The Cathedral Grammar School .::. Speech

These are held in the second half of Term 4 each year. Each pupil in Years 4 - 8 prepares a 3-minute speech to present to the class and from these, a few are selected for Finals judged by an external adjudicator. For an outline of this competition and tips for pupils entering, click here.

2012 Results

Adjudicator: Mrs Rozena Hallum, BA(Hins), LTCL, LSB, TESOL, TTC

Junior Girls

Year 4G
Olivia Slaughter – 1st
Isabella Riley, Piper Smith – 2nd=

Year 5G
Lucy Botting – 1st
Adelina Orwin, Samantha Vance – 2nd=
Hannah Margison – Highly Commended

Year 6G
Lucy Shamy – 1st
Meg Roberts, Henrietta Bullen – 2nd=

Mercer Cup for Junior English-Speaking: Lucy Shamy

Junior Boys

Year 4B
Damian Fraser – 1st
Robbie Bargrove – 2nd
Joshua Erasmus – 3rd

Year 5B
William Simcock – 1st
Albert Bell – 2nd
Andrew Garbett – 3rd

Year 6B
Toby Beale – 1st
James Larkin – 2nd
James Garbett – 3rd

Moreton Cup for Junior English-Speaking: Toby Beale

Senior Girls

Year 7G
Emma Cushing, Emily Stewart – 1st=
Madeleine Finch – 3rd
Abbey Heale, Clementine Rose, Rebecca Harris - Highly Commended

Year 8G
Isabella Pownall – 1st
Annie Larkin – 2nd
Sophie kelly, Georgia Lund - 3rd=
Kathryn Ford – Highly Commended

Benson Cup for Senior English-Speaking: Isabella Pownall

Senior Boys

Year 7B
Alexander Meekings – 1st
Sam Smith – 2nd
William Pegg – Highly Commended

Year 7X
Alex Rowe – 1st
Sam Armitage, Wills Wynn-Thomas – 2nd=

Year 8B
Sam Abbot – 1st
James Newton – 2nd
Miles Cockram, Angus Fitzgerald-Kearns, Jordan Sparrow – Highly Commended

Year 8X
Paddy Coates – 1st
Hugh Marshall – 2nd
Hugo Beale, Arthur Bell – Highly Commended

Dean Julius Trophy for Senior English-Speaking: Paddy Coates
Sandford Cup for Runner-Up in Senior English-Speaking: Hugh Marshall

2011 Results

Adjudicator: Miss Elsie Edgeton-Till B.A.

Junior Girls

Year 4G
Rosa Davies – 1st
Adelina Orwin – 2nd
Lucy Botting – 3rd
Sophia Smith – Highly Commended

Year 5G
Meg Roberts – 1st
Millie Dickie – 2nd =
Lucy Shamy – 2nd =
Henrietta Bullen – 3rd

Year 6G
Emily Stewart – 1st
Isabelle Dwyer – 2nd
Clementine Rose – 3rd
Jessie Ireland – Highly Commended

OVERALL WINNER – EMILY STEWART

Senior Girls

Year 7G
Kathryn Ford – 1st =
Sophie Gray – 1st =
Annie Larkin 2nd =
Georgia Lund 2nd =
Bella Pownall 2nd =

Year 8G
Leilani Matai – 1st
Anna French – 2nd =
Lauren Wilkes – 2nd =

Year 8X
Grace Sullivan – 1st
Georgia Doyle – 2nd
Sarah Oldham – 3rd

OVERALL WINNER – LEILANI MATAI

Junior Boys

Year 4B
Matthew Durant – 1st=
Andrew Garbett – 1st=
William Simcock – 2nd

Year 5B
James Larkin – 1st
Toby Beale – 2nd
James Garbett – 3rd

Year 6B
Alexander Meekings – 1st
Fawzan Sugarwala – 2nd
Luke Bargrove – 3rd

OVERALL WINNER – ALEXANDER MEEKINGS

Senior Boys

Year 7B
Sam Abbot – 1st
Adam Smead-Roberts – 2nd
Lewey Heale – 3rd

Year 7X
Arthur Bell – 1st
Paddy Coates – 2nd
Luke Zydenbos – 3rd

Year 8B
Andrew Bannock – 1st
Harry Holland – 2nd=
Andrew Wedlake – 2nd=

Year 8X
Hamish Thomas – 1st
Flynn Mann – 2nd=
Tom Botting – 2nd=

OVERALL WINNER – HAMISH THOMAS

2010 Results
Adjudicator: Mrs. Tomascita Edgeton-Till B.A. L.T.C.L.

SENIOR BOYS
The Dean Julius Trophy for the Senior overall winner: Ben Cushing
The Sandford Cox Cup for the Senior runner-up: Nayuta Nishiyama

