2023 BC Public Speaking Provincials
FDT students dominated at this year’s BC Public Speaking Provincials! Five of the top eight senior speakers advancing to nationals are our students, and we couldn’t be more proud. 32 juniors and 56 seniors competed in this highly competitive event, which took place at Collingwood School. Congratulations to all students, especially Zac Weinberg for his standout performance, securing a finalist spot in all four categories!
Senior Results
Individual Overall Awards
Champion – Zac Weinberg
2nd Place – Matthew Yu
3rd Place – Michelle Liu
6th Place – Jerry Song
8th Place – Jason Song
(The speakers listed above have advanced to Senior Public Speaking Nationals)
9th Place – Raine Gurton
Persuasive Speaking
3rd Place – Michelle Liu
Interpretive Reading
Champion – Matthew Yu
2nd Place – Zac Weinberg
Impromptu
2nd Place – Jerry Song
3rd Place – Zac Weinberg
Debate Finals
Champion – Michelle Liu
3rd Place – Zac Weinberg
Junior Results
Individual Overall Awards
3rd Place – Chanelle Yehia
6th Place – Kai Yee Li
7th Place – Evangeline Lin
8th Place – Serina Fan
Persuasive Speaking
Champion – Chanelle Yehia
Debate Finals
2nd Place – Chanelle Yehia
3rd Place – Kai Yee Li
Interpretive Reading
2nd Place – Chanelle Yehia
Churchill Winter Debate Tournament 2023
The Churchill Winter Tournament took place last month, with fantastic results for some of our students. Congratulations to all, especially Henry Liu for being
named Champion Speaker in the Junior category!
Senior Results
Team Awards
3rd Place Team – Saachi Dhaliwal
Speaker Awards
2nd Place Speaker – Saachi Dhaliwal
Junior Results
Team Awards
2nd Place Team – Amos Zhu & Emma Wang
3rd Place Team – Bill Li & Jacob Dorling
Speaker Awards
Champion Speaker – Henry Liu
2nd Place Speaker – Kai Yee Li
3rd Place Speaker – Carl Hu
4th Place Speaker – Adam Ukani
6th Place Speaker – Allen Ding
UBC Fall High School Tournament 2023
Our 2023 Winter Invitational was a resounding success! With 50 students competing, this was our largest in-person event since before the pandemic. Students in grades 4 to 12 impressed judges with their skills. Special shout out to Megan Lam and Saachi Dhaliwal for being named champion speakers!
Senior Results
Team Awards
Champion Team – Megan Lam & Emma Wang
2nd Place Team – Jason Mai & Saachi Dhaliwal
3rd Place Team – Giovanna Wong & Gwenyth Au
Speaker Awards
Champion Speaker – Saachi Dhaliwal
2nd Place Speaker – Emma Wang
3rd Place Speaker – Adrian Pun
4th Place Speaker – Gwenyth Au
5th Place Speaker – Jacky Tang
6th Place Speaker – Declan Carvalho
7th Place Speaker – Alan Li
8th Place Speaker – Jeffrey Zhao
9th Place Speaker – Jason Mai
10th Place Speaker – Jeffrey Lian
Junior Results
Team Awards
Champion Team – Camille She & Iris Duan
2nd Place Team – Alissa Zhang & Henry Xie
3rd Place Team – Gloria Ma & Jin Sagong
Speaker Awards
Champion Speaker – Megan Lam
2nd Place Speaker – Iris Duan
3rd Place Speaker – Gloria Ma
4th Place Speaker – Henry Xie
5th Place Speaker – Anson Chen
6th Place Speaker – Camille She
7th Place Speaker – Giovanna Wong
8th Place Speaker – Kingston Wang
9th Place Speaker – Joie Li
10th Place Speaker – Emily Wu & Annie Liu (Tied)