2020 School Magazine

Merle Weaver was a teacher at Girls Grammar on three different occasions, and very kindly made a bequest to the School for both the Junior and Senior competitions. Ms Weaver was a passionate advocate of girls’ education and, encouraged young women to be independent, autonomous and empowered by their ability to speak to an audience. For 2020, we chose a prompt that students were already somewhat familiar with: Unprecedented Times. While most recently used in a largely pejorative manner regarding the challenges surrounding COVID-19, our speakers instead focused on the unique, the original, and the extraordinary aspects of our current society, and truly inspired all who had the pleasure of listening.

Miss Kathryn Talbot ENGLISH TEACHER

SENIOR Merle Weaver Competitors and Topics:

Student

Topic

Amelia Vanderstoep (12L)

A GENERATION LIKE NO OTHER: UNPRECEDENTED IN ACTION OR ONLY IN THOUGHT?

Amy Doan (12M)

ONLY WHEN IT IS DARK ENOUGH CAN YOU SEE THE STARS THE HYPOCRISY OF THE BODY POSITIVITY MOVEMENT

Charlotte Zeljko (12W) Hannah Pearson (12B)

2020: A CONSTANT DOWNWARD SPIRAL

Lara Triscott (12H) WINNER

A KILLER OR PAID ACTOR: THE DANGERS OF CONSPIRACY THEORIES

Letitia Harper (12G) Madeleine Pryde (12E) Madison Henley (12R)

TO LIVE FOR YOUR EULOGY, NOT YOUR RESUMÉ

THE GOOD FIGHT: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF GEN Z IN EARTH’S NEWEST WAR WHY I’M OK WITH BEING THE EVIL QUEEN: THE MYTH OF VANITY

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