Debate and Public Speaking Society
Debate and Public Speaking Society - 1991/92-2013/14
WIDPSC: World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships.
English School World Champions:
1995 - WIDPSC [Nicosia, Cyprus, Hosted by The English School]
Alex Michaelides: Interpretive Reading Category
Alex Michaelides: Impromptu Speaking Category
Alex Michaelides: Overall Top Speaker
2004 – WIDPSC [Salt Lake City, Utah, USA]
Natasa Mavronicola: Interpretive Reading Category
2007 – WIDPSC [South Africa]
Argyro Nicolaou: Persuasive Speaking Category
Argyro Nicolaou: Interpretive Reading Category
2008 – WIDPSC [Backnang and Winnenden, Germany]
Argyro Nicolaou: Interpretive Reading Category
2010 – WIDPSC [Lithuania]
George Charalambous: After Dinner Speaking Category
Finalists and winners in International Competition:
(WDPSC = World Debating and Public Speaking Championship); IISPSC = International Independent Schools Public Speaking Championship)
1991 – IISPSC [Winnipeg, Canada]
Stathis Damtsas : Winner of Persuasive Speaking Category
The English School (Stathis Damtsas, Elena Kyriakides, Elena Panayides): Top Overseas School
1994 – IISPSC [Toronto, Canada]
Alex Michaelides: Winner of After-dinner speaking Category
Elena Panayides: Runner-up Impromptu Speaking Category
1995- Toastmasters Debate Tournament:
Winners – The English School (Panos Marcoullis and George Ramsden)
1995 - WDPSC [Nicosia, Cyprus, Hosted by The English School]
Alex Michaelides: Winner of Interpretive Reading Category
Alex Michaelides: Winner of Impromptu Speaking Category
Alex Michaelides: Overall Top Speaker
1995 – IISPSC [Vancouver, Canada]
Panos Marcoullis: 3rd Place in Extemporaneous Speaking Category
Bulbul Tiwari: Overall Top Speaker
1996 – WDPSC [Reading, UK]
Michael Persianis: 3rd Place in Debating Category
1997 – IISPSC [Toronto, Canada]
Savvas Savvides: Winner of Extemporaneous Speaking Category
George Charalambous: 3rd Place in Dramatic Interpretation Category
Evagoras Leventis: Finalist in Extemporaneous Speaking Category
1998 – World Schools Debate Competition [Israel]
The English School represents Team Cyprus in our first ever participation.
Team members: Orestes Findiklis, Evagoras Leventis, Savvas Savvides, Maria-Louiza Izamis
1998 – WDPSC [Buenos Aires, Argentina]
Yiannis Kyriakides: Debating Category Finalist
1998 – IISPSC [Vancouver, Canada]
Louiza Christofides: 6th Place in Persuasive Speaking Category
1999 – WDPSC [Gaborone, Botswana]
Alexis Vrahimis: Runner-up in Interpretive Reading Category
1999 – IISPSC [Calgary, Canada]
Yiannis Kyriakides; Finalist in Persuasive Speaking Category
2000 – WDPSC [Nicosia, Cyprus, Hosted by The English School]
Yiannis Kyriakides: Finalist in Debating Category
2000 – IISPSC [Toronto, Canada]
Olivier Homsey: 3rd in Persuasive Speaking Category
Olivier Homsey: Top Overseas Speaker
2001 – WDPSC [Reading, UK]
Dimitrakis Tsaousis: Finalist in Impromptu Speaking Category
2001 – IISPSC [Winnipeg, Canada]
Dimitrakis Tsaousis: Finalist in Persuasive Speaking Category
2002 – WIDPSC [Balgowan, South Africa]
Nicoletta Piera: Finalist in Persuasive Speaking Category
2002 – IISPSC [Oakville, Canada]
Top Overseas School AND Runner up Best School Overall:
Team members: Charis Demetriou, Panayiotis Demetriou, Melina Theocharidou
