Brunei Debate Week 2007

Speech Contest at Arabic Religious Secondary Girls School

The English Department of Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit Arabic Religious Secondary Girls School (SUAMPRIPAD) on November 27, held a Speech Contest and an English Quiz as part of the school's end-of-year activity.

In the speech contest, nine students from Form One, Two and Four had to deliver a speech on various areas, ranging from education to religion. They were judged on their presentation, style, content and originality.

Meanwhile, 15 students representing three teams namely, Intelligent, Genius and Wise, participated in the English Quiz. They were tested on their knowledge of the English Language such as definitions, spellings, anagrams, grammar, as well as general knowledge.

Emerging as the best speaker in the Speech Contest was Nor Syaheerah bte Mohammad from Form Four Akhdar, while Wise Team won the quiz competition.

Among the objectives of the competition were to train students to be proficient in the English Language, encourage them to speak in public, as well as to enhance their knowledge through such event.


Brunei STPRI Inter-House Speech Competition

Nuha Abdul Halim of Form 4A, representing the Jade House, won the STPRI Inter-House Speech Competition after battling it out with seven other speakers in the finals.

Her winning speech was entitled "Global Warming - Why Would We Be Afraid". Following in the second and third places were Daliana Damayanti Daniel Alexander of F4C with her speech entitled "The Beautiful National Costumes of My Country" and Nurhafizah Hj Md Ridzuan of F4D with her speech entitled "The Importance of Recycling" respectively.

The trophies will be presented to the winners today.Present as the guest of honour was Jenny Ang, the Deputy Principal, who presented souvenirs to the judges and the finalist speakers at the STPRI Auditorium.

The competition is an annual event where students hone their skills and get exposed to public speaking. It is also aimed at promoting public speaking among students at all levels as well as being part of the inter-house competition activities. The chief judge was Mrs Josephine Murphy of STPRI with other invited guest judges from PDSM Secondary School, Mentiri and Naeem Meer of Science College PSBS.

To help the students in future competitions, the judges were asked to provide commentaries and advice. They said the audience were entertained, amused, moved and made to think. They added that the speakers performed admirably despite the large number of audience and difficult topics.

Regards,
Rashedul Hasan Stalin

Source: Borneo Bulletin Brunei and Brudirect.com News