, Northwood and Windsor to
win the zone final of the Rotary “Youth Speaks” competition held recently in
Ascot. As well a receiving the winner’s shield, the team now goes through
to the District Final in March, where they will compete against teams from the
rest of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and parts of Oxfordshire.
The girls, who were competing at the “Intermediate” level, for 11-13 year
olds, chose as their subject “From Bearded to Beautiful” – the rise of the
‘Glam Man’”, and they argued enthusiastically that men in general should pay
more attention to style, fashion, makeup and grooming. The team comprised
Hebe Bourne, who was the chair person, Lucy Gaynor, the main speaker, and
Derbhla Slevin who proposed the vote of thanks.
Other winners in the competition included Rahul Soni, of Herschel Grammar
School, Slough, who won the Best Individual Speaker award at the Intermediate
level. The Senior competition (14-17 year olds) was won by the team from
Uxbridge College, whose speaker, Ismaila Ngum also won the best Individual
Speaker (Senior) award.
The event was organised by the Rotary Club of Ascot, with St. Georges School,
Ascot, kindly providing the venue. After presenting the awards, President
Colin Corio of the Rotary Club of Ascot said “It is always a pleasure to hear
these young people speaking so eloquently, and I am amazed how the quality of
their presentation just seems to get better and better year by
year.”
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