Soroptimist International Public Speaking Competition
The participating schools were from Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands and the subjects ranged from, "How high can a girl fly?" to "Is technology a substitute for the human brain?" The speeches took place in Solihull Civic Centre in front of Caroline Spelman M.P., the Mayor, many councillors and members of the public. The standard was exceptionally high; all who spoke were inspiring, passionate, eloquent and convincing. We were delighted with the performance of both Tom and Maddie but special mention must go to Tom for getting second prize. He spoke wonderfully, with wit, confidence and flair, on the reasons for technology failing to be a substitute for the creativity and imagination of the human brain. He won £100 and Arden gets to hold on to the trophy until the next competition which takes place in Stratford in March, 2015. We will need to start looking for the next Tom and Maddie so that they can be just as impressive.
