AUSTRALIAN ROSTRUM (ACT DAIS) PRIMARY SCHOOLS PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION 2014 QUARTER & SEMI-FINALS Attachments: Page 2: Schools and Quarter Final (see details and contacts on pages 3-5) Pages 3 5: Quarter Finals (Venue, date, contacts) Page 5: Contact details of coordinators Page 5: Semi-Finals (Date, venue, contacts) Details: Starting time 7pm Speeches are for 3 minutes with warning bell at 2 minutes Speaking order by ballot Topics - Students are to select from the list below. The same list is used for both rounds but students may select a different topic. A new list of topics will be provided by Rostrum for the Grand Final. Speeches used in Quarter and Semi-Finals may not be used in the Grand Final. Rostrum will arrange 3 adjudicators. Winner and runner-up from each quarter final proceed to separate Semi-Finals. Winner and runner-up from each semi-final proceed to Grand Final Participating schools to provide the contact person and coordinator with the name of their contestant and topic at least 3 days before the event. (Use email to ensure that names are spelt correctly.) Host schools always compete at another venue, no home advantage! TOPICS 1. Why being happy is important 2. All the world needs is 3. If you knew what I knew 4. This is living 5. My hero GRAND FINAL: Monday 25 August 2014, 7.30pm, (speakers to register 7pm), Competition Convenor: Damien Hughes Phone 6125 0778 (B) 0402 970 422 (M) Email: damien.hughes@anu.edu.au Assistant: Leigh Harkness Phone 6297 3208(H) 6248 3062 (B) 0409 920 751(M) E-mail: LeighHarkness@gmail.com Web Site: http://www.rostrum.com.au/act 1
Quarter SCHOOL Quarter SCHOOL final final QF9 Ainslie School QF11 Majura Primary School QF2 Amaroo School QF3 Marist College - Junior School QF6 Aranda Primary School QF8 Mawson Primary School QF8 Arawang Primary School QF12 Monash Primary School QF14 Boorowa Central School QF14 Mt Carmel School QF11 Brindabella Christian College QF8 Namadgi School QF9 Campbell Primary School QF11 Neville Bonner Primary School QF9 Canberra Girls' Grammar Junior School QF2 Ngunnawal Primary School QF9 Canberra Grammar (Junior) School QF6 North Ainslie Primary School QF4 Chapman Primary School QF3 Palmerston Primary School QF1 Charles Condor Primary School QF3 Queanbeyan South Public School QF10 Charnwood Dunlop Primary School QF5 Radford College Junior School QF7 Cooma North Primary School QF12 Red Hill School QF7 Cooma Public School QF11 Rosary Primary School QF3 Curtin Primary School QF4 Sacred Heart Primary School QF8 Duffy Primary School QF7 Snowy Mountains Grammar School QF10 Evatt Primary School QF12 St Benedict's Primary QF1 Fadden Primary School QF1 St Francis of Assisi QF12 Farrer Primary School QF12 St Gregory's Primary School QF6 Florey Primary School QF13 St John the Apostle Primary School QF9 Forrest Primary School QF8 St John Vianney's Primary School QF10 Fraser Primary School QF11 St Joseph's O'Connor QF1 Gilmore Primary School QF14 St Joseph's Primary School QF2 Gold Creek School QF8 St Jude s Primary School QF13 Good Shepherd Primary School QF13 St Matthew's Primary School QF4 Gowrie Primary School QF5 St Michael's Primary School QF14 Gundaroo Public School QF10 St Monica's Primary School QF6 Harrison School QF7 St Patrick's Parish School QF6 Harrison School (middle school) QF3 St Thomas More's Primary School QF13 Hawker Primary School QF4 St Thomas the Apostle QF1 Holy Family Primary School QF5 St Vincent De Paul Primary School QF8 Hughes Primary School QF3 Sts Peter& Paul Primary School QF11 Jerrabomberra Public School QF14 Sutton Public School QF7 Jindabyne Central School QF4 Taylor Primary School QF13 Kaleen Primary School QF4 Theodore Primary School QF10 Kingsford Smith (Primary) School QF4 Torrens Primary School QF13 Latham Primary School QF9 Turner School QF5 Lyneham Primary School QF1 Wanniassa Hills Primary School QF10 Macgregor Primary School QF6 Weetangera Primary School QF5 Macquarie Primary School QF12 Yarralumla Primary School 2
