Girls’ team speak words of success
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YOUNGSTERS are the talk of their school after they won a national debating competition.
The team, from Tytherington School, came first at the Rotary National Youth Speaks Intermediate Final for the age group 11 to 13.
The competition saw teams from across the country pick a subject to give a presentation on and discuss.
Esther Bird, Anna Wilkie and Amelie Mayou were members of the Tytherington team and they chose the topic ‘Should 16-year-olds be eligible to vote?’.
Already the girls had won through local, district and regional rounds of the competition, which has been organised by Rotary Clubs.
Teacher Caroline Burke, who had prepared the team, said: “Our team did brilliantly and won in the face of fierce competition.
“Anna, Esther and Amelie all performed extremely impressively as individuals, but also formed a poised and professional team.
“It has been a challenging and rewarding journey, and we are grateful to the Rotary Club of Macclesfield Castle for giving us the opportunity to take part.
“I am immensely proud of what the Tytherington team has achieved.
“They have worked very hard and thoroughly deserve their success.”
Headteacher Emmanuel Botwe said: “This is a phenomenal achievement. “We are delighted. “This is the first public Speaking national competition which the school has won so I am an extremely proud headteacher.
“A huge thank you goes to Mrs Burke who has worked tirelessly to prepare the students for the competition.”
On the team Anna was the chairperson, Esther the speaker and Amelie the proposer of the vote of thanks.
Carole Murphy, from the Rotary Club of Macclesfield Castle, said: “This is the first time a school sponsored by our club has won a national competition.
“Mrs Burke and the team have worked so hard over several months and we are delighted for them.”