The 2019 Grand Finals were held at Parliament House on Saturday 21 September 2019. This was a wonderful event that showcased and celebrated the talents of the top South Australian debating teams.
Year 6/7 Division Grand Final
Winner: Burnside Primary School Green 6/7
Coach: Mrs Sarah Walters
Angelina Hii, Emily Chung, Amelia Boulden and Sophie Edwardes
Runner Up: Westminster School Blue 6/7
Coach: Ms Sonja Lowen and Mrs Vani Zeitouneh
Suhavi Sethi, Rhea Nilasha Dinesh, Diya Patel, Yajat Singh and Sara Zeitouneh
Year 8 Division Grand Final
Winner: Glenunga International High School Orange 8
Coach: Mr Simon Turk
Isaac Jacobs, Isha Jain, Sienna Masen, Mark Jiang and Parampreet Kaur
Runner Up: St Dominic’s Priory College Black 8
Coaches: Mrs Sandra Mason and Ms Kirsten Maycock
Thinesa Jayalath, Georgina Salandra, Halena Nguyen, Sarah O’Callaghan, Anya Arikepudi, Anushree Vora and Madeleine Dungey
Year 9 Division Grand Final
Winner: Westminster School Blue 9
Coaches: Ms Andrea Sherwood and Mrs Julia Chukwuani
Emma Deering, Veda Muthineni, Mattias McCarthy and Todd Fogarty
Runner Up: Pembroke School Green 9
Coach: Ms Christabel Tinsley
Ellen Zhe, Yilin Gao, Cindy Shi, Charlotte Souter and Alexandra Le
Year 10 Division Grand Final
Winner: Pembroke School Blue 10
Coach: Ms Gabi Walldorf-Davis
Romany Hill-Thomson, Marwan Salih, Jasper Dew, Dylan Worswick and Thomas Tam
Runner Up: Glenunga International High School Blue 10
Coach: Miss Laura Betteridge
Cruz Choe, Lauren Plant, Ishaan Oak, Hanson Wang and Jennifer Ly
Senior Division Grand Final
Winner: Rostrevor College Red S
Coaches: Mr Tom Hodkinson and Mrs Kerry Hodkinson
Garang Kuach, Christy Saji and Liam D’Silva
Runner Up: St Peter’s Girls’ School Blue S
Coach: Ms Colette Merckel
Aditi Tamhankar, Matilda Braithwaite, Stella Clark, Emily Downie and Zara Stefani
Debater of the Year Winners
Year 5
Cara Dalzotto
Mercedes College
Year 6/7
Gina Barreto
St Thomas School
Year 8
Emma Pool
St Peter’s Girls’ School
Year 9
Ky Speedy
Pembroke School
Year 10
Emil Smith
Pembroke School
Senior
Jake Reedman
Pulteney Grammar School
Congratulations Westminster year 9 debating team
a great result