St Dominic’s Sixth Form College, Harrow on the Hill, recently hosted the regional final of the Catenian Public Speaking Competition. Thirteen students from local Catholic schools and colleges were represented. Topics included, ‘Education makes us what we are’ and, ‘Autocracy is better than Democracy’. The judging panel was led by Dame Mary Richardson, a former chair of the English Speaking Union.

After a lengthy deliberation, the judges selected Jeea Chadha from St Dominic's as the winning speaker. In a powerful talk, Jeea spoke on the topic, ‘If I ruled the world’, arguing passionately for an end to gender inequality and discrimination. Jeea will now go on to represent the region in the national final which will take place in Manchester in the summer.