Finalists Impress in 2025 LIV Declamations Competition
13 June 2025 - Academic
On Wednesday 11 June, we held the final of this year’s LIV Declamations Competition. We are incredibly proud of all pupils, who showcased their talents across three languages throughout the year.
In the Autumn Term, they presented their English Declamations. Amelia emerged as the winner with her powerful rendition of The Hill We Climb.
During the first half of the Spring Term, pupils selected poems from the Modern Languages they are studying. Ella won the Chinese Declamation with Dēng Guàn Què Lóu, Serena triumphed in the Spanish competition with Todos Contra La Contaminación, Neeva won the French category with Le Cancre and Lita took first place in the German competition with Mondnacht.
In the second half of the Spring Term, all pupils performed a Latin poem. Olivia was named the winner for her expressive delivery of a passage from Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
In the final competition, attended by all UIII and LIV pupils, our six outstanding finalists impressed us with their performances, which truly brought the poems to life. Our judge, Miss Boswell, found it too difficult to choose just one winner due to the exceptional quality of the presentations. As a result, both Olivia and Lita were awarded first place and became the inaugural recipients of the Megan Lee LIV Declamations Cup.
Congratulations to both pupils on this well-deserved recognition!
Christina Tsaknaki
Head of Classics
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