Debating at Rouse Hill High School

Rouse Hill was involved in 4 debates during Weeks 2 and 3 of Term 3. On Monday, both Team A and Team B from the Year 7 and 8 divisions competed against James Ruse High School. Although Rouse Hill showed admirable teamwork and confidence, both teams were unsuccessful in their debates. Team A argued ‘that technology should be banned in classrooms’ and Team B ‘that we should ban NAPLAN testing’. On Wednesday, Team B travelled to Hills Sports High School to argue against social media being banned for people under 18. The debate was incredibly close with the adjudicator stating there was half a point between them. Unfortunately, Team B was the half point behind this time. In Week 4, Team A travelled to Northmead High School to argue ‘that parents should not only allow their children to watch TV on weekends’. They were successful in arguing their case and expertly applied debating concepts we had been working on.