Quarter Final Venues and Contacts QF No QF 1 QF 2 DATE 05-Jun-14 11-Jun-14 VENUE Gowrie Primary School Harrison School STREET Jefferies St Wimmera St SUBURB/CITY Gowrie Harrison TELEPHONE 6205 7822 6142 2200 FAX 6205 7825 6142 2299 Contact Person Nicole Linsell Emma Leahy Contact's email address nicole.linsell@ed.act.edu.au emma.mcmillan@ed.act.edu.au Contact's phone No 6205 7822 6142 2200 Coordinator Leigh Harkness Nathan Furry Winner Semi Final Canberra Grammar (Junior) School Florey Primary School Runner up Semi Final Jerrabomberra Public School Palmerston Primary School QF No QF 3 QF 4 DATE 11-Jun-14 12-Jun-14 VENUE St Benedict's Primary Farrer Primary School STREET Cnr Tallara Park & Sturt Ave Lambrigg St SUBURB/CITY Narrabundah Farrer TELEPHONE 6295 8027 6205 7911 FAX 6295 8147 6205 7913 Contact Person Meaghan Younger Sharon Brown Contact's email address meaghan.younger@cg.catholic.edu.au sharon.brown@ed.act.edu.au Contact's phone No 0402 410 372 6205 7911 Coordinator Leigh Harkness Ron Hibberson Winner Semi Final Canberra Grammar (Junior) School Jerrabomberra Public School Runner up Semi Final Jerrabomberra Public School Canberra Grammar (Junior) School QF No QF 5 QF 6 DATE 16-Jun-14 17-Jun-14 VENUE Aranda Primary School St John the Apostle Primary School STREET Banambila Street Plawsey Cct SUBURB/CITY Aranda Florey TELEPHONE 6205 5977 6258 3592 FAX 6205 5989 6259 1119 Contact Person Jess Beaton Danni Laudenbach Contact's email address jessica.beaton@ed.act.edu.au danni.laudenbach@cg.catholic.edu.au Contact's phone No 6205 5977 0423 634 128 Coordinator Damien Hughes Nathan Furry Winner Semi Final Florey Primary School Palmerston Primary School Runner up Semi Final Palmerston Primary School Florey Primary School 3
QF No QF 7 QF 8 DATE 18-Jun-14 19-Jun-14 VENUE Cooma Ex-Services Club Chapman Primary School STREET 106 Vale St Perry Drive SUBURB/CITY Cooma Chapman TELEPHONE 6452 1144 6205 7300 FAX 6205 7845 6205 7307 Contact Person Sheena Perry Kat Tirzins Contact's email address sheena.perry@det.nsw.edu.au katrina.tirzins@ed.act.edu.au Contact's phone No 6456 1446 6205 7300 Coordinator Leigh Harkness Neil Spalding Winner Semi Final Canberra Grammar (Junior) School Jerrabomberra Public School Runner up Semi Final Jerrabomberra Public School St Bede's Primary School, Red Hill QF No QF 9 QF 10 DATE 19-Jun-14 23-Jun-14 VENUE North Ainslie Primary School Latham Primary School STREET Majura Ave O'Loghlen St SUBURB/CITY Ainslie Latham TELEPHONE 6205 6533 6205 7345 FAX 6205 6534 6205 7343 Contact Person Tara Mitchell Jodie Lawson-Santos Contact's email address tara.mitchell@ed.act.edu.au jodie.lawson-santos@ed.act.edu.au Contact's phone No 6205 6533 0402 590 469 Coordinator Ron Hibberson Damien Hughes Winner Semi Final Jerrabomberra Public School Florey Primary School Runner up Semi Final Canberra Grammar (Junior) School Palmerston Primary School QF No QF 11 QF 12 DATE 24-Jun-14 25-Jun-14 VENUE Lyneham Primary School Sts Peter& Paul Primary School STREET Brigalow St 59 Wisdom St SUBURB/CITY Lyneham Garran TELEPHONE 6205 6511 6281 1932 FAX 6205 6510 6281 3058 Contact Person Leonie Parker Amy Doszpot Contact's email address leonie.parker@ed.act.edu.au amy.doszpot@cg.catholic.edu.au Contact's phone No 62056511 0414 691 500 Coordinator Peter Cudmore Neil Spalding Winner Semi Final Palmerston Primary School Jerrabomberra Public School Runner up Semi Final Florey Primary School Canberra Grammar (Junior) School 4
QF No QF 13 QF 14 DATE 26-Jun-14 To be advised VENUE Macquarie Primary School Soldiers Club (tentative) STREET Bennelong Cres 86 Meehan St SUBURB/CITY Macquarie Yass TELEPHONE 6205 6077 6227 7295 (Ian home number) FAX 6205 6333 Contact Person Sophie Mendick Ian McGrath Contact's email address sophie.mendick@ed.act.edu.au ian.mcgrath1@bigpond.com Contact's phone No 6205 6077 0428 198 555 Coordinator Ron Hibberson Ian McGrath Winner Semi Final Venue Florey Primary School Florey Primary School Runner up Semi Final Palmerston Primary School Palmerston Primary School Contact details of Coordinators First Work Name Last Name Email Address Home Phone Phone Mobile Damien Hughes damien.hughes@anu.edu.au 6125 0778 0402 970 422 Ron Hibberson ron.hibberson@bigpond.com 6288 8709 0439 622 504 Bernie Katz bpkatz@bigpond.com 6231 0342 Ian McGrath ian.mcgrath1@bigpond.com 6227 7295 0428 198 555 Peter Cudmore pcudmore@effect.net.au 6288 4817 Neil Spalding neil.spalding@bigpond.com 6285 1948 Nathan Furry nathanfurry@gmail.com 0497 829 632 Leigh Harkness LeighHarkness@gmail.com 6297 3208 6248 3032 0409 920 751 Venues and Contacts for Semi-Finals Date 5-August 23-July Venue Palmerston Primary School Jerrabomberra Public School Address Kosciusko Ave Coachwood Ave Town Palmerston Jerrabomberra Telephone 6205 7241 6299 8860 Fax 6205 7242 6299 8863 Contact Cheryl Cassella Chris Hunter Contact's Email Cheryl.cassella@ed.act.edu.au chris.hunter@det.nsw.edu.au Contact's Phone 0405 818 349 6299 8860 Coodinator Nathan Furry Leigh Harkness Date 29-July 30-July Venue Canberra Grammar (Junior) School Florey Primary School Address Alexander St Ratcliffe Cres Town Red Hill Florey Telephone 6260 9642 6205 8011 Fax 6260 9701 6205 8002 Contact Cathy Dangar Adam Chad Contact's Email cathy.dangar@cgs.act.edu.au adam.chad@ed.act.edu.au Contact's Phone 6260 9642 0419 704 053 Coodinator Peter Cudmore Damien Hughes 5