 It was a keenly contested debate to the moot. We should emphasize pursuing newer practices that contributes to the society and the world rather than preserve older traditions. As is customary with debates of this nature, the proposition and opposition teams were each given time to make their case respectively for or against the moot, and be given an opportunity each through their partners to rebut. Jaden Lebrou, who led the proposition team to support the moot in his delivery, said newer practices made culture and systems more dynamic, modern, appealing, and help boosts the economy. I plead you to look within yourselves to ask which direction we should be facing in today's society. Should we turn our heads away from a dynamic culture that has and will continue to grow for generations to come? Should we turn our heads from new practices that allow us to make advances in industries such as agriculture and medicine? Should we turn our heads from a society free from discrimination and stigmatization? Or should we look forward towards newer practices that aim to better our society and the world? Naturally, opposing views were expressed by the challenging team led by Rin Kich King who argued that although newer practices were indeed needed and useful, mindless changes parading as newer practices could be blamed for many issues in the world and indeed the local society. We the opposition are not denying the validity and importance of developing and pursuing newer practices, especially when considering the moot, ones that contribute more to society and the world. However, we are not here today to argue as to whether or not newer practices are beneficial to modern society. We are here today to oppose the notion that we should emphasize pursuing newer practices at the expense of all the traditions. For one of the judges, broadcaster and electorate Jerry George, the enthusiasm shown by both sides in their deliveries was quite inspiring but admits there is still some work to be done in developing, debating skills and strategy among participants. One of the things that must be considered is that the seconder is supposed to support whatever your first wrong speaker says and in some instances that was not as clear as it should be and in the future you should take advantage of you know supporting and giving perhaps additional evidence to what your leader has presented. In the end, it was the opposition's views in challenging the moot which won over the judges in a close finish to become champions. It was an exciting competition, having won is exhilarating as usual. My team was amazing, they were so great to work with, they were able to come together even with the challenges of school to make a great presentation. From the Communications Unit of the Ministry of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training, I am Chris Satney reporting.