Language Arts

Language Arts Leaders

Thank you to our 2020/2021 Language Arts Captains Faye Chang (Year 12) and Chloe Hoang (Year 12) on their significant leadership roles, your commitment and involvement was outstanding.

We are delighted to have an expanded leadership team in 2022 and would like to congratulate the following Language Arts girls who have been announced as Pymble student leaders for 2021/2022;

Captain of Debating; Alyssa Yee (Year 11)

Captain of Mock Law; Christine Hur

Captain of Public Speaking; Angie Wang

Captain of Model UN; Isabella Cameron

Year 12 Language Arts prefect; Meera Barani.

Year 12

Wishing our Language Arts Year 12 students the best as they prepare for their final examinations. Thank you for the wonderful memories over your school years, we are pleased to have had our High Tea farewell earlier in the year to celebrate you!

Debating

Congratulations to Pymble Archdale Debating teams 7A, 7B and 8B who are through to the final rounds commencing on Tuesday 9 November. Coaches will be in touch in Term 4 regarding details, well done on a successful season.

The Co-curricular Department will send registrations and details shortly to those students who have registered their interest in IDC (International Debating). The season will commence on Friday 15 October and coaches will be in direct communication with teams.

Sydney University Debating Training has moved online, commencing at 4.00pm. Thank you for those who have registered, the Junior Training will be held on Thursday 7 October. Tickets have been purchased and the link will be forwarded once it arrives.

This Friday 17 September the Junior School Year 6 ISDA team will compete against the Year 7 FED Debaters. What an end of term celebration! Thank you to our Year 7 ISDA team who debated ISDA Primary A and Primary B over the past two Friday afternoons. Thank you to Mrs Itzcovitz in the Junior School for her time and enthusiasm with the programs.

Congratulations to Hanna Cheung (Year 10), Caitlyn Tan (Year 10), Maya Hu (Year 10) and Jessie Xie (Year 10) who progressed to the State Semi-Finals of UN Negotiations this term and special congratulations to Hanna and Caitlyn who competed in the Grand Final Sunday 12 September. They represented Jersey in a hostile fishing dispute with France and spent many hours preparing for the negotiation. Congratulations girls on progressing to this level and thank you for your dedication.

The Festival of Speech has moved to an online format and any Senior girls who are interested in the Current Affairs and Religious and Ethical Questions section, please contact Mrs Hubbard. Please note that girls can only enter one section.

Mrs Sweetman will convene Drama, and Mrs Clancy and Mrs Meijer will be selecting and training girls for the poetry sections. Mrs Hubbard will liaise with Public Speakers, Readers, Debaters and the two senior sections.

Students who registered interest in the UN Voice competition will be contacted directed by Mrs Hubbard and Zoom training will be offered in the holidays.

Auditions for Debating teams will be held in Term 4 for girls in Year 8 to Year 12 (2022). Year 7 and new students will audition in Term 1 (2022).

Happy Holidays to our Language Arts girls and their families! Enjoy the break.