Pridwin Preparatory School in Melrose was excited to go ahead with their annual Speech Festival in this unprecedented year.
Marketing manager at the school, Demi-Rae Le Roux said the finalists did need to speak to a limited audience.
“This was such a great pity as the majority of the grades were not there to support their peers and enjoy the excellent speeches,” added Le Roux.
The festival’s external adjudicator Gwenda Krezmar had nothing but praise for the high standard that she had to judge.
Commendation was given to the following boys who spoke in each grade:
Grade 4: Ben Arnott, Mohammed Maal, Grant Roberts, Nicholas Roos and Harry Serrurier. Matthew Southey won the competition in his grade.
Grade 5: Michael Costs, Aiden Greenstein, Zaeem Laher, Tshimega Magakgala and Oliver Thompson. Amaan Mohamed stood out and won the prize for his grade.
Grade 6: Adam Angamia, Liam Glyn-Jones, Luke Dickinson, Thomas Arnott and Christopher Roos. Oldadipo Oyetunde won the prize for his grade.
Grade 7: Kael de Goede, Jonah Juma, Aiden McElligot, Jacob van der Merwe, James Yuill. The winner for the Grade 7 class was Kheyan Vallabh.
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