Boishaaier 2019

KULTUUR / CULTURE

DEBATING RESULTS FOR 2019

BOLAND LEAGUE PROPOSING TEAM

OPPOSING TEAM

RESULT

BEST SPEAKER

27 February 2019 JUNIOR MOTION: This House believes that the costs of space exploration outweigh the benefits. Boys’ High B Hottentots-Holland B Boys’ High A won Somerset College A Boys’ High C Somerset College won SENIOR MOTION: This House believes that terrorism is never justified. Boys’ High A Paul Roos A Boys’ High A won Parel Vallei A Boys’ High B Parel Vallei won Boys’ High C Somerset College A Somerset College won 6 March 2019 JUNIOR MOTION: This House would prohibit private ownership of art deemed to be culturally or historically significant. Rhenish A Boys’ High A Boys’ High won Sebastian Meyer Paul Roos A Boys’ High B Boys’ High won Nathan Fobian Boys’ High C Parel Vallei B Boys’ High won SENIOR MOTION: This House believes that religious leaders in RSA should not make statements in support of government policies, candi- dates of parties. Somerset College A Boys’ High A Boys’ High won Kent Fobian Boys’ High B Boys’ High C Boys’ High B won 3 April 2019 JUNIOR MOTION: This House would not criminally prosecute hate speech. Boys’ High C Boys’ High A Boys’ High A won Daniel Warren Boys’ High B Paul Roos B Boys’ High A won Sebastian Meyer SENIOR MOTION: This House regrets the glamorisation of start-up culture that emphasises entrepreneurship as opposed to following a traditional career path. Boys’ High A Somerset College A Boys’ High A won Kian Ontong Hottentots-Holland C Boys’ High B Boys’ High B won Joshua Hendricks Boys’ High C Hottentots-Holland B Boys’ High C won Lucian Abrahams 17 April JUNIOR MOTION: This house regrets the hosting of the 2010 Fifa World Cup. Junior A Parel Vallei A Boys’ High won Jonathan Louw Junior B La Rochelle C Boys’ High won Nathan Fobian Hottentots-Holland A Junior C Hottentots-Holland won SENIOR MOTION: This House believes that privileged women should turn down benefits given from affirmative action programmes. Senior A La Rochelle A La Rochelle won La Rochelle B Senior B Boys’ High won Evan Cupido Paul Roos B Senior C Boys’ High won Kuhle Mtandeki 24 April JUNIOR MOTION: This House believes that free trade harms the developing world. Junior A Somerset College A Boys’ High won Jonathan Louw Hottentots-Holland B Junior B Boys’ High won Nathan Fobian Junior C Rhenish A Rhenish A won SENIOR MOTION: This House believes that the state should stop supporting traditional South African monarchies. Parel Vallei A Senior A Boys’ High won Kent Fobian Rhenish B Senior B Boys’ High won Sebastian Kirstein Senior C La Rochelle C Boys’ High won Matthew Cross 7 August BOLAND DEBATING SEMIFINALS Junior A Somerset College A Boys’ High won Parel Vallei A Senior A Boys’ High won 14 August BOLAND DEBATING FINALS Junior Motion: This House regrets feminine adaptations of male superheroes. Boys’ High won unanimously with a 5 – 0 vote. Senior Motion: This House believes that political parties should form coalitions to prevent right-wing parties from gaining power. Junior A La Rochelle A

Boys’ High won unanimously with a 5 – 0 vote.

Somerset College A

Senior A

That means: Paarl Boys’ High’s Junior A AND Senior A teams won the Boland debating league this year. Western Province squad: Senior squad: Kian Ontong, Kent Fobian, Joshua Hendricks. Junior squad: Nathan Fobian. Kent Fobian (SA), Kian Ontong (SA A)

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