TAVISTOCK College has again had huge success at the Rotary Youth Speaks season.

With so many students, of all ages, wanting to enter the college had to hold in-school knock out competitions before deciding on its final entries.

The skills the students have learnt have been enhanced by expert coaching from sixth formers who have all entered this nerveracking and challenging competition in the past.

Fuelled by hot chocolate and intellectual debate the college is thrilled that its Year 7 team of Reuben Thomas ( main speaker) , Max Jordan (chairperson) and Adam Hutchin (proposer of vote of thanks) has won through to the southern final of this competition.

The students were the youngest in their age group at Bodmin recently, which includes Years 7 to 9, and their speech Primary for the Powerful relayed a powerful message of the need for compromise and respect in the world, delivered with engaging humour and charm.

The southern final is one step before the national final and the college is very proud of all it has achieved so far.

Sarah Jones, principal at Tavistock College said: ‘Many thousands of teams will have entered the competition across the whole of Britain and Ireland and to reach this level is evidence of their hard work and that of their coaches.

We wish them good luck and congratulations.’

Reuben, Max and Adam are pictured above.