Paris Brailsford has proven she has the argumentative edge to take on the best Debating students in the state. Last week she was selected in the Junior North Coast regional Debating squad after her earlier selection to train for the squad following the Regional Debating Camp. She was selected as the third and final speaker of the team- arguably (pun intended) the most difficult position on the team – which means her job is to convincingly dissemble and destroy the other teams arguments that are made during the debate. It is a tough position as she doesn’t get the hour long preparation time the rest of the speakers get to formulate her arguments but it is a position she is more than qualified to undertake. After four years of being a member of the Maclean High Debating team with her coach Miss O’Neill, she is ready to convince the rest of the state she is a fierce competitor in the world of Debating. Melissa O’Neill