The annual Junior Youth Speaks competition, organised by the Rotary Club of Saundersfoot, was recently held at Greenhill School.
Seven teams of three entered from the Greenhill and Netherwood Schools argued the pros and cons of a number of intriguing subjects embracing body piercings, obesity and the minimum age for alcohol consumption.
The chairman for the evening was Rotarian Norman Spence. The panel of judges, Mrs. Helen Lester, Mrs. Olive Spence and Mrs. Marjory Brown, had a difficult time deciding who, in their opinion, were the prize winners.
In the event, the winning team was the Netherwood trio of Medya Gungor (who was also winner of the prize for best chairperson), Angharad Palmer and Ellie Short, who between them debated the proposition that 'teenage pregnancies aren't always as bad as they seem'. The prize for the best proposer was won by Elle Scourfield, of Netherwood School, and for the best opposer, James Lloyd, of Greenhill School.
MUFTI DAY
Earlier in the term, the school celebrated Harvest by holding a 'mufti day' when everyone had to wear something blue and the proceeds went to Water Aid. The event was supported well by both staff and pupils and the school raised £ 115, enough to provide the tools to maintain a water point to provide drinking water for a village in Madagascar.
Recently, 12-year-old Ele Scourfield travelled to Bisley to take part in a national shooting competition. There were nearly 3,000 competitors there from all over the UK and of these only 22 qualified for the final and Ele was one of them and not only that, she was the youngest. The maximum final score was 600 points and Ele scored 473. Not bad when you find out that there was an Olympic gold medallist there who scored only 96 points more than Ele. She won her class and was presented with a fabulous glass decanter. Definitely a name to remember for future Olympics!
As part of their careers curriculum, Years 9, 10 and 11 attended a presentation given by Tracy Butler, of the RAF. She delivered an informative talk about what today's RAF can offer. Later, she told Mrs. Macnaghten how much Netherwood reminded her fondly of her old school.
On the sporting side, a group of Year 8, 9 and 10 girls set out early one morning with Mrs. James for Cardiff to take part in the annual Urdd netball tournament. Whilst the girls did not win any of their matches, the experience is always worthwhile and Mrs. James was encouraged by their performance overall.
Finally, Astrid Bowen, who is studying AS-Level Religious Studies, attended a series of sixth form lectures on the subject at Trinity College, Carmarthen, and was most enthusiastic upon her return, clearly enjoying the event.