Year 8X
1st Ben Cushing "My Dream Career"
2nd Felix Ellerm Norton "My Dream Career"
3rd= Jake Bailey "My Dream Career", Marco McGillivray "My Dream Career"

Year 8B
1st Nayuta Nishiyama "If I hadn't been born in the 20th. century, I would choose..."
2nd A.J. Tyler "My Dream Career"
3rd Edward Eaton "The Great Outdoors"
Highly Commended James Dunbar "The Great Outdoors"

Year 7X
1st Hamish Thomas "Living in another Country"
2nd= Tom Botting "Living in another Country", Dominic Aldridge "Chrsitmas without Parents"

Year 7B
1st Andrew Bannock "Christmas without Parents"
2nd Flynn Mann "The Most Exciting Experience of my Life"
3rd Andrew Wedlake "The Most Exciting Experience of my Life"

JUNIOR BOYS
The Moreton Cup for the Junior overall Winner: Hugo Beale

Year 6B
1st Hugo Beale "A Great Discovery"
2nd Sam Abbot "A Great Discovery"
3rd= Arthur Bell "If I were in Charge", Trent Harvey "If I were in Charge"

Year 5B
1st Alexander Rowe "How I would make a...."
2nd Alexander Meekings "How I would make a ......"
3rd Zachery Place "My Perfect Day"
Highly Commended Nicholas France "How I would make a ....."

Year 4B
1st James Garbett "A person in my Family whom I Admire"
2nd Toby Beale "In my Garden"
3rd James Larkin "My Holiday"

SENIOR GIRLS
Benson Cup for Senior overall winner: Jemima Allison
Mercer Cup Junior overall winner: Isabella Pownall

Year 8X
1st Jemima Allison "If I hadn't been born in the 20th Century, I would choose..."
2nd Sally Yeomans "If I hadn't been born in the 20th. Centruy, I would choose...."
3rd Romana Bell "The Great Outdoors"

Year 8G
1st Helena Pownall "My Dream Career"
2nd Lucy Abbot "My Dream Career"
3rd Harriet France "The Great Outdoors"

Year 7X
1st Georgia Doyle "Living in a Foreign Country"
2nd Sierra Bayley "Living in a Foreign Country"
3rd Molly Maclean "My Most Exciting Experience"
Highly Commended Grace Sullivan "Living in a Foreign Country"

Year 7G
1st= Anna French "Living in a Foreign Country", Olivia Harris "The Most Exciting Experience of my Life"
3rd Leilani Matai "Christmas without my Parents"

JUNIOR GIRLS
Year 6G
1st Isabella Pownall "My Hero from History"
2nd Yuna Cho "My Hero from History"
3rd Georgia Lund "If I were in Charge"
Highly Commended Lucinda Sullivan "A Great Discovery"

Year 5G
1st Emma Cushing "How I would make the Perfect Speech"
2nd Emily Stewart "My Perfect Day"
3rd Jessie Ireland "My Perfect Day"
Highly Commended Belle Rutherford "My Perfect Day"

Year 4G
1st Milly Dickie "Someone Special"
2nd Meg Roberts "In my Garden"
3rd Georgina Currie "A Holiday I will Never Forget"

Speech Competitions

2012 Results

Adjudicator: Mrs Rozena Hallum, BA(Hins), LTCL, LSB, TESOL, TTC

2011 Results

Adjudicator: Miss Elsie Edgeton-Till B.A.

2010 Results Adjudicator: Mrs. Tomascita Edgeton-Till B.A. L.T.C.L.

2010 Results
Adjudicator: Mrs. Tomascita Edgeton-Till B.A. L.T.C.L.