Rotary Club of Andover

Local Involvement

For over 30 years The Rotary Club of Andover has organised a Youth Speaks Competition in Andover to allow young people from the local schools and college the opportunity to develop and demonstrate their public speaking skills.

The Competition is split into two sections:

• Intermediate
• Senior

The order of speaking is decided by drawing lots.

The 2010 Competition

Teams from the Andover schools and college compete each January and may then progress to the Rotary District and National Finals. This year's local competition took place on Monday 25th January 2010 at Harrow Way Community School.

A huge amount of commitment and enthusiasm was shown by all of the competitors. Standards were so high that judging the event proved to be a real challenge. A full report from the Andover Advertiser may be found here.

The full results were:

INTERMEDIATE SECTION:

• Winning team – John Hanson
• Best speaker – Sam Taylor (John Hanson)
• Best chairperson – Sophie Compton (Rookwood One)
• Best proposer – Kiri Thompson (Rookwood Two)

SENIOR SECTION:

• Winning team - Rookwood One
• Best speaker – Daniel Falcone (Harrow Way One)
• Best chairperson – Jade White (Rookwood One)
• Best proposer – Jamie Mulhall (Rookwood One)

Results article courtesy of Harrow Way Community School Web Site

We are delighted to confirm that the Intermediate Team from John Hanson Community School progressed through various further stages of the competition all the way to the National Finals, held in Stratford-Upon-Avon on Saturday 8th May 2010.

The team of Bryony Cuff, Sam Taylor and Jake Thurman came third, a truly fantastic result. A full report on the trio's day may be found here.