MGC students compete in regional academic competition at Avonside College in Christchurch.

Eighteen students in six teams travelled to Avonside Girls College to compete in the World Scholar's Cup. In this regional qualifying event, they competed in collaborative writing, debating, and questions against teams from across the South Island.

Emily Pitcon, was one of eight students selected as a WOW debater to qualify for the Debate Showcase. Four students competed on the theatre stage to prepare and debate the affirmative or negative for the resolve statement about banning books in libraries. Emily's team won the debate on the stage for the negative.

The World Scholar's Cup was a competition and a platform for our students to learn new skills, take risks, and forge friendships with students from other schools. As a symbol of their participation, each student came away with an alpaca, a tangible reminder of their journey at the competition.

Marlborough Girls' College Students won the following awards:

School Top Scholars:

Shanaya McElhinney

Writing Champions

Gold - Audrey Boshoff (4th Place)

Silver - Miranda Rae, Dana Narvadez, Lusia Anderson, Kexin Liu, Emily Pitcon, Lavnya Singh, Aimee Stewart, Mariana Arthur, Shanaya McElhinney Brea Gifford,

Art

Amelia Prentice

Collaborative Writing

Gold - Miranda Rae, Dana Narvadez & Kexin Liu

Debate Champions

Silver - Ava Petersen, Shanaya McElhinney, Neve Smith, Emily Pitcon,

Team Debate

10th place - Dana Narvadez, Miranda Rae, Kexin Liu

12th place - Emily Pitcon, Kalena Landon-Lane, Audrey Boshoff

20th place - Ruby E Cook, Neve Smith, & Shanaya McElhinney

Scholar's Bowl Team

Silver - Miranda Rae, Dana Narvadez & Kexin Liu

Silver - Lavnya Singh, Juliette Nowacki, Lusia Anderson

Silver - Ruby E Cook, Neve Smith, & Shanaya McElhinney

Silver - Mariana Arthur, Eliza Anne Tapueluelu, Ava Petersen

Top 20 - Miranda Rae, Dana Narvadez & Kexin Liu

We would like to thank Mrs Tofte-Dorr for organising and supporting our students in this event.