Charis Demetriou: Runner-up in Extemporaneous Speaking Category
Charis Demetriou, Panayiotis Demetriou, Melina Theocharidou all placed in the top 10 Persuasive Speaking Category
2003 – IISPSC [Vancouver, Canada]
Natasa Mavronicola; Winner of Persuasive Speaking Category
Charis Demetriou: Runner-up of Persuasive Speaking Category
Marina Ergatoudes: Finalist in Persuasive Speaking Category
Vasso Parissinou: Finalist in Persuasive Speaking Category
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Panayiotis Demetriou: Finalist in Debating Category (5th overall)
Natasa Mavronicola: Finalist in Debating Category (4th overall)
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Marina Ergatoudes: Finalist in Impromptu Speaking Category
2004 – WIDPSC [Salt Lake City, Utah, USA]
Natasa Mavronicola: Winner of Interpretive Reading Category
Ester-Maria Toumpouris: Finalist in Interpretive Reading Category
Natasa Mavronicola, Charis Demetriou, Panayiotis Demetriou: Finalists in Persuasive Speaking Category
2004 – IISPSC [St Catherine’s, Ontario, Canada]
Charis Demetriou: Runner up in Parliamentary Debating Category
And Finalist in Persuasive Speaking
Panayiotis Demetriou: Runner up in Persuasive Speaking Category
Nicoletta Pieri: Finalist in Interpretive Reading and Persuasive Speaking Categories
2005 – WIDPSC [Nicosia, Cyprus, Hosted by The English School]
Panayiotis Koullouros: Runner up in Persuasive Speaking Category
2005 – IISPSC [Montreal, Quebec, Canada]
Cassandra Tsolakis: Winner of Interpretive Reading Category
Ester-Maria Toumpouris and Andromachi Sophocleous: Finlaists in Persuasive Speaking Category
2006 –WIDPSC [Connecticut, USA]
Elena Matsa: Finalist in Persuasive Speaking Category
Cassandra Tsolakis: Finalist in Debating Category
Ester-Maria Toumpouris: Finalist in Debating and Interpretive Reading Categories
2006 – IISPSC [Toronto, Canada]
Samantha Kemter: Finalist in Debating Category
Argyro Nicolaou: Finalist in Interpretive Reading and Persuasive Speaking Categories
Cassandra Tsolakis: Finalist in Persuasive Speaking Category
2007 – WIDPSC [South Africa]
Argyro Nicolaou: Winner of Persuasive Speaking Category
Argyro Nicolaou: Winner of Interpretive Reading Category
Cassandra Tsolakis: Runner up in Persuasive Speaking Category
Andromachi Sophocleous: Finalist in Debating Category
2008 – WIDPSC [Backnang and Winnenden, Germany]
Argyro Nicolaou: Winner of Interpretive Reading Category
2008 – WIDPSC [Toronto, Canada]
Ariadne Panagopoulos: Winner in Persuasive Speaking Category
2009 – WIDPSC [Reading, UK]
Avgi Loizidou: Third in Persuasive Speaking Category
2009 – IISPSC [Boston, USA]
Evangelia Andronikou: Winner in Debate Category
George Charalambous: Finalist in Debate Category
Avgi Loizidou: Third in Persuasive Speaking Category
2010 – WIDPSC [Lithuania]
George Charalambous: Winner in After Dinner Speaking Category
George Varnavides: Finalist in Impromptu Speaking
2010 – IISPSC [Ottawa, Canada]
Marilena Hadjitoffi: Winner in Persuasive Speaking Category
2012 – IISPSC [Calgary, Canada]
Alexia Michaelides: Second in Persuasive Speaking Catagory.
Lisa Allison: Finalist in Persuasive Speaking Category
2013 – WIDPSC [Lithuania]
Zoe Kassinis: Finalist in Persuasive Speaking Category. (from 100 entries)
