Macksville ‘A’ Debaters are Zone Champions!

Macksville High School’s Year 7 and 8 ‘A’ Debating Team are Zone champions after defeating Bellingen High in Round 3 of the Premier’s Debating Challenge. The ‘A’ team had the task of proving the negative case for the topic, ‘That elective cosmetic surgery should be banned’ and they raised some convincing points about the rights of the individual and how physical appearance is linked to mental health and wellbeing.

Our Year 7 and 8 ‘B’ Debating team performed commendably in a close debate, but were defeated by Bellingen in Round 3. Macksville had the task of proving the affirmative case for the topic, ‘That Australia should increase its refugee intake’ and raised good points about how every human should have a safe place to stay and how allowing more refugees into our country will make us a more diverse and tolerant society.

Our ‘A’ team will now move through to the Regional level of the competition.