The Grand Finale of Inter School Best Speaker Contest 2017 organised by the University of Kelaniya Gavel Club was held on a grand scale at the Commerce and Management Auditorium of the University of Kelaniya.
The titles Best Speaker, Best Prepared Speaker, and Best Impromptu Speaker of the junior category was won by Rosara Dayarathne from Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya, while Erangi De Silva from VisakhaVidyalaya and Enuri Samaraweera from Holy Cross College became the 1st runner up and the 2nd runner up respectively.
In the senior category, Suneragiri Liyanage from Royal College won the titles Best Speaker, Best Prepared Speaker, and Best Impromptu Speaker, while Sajani Senanayake from Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya and Sahan Darmasena from Royal College became the 1st runner up and the 2nd runner up respectively.
The conclusion of the event marked another successful milestone in the progress of the University of Kelaniya Gavel Club as a place that guides public speakers from the school community towards greater accomplishments in their lives. The first workshop of the Unleash Yourself Phase VI, conducted by the University of Kelaniya Gavel Club commenced from Hillwood College, Kandy with future workshops to be held in other educational zones in Sri Lanka. Moreover, the workshop series will continue across the schools of the winning contestants of the Inter School Best Speaker 2017.