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NEWS
FROM LEFT: JASON CHAN, MAX FAN, RONAN AHL, ANDRE RAMETTA, EDWARD SONG, NICHOLAS KLUCKOW, CHRISTOPHER
O’CONNELL, ALEX MEGGITT, RICHARD LIU, RYAN AHL (ABSENT NEEL PAWAR, ANDRES BURITICA MONROY)
‘BROADENING
HORIZONS AND
CHALLENGING
MY THINKING’
Two Scotch boys reflect on the
positive impact of debating
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Great Scot Issue 158 – December 2019
‘What does debating mean to you, and how has it helped
to shape you as a person?’ That was the question posed to Alex
Meggitt (Year 10) and Andre Rametta (Year 11). Alex was a member
of the Scotch C1 team, grand finalists in C Grade of the Debaters
Association of Victoria 2019 Schools Competition. The team also
comprised Year 10 boys Ryan Ahl, Andres Buritica Monroy, Max Fan
and Richard Liu.
Andre was a member of Scotch B1, the champion team in B grade
of the DAV 2019 Schools Competition. The other members of the team
were Year 11 boys Jason Chan, Nicholas Kluckow and Neel Pawar.
ALEX MEGGITT said: ‘This year 130 boys from Scotch participated
in the Debaters Association of Victoria (DAV) Schools Competition.
Comprised of over 250 schools and 1500 teams from around the state,