8 debaters to train for 2005 world meet

8 debaters to train for 2005 world meet

JAKARTA: The second Indonesian Schools Debate Championship
wrapped up on Wednesday, when judges selected eight speakers to
attend a two-month intensive training workshop to prepare for the
world meet set for February 2005.

High school students Siti Soraya Cassandra and Alamanda Vania
of Al Izhar Jakarta, Natalia Hermanto of Penabur 3 Jakarta,
Aditya Rakhman of SMU 2 Bengkulu, Tirza Reinata and Dewi
Wijayanti of SMU 34 Jakarta, Taufik Ramadhan Indrakesuma of SMU 8
Jakarta and Haidar Buldan of SMU 6 Yogyakarta have made the
initial selection; only four will emerge to represent the country
at the world competition in Canada.

Jakarta team members Soraya, Natalia and Alvin Susanto of SMU
Karunia won the championship earlier in the day after beating
East Kalimantan in a debate on whether retired military officers
were suitable for the presidency. Jakarta was declared the debate
champions, as they delivered a convincing argument supported by
particular examples that ex-military officers did not always
succeed in running a government.

In the mixed team event -- with teams comprising students from
different provinces -- Ni Wayan Desi Aryanti of SMU 4 Denpasar,
and Aditya and Diah Amalia of SMU 17 Makassar took the trophy. --
JP