MOATE
COMMUNITY
SCHOOL SENIOR
DEBATING TEAM
WIN FOUR IN A
ROW
Moate CS Senior
Debating team
competed against
Colaiste Sheosaimh,
Garbally on home
turf on Thursday, December 15th. The motion before the house
was, “Ending World Hunger by 2030 is an Impossible Dream”.
Proposing the motion for MCS were Owen Cuskelly, Áine
Hamm and Chloe McMahon, captained by Deborah Fakeye. The
motion was carried and MCS were successful once again.
This is the fourth win for the students since October, meaning
that the team have won all their debates in the first round of
the prestigious nationwide Concern Debates. Their first win was
over Mercy Secondary School, Kilbeggan, they won via
concession against Our Lady’s Bower, Athlone, consequently
they beat the Marist College, Athlone and completed their
winning streak against Garbally last Thursday.
The team, trained by Ms Coughlan, is made up of both
Transition Year and Sixth Year students. The Transition Year
members are Deborah Fakeye, Darcy Lawless, Sean O’Flaherty
and Emer Counihan. The Leaving Certificate students comprise
of Áine Hamm, Nia Murray, Owen Cuskelly and Chloe
McMahon.
In a society where adults often complain that teenagers don’t
care enough about issues not concerning them, it is heartening
to see adolescents so passionate about current affairs and
making a difference.