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Rostrum Voice of Youth Competition 2008
The premier speaking competition for NSW secondary school students.
The NSW State Final of the Rostrum Voice of Youth
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The NSW State Finals of the Rostrum Voice of Youth were held on Saturday 28th June, in front of a large audience in the impressive surroundings of the Legislative Council Chamber of NSW Parliament House.
Rostrum thanks the Parliamentary officers for allowing us the use of this magnificent venue.
In two competitions of the highest quality the following were declared the 2008 winners.
Junior Division (under 15 years old on January 1, 2008)
Winner
Dean BRADLEY of Marist College, Kogarah
Runner up
James MONAGHAN of Sydney Grammar School
Congratulations to the other finalists
Sinead FOGARTY | Bethlehem College, Ashfield |
Larissa CLEARY | Mount St Benedict College, Pennant Hills |
Sean BEECHER | Marian Catholic College, Griffith |
Elyse HUDSON | Merewether High School |
Senior Division (under 18 years old on January 1, 2008)
Winner
Daniel SWAIN of Smiths Hill High School
Runner up
Matthew DAY of Sydney Technical High School
Congratulations to the other finalists
Charlotte CLAXTON | Our Lady of Mercy College, Parramatta |
Lonie PIZARRO | St Marys Senior High School |
Joshua CELI | Leeton High School |
Lauren HOLZ | Central Coast Grammar School |
Dean and Daniel represented NSW in the National Finals held in
Sydney on 26 July 2008. Daniel was the winner of the Senior Division
Regional Finalists in the 2008 NSW Voice of Youth
Heats held at PLC, Croydon on 26th March 2008
Junior Division
Stacey | KONSTANTOPOULOS | PLC Sydney |
Sarah | FITZPATRICK | Danebank |
Madeleine | FITZPATRICK | Tara Anglican School for Girls |
Ambika | SETHIA | Abbotsleigh |
Michael | REES | Newington College |
Andrew | ARUL-ANANDAM | Trinity Grammar School |
Sinead | FOGARTY | Bethlehem College |
Jessica | CHENG | North Sydney Girls High School |
Senior Division
Matthew | DAY | Sydney Technical High School |
Lyndon | PULLEN | Christian Brothers High School Lewisham |
Emily | HILTON | SCEGGS Darlinghurst |
Shane | TREEVES | The Scots College |
Oliver | ROBERTSON-SMITH | Cranbrook |
Jenna | LABIB | PLC Sydney |
Jessica | QUARMBY | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College |
Emma | QUINLIVAN | Oakhill College |
Heats held at International Grammar School, Broadway on 2nd April 2008
Junior Division
Jacinta | REUBEN | Reddam House |
Isabel | CRAWFORD | Smith's Hill High School |
Cara | PETROVSKI | Covenant Christian School |
James | MONAGHAN | Sydney Grammar |
Isabella | ROSENTHAL | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart |
Mikaela | DERY | Queenwood School |
Georgia | CHERRINGTON | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart |
Dean | BRADLEY | Marist College Kogarah |
Senior Division
Elizabeth | BUKHSHTEYN | Rose Bay Secondary College |
Daniel | SWAIN | Smith's Hill High School |
Zid Niel | MANCENIDO | Sydney Boys High School |
Anthony | SMITH | Sydney Grammar |
Ruby | CORNISH | Sydney Girls High School |
Elise | WOOD | Newtown High School of the Performing Arts |
Shivayan | SARAVANAPAVANANTHAN | Homebush Boys High |
Samuel | MOLLOY | Sydney Grammar |
Heats held at Jamison High School, Penrith on 7th April 2008
Junior Division
Jackson | CLIFTON | Cranebrook High School |
Michael | McCLEAN | Blue Mountains Grammar School |
Liam | HART | St Dominic's College |
Senior Division
Jessica | GRAYDON | Penrith Anglican College |
Jordan | SMITH | Cranebrook High School |
Charlotte | CLAXTON | Our Lady Of Mercy College Parramatta |
Lonie | PIZARRO | St Mary's Senior High School |
Heats held at Hornsby Girls High School, on 8th April 2008
Junior Division
Soha | FASSAIE | Willoughby Girls High School |
Catherine | DELL | Brigidine College St Ives |
Hannah | JOHN | Willoughby Girls High School |
Natassia | CHRYSANTHOS | Arden School - Epping Campus |
Bianca | NEWTON | Mackellar Girls |
Sofia | PARKER | Willoughby Girls High School |
Elsa | CHAPPLE | Brigidine College St Ives |
Larissa | CLEARY | Mount St Benedict |
Damian | TURCO | Carlingford High School |
Matthew | JOHNSON | Oakhill College |
Senior Division
Bianca | McDONNELL | Kambala |
Ashley-Rose | PROPHET | Catherine McAuley |
Claire | HODGE | Hornsby Girls High School |
Annabel | SMALL | Kambala |
Amy | LESTER | Hornsby Girls High School |
Jennifer | RAJCA | Catherine McAuley |
Rebecca | MEYER | Barker College |
Martin | McCARTHY | Normanhurst Boys High |
Heats held at St Gregory's College Campbelltown on 9th April 2008
Junior Division
Hayden | RODWELL | St Gregory's College |
Cristina | BERETTA | All Saints Catholic Girls College |
Ryan | GARREFFA | St Gregory's College |
Lauren | PEARCE | Macquarie Fields High School |
Dale | RODRIGUES | All Saints Catholic Girls College |
Senior Division
Nathan | CASSAR | Elderslie High School |
Kate | WATKINSON | John Therry Catholic High School |
Cameron | RODWELL | St Gregory's College |
Kirstie | CHLOPICKI | John Therry Catholic High School |
Heats held in Newcastle on 1st and 3rd April 2008
Junior Division
Elyse | HUDSON | Merewether High School |
Kristen | SANDERSON | Newcastle Grammar School |
Senior Division
Sheree | ENDERBY | St Pauls High School |
Christiana | McDONALD-SPICER | Vesta Athena Homeschool |
Heats held in Goulburn on 8th April 2008
Junior Division
Samantha | ROSE | Trinity Catholic College, Goulburn |
Senior Division
Matthew | ANDERSON | Hennessy Catholic College, Young |
Heats held in Griffith on 28th April 2008
Junior Division
Sean | BEECHER | Marian Catholic College, Griffith |
Senior Division
Joshua | CELI | Leeton High School |
Heats held in Gosford on 29th April 2008
Junior Division
Natalie | HODGSON | Gosford High School |
Andrew | KNOWLES | Central Coast Grammar |
Senior Division
Lauren | HOLZ | Central Coast Grammar |
Jessica | BUCK | Gosford High School |
Heats held in Albury on 29th April 2008
Junior Division
Claudia | ROSS | Billabong High School |
Senior Division
Angus | STEAD | Billabong High School |
Heats held in Wagga on 5th May 2008
Junior Division
Elizabeth | READ | Riverina Anglican College |
Senior Division
Emma | BYRNE | Wagga High School |