Hayden Landolt and Olivia Walsh with the Agnes Macphail trophy
Eight talented public speakers from three area elementary schools contested the Agnes Macphail Public Speaking Trophy last night at East York Civic Centre on Coxwell Ave. The passion, intellect and style displayed by the Grade 6, 7, and 8 students was a delight for the parents and public who filled the Council Chamber. And it kept the judges in an overtime deliberation that finally awarded the trophy to two speakers. Olivia Walsh, a Grade 6 student at St. Anslem Catholic School on Bessborough Drive and Hayden Landolt, a Grade 8 student at Westwood Middle School on Carlaw Ave. shared the award. Ms Walsh spoke of “Eliminating Homelessness” and Mr. Landolt about “Why we must lower the wage gap.” See clips of both speeches below. Other speakers were Clare Pei-Ling Lue Tam of Holy Cross Catholic School (Disabled or Mislabeled) Lexi White, St. Brigid Catholic School (Food Insecurities in Nunavut) Athena Gonzales of Holy Cross (Women’s Rights) Cassie Sidebottom, Westwood (Physician Assisted Deaths) Meaghan George, St Brigid (Canada: A Land of Dreams) and Emma Love, St Anselm (Anxiety of Children).
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