The month of May has brought a raft of successes in competitions for Oathall’s students.
In languages, Robyn in Year 8 and Edward in Year 9 took part in the UK wide Anthea Bell Translation Competition. This is a UK-wide translation competition organised by Queen’s College, Oxford University, this year the jury received over 3,600 entries from 16,000 students. The judges remarked on the high standard and fantastic creativity on display from our students. Robyn translated from Spanish to English while Edward translated from German to English, both of them working on literary texts. The names of the winners will be published on the official website of Queen’s College on the 5th of June.
And in maths, 6 of our Y9 students went along to the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme inter-school Y9 picnic at Ardingly college. This competiton involves teams of students undertaking a number of rounds of maths challenges and problem solving. Our teams came 1st and 3rd.
On 21 May, Oathall’s second Youth Speaks internal public speaking competition was held at the school. Our students once again captivated the audience with their confidence, research skills, and thought-provoking debates. The winners were:
Best Team: Eleri, Phoebe, and Tallulah. These first-time speakers tackled the ethics of dark tourism and 9/11 with impressive maturity.
Best Proposer: Joe, our future comedy star, had the audience in stitches with his winning proposal.
Best Opposer: Caitlin displayed incredible adaptability, even reworking her speech last minute on student loans.
Best Chair: Erin kept a cool head and ensured a balanced debate on phones in schools.
Special Recognition:
And a special mention should be made for all our year 7s taking part. Their dedication to Youth Speaks and the progress they’ve made is truly inspiring.
Congratulations to everyone involved!
