Josephians Emerged Winners at National Schools Literature Festival

Four perceptive young men - Bryan Loh, Cephas Tam, Chew Zhen Kai, and Mathieu Wee from ML302 - represented SJI at the National Schools Literature Festival Unseen Poem Debate (Upper Secondary) on 15 July 2023. They emerged winners for their calm, well-considered analysis and sound defence of the motion.

The Debate centred around the evocative poem "November" by Simon Armitage, where they formed the Proposition to the motion about the powerlessness over death. In their presentation, Cephas eloquently set the stage, defining the meaning of death and introducing the poem. Bryan built upon this foundation, delving deep into the symbolism within the poem, and Mathieu concluded by delivering an impressive rebuttal that left the opposition team speechless.