KOMPEK ENGLISH DEBATE COMPETITION JOURNEY

Berita Lainnya - 15 February 2022

KOMPEK ENGLISH DEBATE COMPETITION JOURNEY

Prepared by: Cecilia Gisella Suryadi XIA1

 

KOMPEK by FEB UI,  one of the most prestigious highschool national scaled economic branched competitions held by the faculty of economics and business in Universitas Indonesia that has 4 branches of economic competitions, with one of them being the Economic Debate Competition (EDC). Competing against the best high school students in Indonesia, SMAK 1’s Jakarta English Debate team consisting of Mattheus Bryan, Jonathan Randall, and Cecilia Gisella representing SMAK 1, were able to take the Grand Champion title of the English Debate Competition (EDC) this year.

 

KOMPEK sure wasn’t an easy competition, there were selections months before we even got to debate, tons of processes and hard work. Before the 2nd of February when the debate competition begins, we actually had to pass a few procedures to be eligible to debate there, nationally. We had to submit some documents, waited patiently until we receive an email for the motions, write essays for their regional selection, wait for the regional announcement, we even had to make a tik tok video as part of their gathering event. There were definitely a lot of times when we sacrificed our short December holiday just to work on the essays and practice. However seeing the results now it felt like our sweats paid off.

 

Not to mention, our opponents that we fought with were also strong debating teams from different high schools all across Indonesia. The fact that they were able to pass the regional selection and go to the nationals shows that they’re qualified enough. Without realizing, debating against tough teams like them gained us more experience and more debate knowledge. Of course, everything is not as smooth as butter, there were times when we struggled, got pessimistic, and doubted ourselves especially during the nerve-wracking breaking announcements. The feeling of being nervous for half a day thinking of the possibility of winning silent rounds and screaming out of satisfaction after the results actually made the competition more exciting and challenging, it even made our love for debating grow.

 

The funny thing is, we still find debating fun regardless, not because we won those rounds or because we managed to rebut the opponent, it was fun just because. So to any of you out there who’s pursuing something, we’d just like to say this: if you think it’s hard or that it’s impossible to reach that goal, just remember that nothing’s ever easy in this world; if you think it’s stressful or boring, just make sure you have fun once in a while and don’t overwork yourself; but never forget that dreams do come true, so never give up.

Tags:

Informasi Terkini seputar sekolah kristen BPK PENABUR

Daftar Indeks Berita Terbaru dari BPK Penabur

Berita Lainnya - 31 August 2020
Ayat Alkitab 31 Agustus 2020
Berita Lainnya - 28 August 2020
Ayat Alkitab 28 Agustus 2020
Berita Lainnya - 26 August 2020
I-project SMAK 1 PENABUR Jakarta: Upaya Meningkat...
Berita Lainnya - 26 August 2020
17-Agustusan Online di SMAK 1 PENABUR Jakarta
Berita Lainnya - 24 August 2020
Ayat Alkitab 24 Agustus 2020
Berita Lainnya - 20 March 2025
Code One: Tempat Berkembangnya Talenta Digital di...
Berita Lainnya - 23 April 2025
Perempuan - Puisi Hari Kartini
Perempuan - Puisi Hari Kartini
Berita Lainnya - 15 May 2025
Bye-Bye Plastic Bag: Wujud Kepedulian Lingkungan ...
Bye-Bye Plastic Bag: Wujud Kepedulian Lingkungan ...
Berita Lainnya - 20 May 2025
12 MEI LIBUR, ADA APA SIH? - ONE JOURNAL
12 MEI LIBUR, ADA APA SIH? - ONE JOURNAL
Berita Lainnya - 20 May 2025
Habemus Papam! Everything You Need To Know About ...
Habemus Papam! Everything You Need To Know About ...
Berita BPK PENABUR JAKARTA - 30 September 2021
Career Day 2021, Bekal Penentu Langkah Siswa Kela...
Berita BPK PENABUR JAKARTA - 30 September 2021
Pemenang Pekan I-Project, