Oratorical Contest

The gavel club was a club in SBSN highlighted in public speaking and debate. They gather students who are infavor of it and make them club members. This gavel club started in SY 2008-2009. Their meetings has a smooth flow with the moderators and the members which results to have their first oratorical contest in the school.

These oratorical contest was made up of contestant from first year up to fourth year. There were three contestants in each level in the elimination round. Here are the list of contestants.

First year:

1. San Juan, Charlene May Anne C.

-St. Godwin

2. Repedro, Jarren Hill S.

-St. Goderic

3. Villaluna, Jacel Joy L.

-St. George

Second Year:

1. Natial, Lisette Angela R.

-St. Herbert

2. Rama, Danica Marie C.

-St. Hilary

3. Franco, Kim Aubrey R.

-St. Herbert

Third Year:

1. Jeremias, Vanessa Mae B.

-St. John

2. Santisteban, Jhoriel M.

-St. John

3. Espinosa, Mary Joedyne M.

-St. Joseph

Fourth Year:

1. Macaspac, Aaron Joseph M.

-St. Landric

2. Mendoza, Rocelli Rocsan B.

-St. Landric

3. Velasco, Alberto Ronkerwin A.

-St. Leonard

After having the elimination round, there we have the finalists for the final round.

The final round for the Oratoracal contest was held in the 28th day of February, 2009. It started with some short speaches from different club presidents in SBSN.

There were 7 orators who compete in the contest proper, namely:

Fourth Year:

1. Valasco, Alberto Ronkerwin A.

-St. Leonard

2. Mendoza, Rocelli Rocsan B.

-St. Landric

Third Year:

1. Espinosa, Mary Joedyne M.

-St. Joseph

2. Jeremias, Vanessa Mae B.

-St. John

Second Year:

1. Franco, Kim Aubrey R.

-St. Herbert

2. Rama, Danica Marie C.

-St. Hilary

First Year:

1. San Juan, Charlene May Anne C.

-St. Godwin

After the orators have finished their pieces, the judges finally made their decisions and Ma’am Emylyn Baccay, the Gavel Club moderator,... [continues]

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