NSW Department of Education and Training: The Arts Unit
Public Speaking
2009 Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award
About The Competition
The Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award, a national public-speaking event, was in high demand again in 2009, receiving over 400 entries from more than 200 schools across NSW. Founded in 1995, the Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award was established to develop the confidence of students aged 12 to 14, as well as to develop their oral communication skills.
All students compete for the title of NSW State Winner, which carries with it a $500 cash prize. The NSW State Final of the Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award is open to the public, and will take place on Thursday 22 October 2009 in the Domain Theatre, Art Gallery of NSW. The winner and runner-up from this event will go on to represent NSW at the National Finals, to be held in Brisbane on 9 November 2009.
2009 State Finalists
| Natalie Buckett | Colo High School | |
| Annie Handmer | Kambala | |
| Orion Leppan-Taylor | Nowra High School | |
| Elyse Hudson | Merewether High School | |
| Maria Mellos | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | |
| Greer Brennan | Riverside Girls High School | |
| Jackson Clifton | Cranebrook High School | |
| Beba Cibralic | Macquarie Fields High School |
Please use the links below to download competition information and application forms. (Downloadable material requires Acrobat Reader which is downloadable for free from www.adobe.com).
2009 Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award Competition Information [.pdf 38 KB]
2009 Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award Entry Form [.pdf 295 KB]
Past Winners
| 2008 | James Sutcliffe | Trinity Grammar School (National Winenr) |
| 2007 | James Monaghan | Sydney Grammar School |
| 2006 | Shane Treeves | The Scots College |
| 2005 | Tim Matthews | Caringbah High School |
| 2004 | Marcus Handmer | The Scots College (National Winner) |
| 2003 | Michael Cummins | Normanhurst Boys High School |
| 2002 | Thomas Kaldor | Sydney Boys High School |
| 2001 | Madelaine Dickie | Gosford High School |
| 2001 | Sam Thampapillai (runner up) | The Scots College (National Winner) |
| 2000 | Deborah Frenkel | North Sydney Girls High School |
| 1999 | Chris Rodgers | Knox Grammar |
| 1998 | James Greenwood | Shore |
| 1997 | David Harmon | St Pius X College |
| 1997 | Yatungka Widders (runner up) | Cheltenham Girls High School (National Winner) |
| 1996 | Alexander Bodman | Sydney Boys High School |
| 1995 | Nicholas Carter | Cranbrook |
Legacy Junior Public Speaking Menu
Contact
Calendar
27 March 2009
Competition Entries Close
27 July - 9 August 2009
Local Finals
24 - 27 August 2009
Metropolitan Regional Finals
Lewisham Public School, The Boulevarde, Lewisham
18 September 2009
Semi Finals
Theatrette, NSW Parliament House
22 October 2009
NSW State Final
Domain Theatre, Art Gallery of NSW
9 November 2009
National Final
Brisbane