Debating

Fourways High School has a proud history in Debating. We have been finalists and semi finalists in the SACEE Debating league and are one of the stronger Debating teams in Gauteng. Currently, we are ranked 8th in Gauteng in the Junior League and 23rd in the Senior League. Most of our speakers have gone off to become leading journalists, academics and lawyers.
The activity is considered a premiere speaker sport in the school where students compete against each other in structured and researched debates that deal with topics on world history, current affairs, politics, and constitutional matters. Fourways High has both a junior and senior team that comprises of five core speakers and a floor. Each speaker has a designated role where an argument is proposed or opposed in a speech that is 5- 7 minutes long. Often topics are given on the day of the debate and students have only an hour to prepare. This allows for lively and entertaining debating for which Fourways High School Debating is known for.
A student who wishes to participate in this activity should have a broad general knowledge and an affinity with the English language as well as interests in history and politics.



Juniors
Tholang Nkatho
Jonothan Wypkema
Sibusiso Dlamini
Uwais Wan Zulkifli
Naomi Nemeti
Alexandra Graham
Gregory O Connor
Ashleigh Silver
Tabitha Lopez
Paul Dobson
Trevor Sibanda
Sicelo Nabela
Moses Muleya

Seniors
Peter Msimanga
Michael Gibbon
Rhia Naik
Mosa Mokgoera
Vanessa Atanasova
Tsego Tsitsi
Practices are every Mondays and Wednesdays until 4 pm.

Date	Fixture	Venue
28 Jan	Training: Adjudicator Test	Wits University
3 March	Senior Rounds 1 + 2	Aurora
10 March	JuniorRounds 1 + 2	Fourways High School
21 March	Senior Rounds 3 + 4	To be announced
24 March	Junior Rounds 3 + 4	To be announced
12 May	Senior Rounds 5 + 6	Redhill
19 May	Junior Rounds 5 + 6	Brescia House
27 July	Senior Rounds 7 - 8	Centralised
28 July	Junior Rounds 7 - 8	Centralised
14 September	GSDB Provincial Champs Seniors and Juniors	Centralised (To be confirmed)

“ Debating in Fourways High celebrated two out of two victories this weekend in the Junior SACEE Debating League which was proudly hosted at the school. Sibusiso Dlamini achieved a best speaker award and the floor speakers tied in first place with Redhill High School for the Floor Competition.

Congratulations to (back left to right) Alexandra Graham, Greg O Connor, Paul Dobson, Sibusiso Dlamini, Mabuse Sato, Uwais Wan Zulkifli,( front left to right) Ntando Nsuntsha, Tholang Nkatho and Tabitha Lopez for an outstanding result. “



Fourways debated in two friendly clashes against St. Stithians Colle-giate. The junior team, compris-ing of Greg O’Connor, Tabitha Lopez and Ashleigh Silver, won their first debate against a very experienced team. Seniors won and we congratulate Rhia Naik, Mosa Mokgoera and Michael Gibbon for an out-standing performance.

Junior Debaters finished in third position out of sixteen schools in the Western SACEE League.
Tholang Nkatho and Sibusiso Dlamini won best speaker awards in the competition and Fourways has qualified to go through to the Centralised Gauteng Round.
The Junior Floor won the floor competition outright in the Junior League.












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