{"id":24746,"date":"2024-12-06T15:27:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T15:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=24746"},"modified":"2024-12-06T15:27:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T15:27:23","slug":"mckenzie-high-triumphs-in-aaron-leitch-memorial-debate-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/mckenzie-high-triumphs-in-aaron-leitch-memorial-debate-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"McKenzie High Triumphs in Aaron Leitch Memorial Debate Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>November 10, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McKenzie High School emerged victorious over Linden Foundation Secondary School in the final round of the Aaron Leitch Memorial Debate Competition, held on Friday at LICHAS Hall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event marked the conclusion of Agriculture Month activities and celebrated the power of discourse in promoting agricultural awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McKenzie High School\u2019s team, led by captain Kaylee Sandiford, successfully argued in favor of the moot: <em>\u201cThe use of antibiotics in livestock farming is essential for maintaining animal health and productivity despite concerns about antibiotic resistance.\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sandiford attributed their success to improved rebuttals and teamwork, areas her team worked on after finishing as runners-up in the JOF Haynes Debate Competition earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sandiford emphasized the importance of using constructive criticism to improve, a lesson her team embraced as they delivered a strong performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Linden Foundation Secondary\u2019s captain, Isaiah De Vieria, admitted that nervousness and over-reliance on scripted responses impacted their performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, he expressed confidence in his team\u2019s potential to secure victory in next year\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regional Agriculture Officer Deryck Collins highlighted the significance of the debate in honoring the late Aaron Leitch, a champion of agriculture and youth development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collins commended the students for their compelling arguments and encouraged them to continue Leitch\u2019s legacy of inspiring dialogue and innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Makayla Reid of McKenzie High School received the Best Speaker award for her outstanding individual performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the championship trophy, each member of the winning team received a $20,000 gift voucher from Giftland Mall, further celebrating their achievement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 10, 2024 McKenzie High School emerged victorious over Linden Foundation Secondary School in the final round of the Aaron Leitch Memorial Debate Competition, held on Friday at LICHAS Hall.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24715,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24746"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24747,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24746\/revisions\/24747"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}