2009 Wales Schools Debating Championships
Congratulations to Bethan Young and Emily Payne of Ysgol Friars, Bangor, winners of the 2009 Wales Schools Debating Championships.
The final of the competition took place in Cardiff in November, with Friars proposing the motion “This House would significantly increase the number of British troops in Afghanistan”. The runners-up were Sarah Roberts and Sara Morgan of Cwmcarn High School, Crosskeys.
Bethan and Emily went on to represent Wales at the English-Speaking Union’s International Schools Mace Final in May 2010, which involves champions of the national competitions in Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland. The eventual winners were England.
Regional rounds - Winners
| DATE | REGION | WINNERS |
| 5 October 2009 | Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion & Pembrokeshire | Ysgol y Preseli, Crymych |
| 7 October 2009 | Swansea & Neath Port Talbot | Bishop Vaughan Catholic School, Swansea |
| 9 October 2009 | Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taf & Bridgend | Atlantic College, Llantwit Major |
| 13 October 2009 |
Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil & Caerphilly |
Cwmcarn High School, Crosskeys |
| 15 October 2009 | Torfaen, Newport, Blaenau Gwent & Monmouthshire | Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls |
| 19 October 2009 | Powys | Brecon High School |
| 20 October 2009 | Gwynedd, Conwy & Ynys Môn | Ysgol Friars, Bangor |
| 21 October 2009 | Denbighshire, Flintshire & Wrexham | Ysgol Dinas Brân, Llangollen |