Rochdale District heat of public speaking competition

Falinge A winners of Youth Speaks Rochdale District Heat

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Students from Falinge Park, Oldham Hulme Grammar, Beechwood House and Bury Grammar took part in a public speaking competition organised by Rochdale Rotary Club in collaboration with Falinge Park.

Six teams of three took part.

Falinge Park team A, Iman Kazmi, Farah Khan and Shannon Hitchings, were intermediate heat winners with their topic ‘Golden Nuggets’.

Bury Grammar school team B Sophie Parker, Hashim Tahir, Amaan Sadiq were senior heat winners with ‘Only A Game’.

Bury team A was Maryam Khan, Emily Wilson and Isobel Lewis who talked of ‘sexual harassment’.

‘Unpopular Opinions On The Arts’ by Oldham Hulme Grammar team Jessica Sheridan, Isabella Brierley-Bernasconi, Evvie Wagster-Konstantinidou.

‘Alcatraz’ Falinge team B Emilia Gartside, Sadia Begum and Evan Binil compared the school system to Alcatraz Prison.

‘Should We Keep Animals In Zoos’ was the subject of the Beech House School team of Sophie Wilkinson, Holly Gaucas and Issabella Chapman.  

Best Chairpersons: Iman Kazmi and Sophie Parker.

Best Speakers: Farah Khan & Emily Wilson

Proposers of Vote of Thanks: Isobel Lewis and Isabella Chapman.

Deputy Mayor of Rochdale Councillor Mohammed Zaman and Rotary vice president Keith Banks spoke of their  enjoyment of "such interesting and well-presented speeches".

District finals for Falinge Park A and Bury Grammar School B are to be held at Forest Hills Hotel, Overton Hill, Frodsham, WA6 6HH on 4 March 12.30 pm.