Winner of the Black History Month Secondary School Speech Competition, Gabrielle Anderson (centre), second prize winner, Jaheim Thomas (right) and third prize winner, Crystal Headley (left) standing with their teachers and judges of the contest (in back row).
Foundation wins Speech contest
It was her first time participating in a speech contest and Gabrielle Anderson walked away victorious.
The fourth-year student of the Christ Church Foundation School (CCFS) on Friday won the Black History Month Secondary School Speech Competition. It was held in the Liberal Arts Auditorium at the Barbados Community College.
This is the third year for the annual contest which is organised by the Embassy of the United States of America to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean and the OECS.
A total of six schools- CCFS, Combermere School, Springer Memorial Secondary School, The Lodge School, The St. Michael School and Queen’s College were involved in the competition. Each school was represented by one student who was required to speak for five minutes on the speech prompt that they selected. They were additionally required to respond to follow-up questions asked by the judging panel.
Speaking to The Barbados Advocate, Anderson said she was “in shock” and was “very excited” to have won the grand prize package valued at US $1 000 for her school and herself. She additionally thanked God, her teacher and everyone who played a role in her winning the competition.
English teacher, Dr. Agnel Barron who accompanied Anderson said she was “ecstatic” that she came out on top.
“I am very proud of Gabrielle. She worked really hard and she really represented us quite well. So I am thrilled.”
The second prize during Friday’s competition was awarded to Jaheim Thomas who is a fourth-year student of The Lodge School. In third place was third-year pupil, Crystal Headley of the Combermere School.(MG)