9th Montfort Cup Inter-School Debate Competition 2017

The art of asking questions and not settling before finding the mostsatisfying answer is the sign of an ignited mind.Its only through healthy debating that one can get to apt conclusions.
Keeping up the Montfortian tradition of providing a platform for horning various skill of young minds the 9th Montfort Cup Debate Competition was held on 5 August 2017 in the school premises.
Students belonging to 22prestigious schools from in and around Bhopal participated in the event. The immense enthusiasm shown by the schools and their numbers tell about its popularity in the academic realm.
The topic for the debate was – GST: A Game Spoiler. Two participants from each school participated with one speaking for the motion and the other against the motion.
The judges for the event too were eminent personalities proficient in their fields. They were Mrs. PadmawatiSwami Khanuju, C.A. Member Of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and  MajorSagarikaRao from Indore. The judges patiently heard what eachparticipant had to say and cross questioned them.
The students presented their views about the newly enacted GST law and they along with the audience got a more vividpicture about it.
The winners of the event were:

FOR THE MOTION
1stAnanya .B. Joseph (Servite convent senior secondary school,Hoshangabad)
2ndAbhigyanDubey( Sagar Public School, Saket Nagar, Bhopal)

AGAINST THE MOTION
1stSenhaAnnaMathew (Servite convent senior secondary school,Hoshangabad)
2ndKushagra Bhatia ( Sagar Public School, Saket Nagar, Bhopal)

Servite convent senior secondary school,Hoshangabad was adjudged as the
BEST SCHOOL in the event.
 Overall it proved to be a good learning experience for all.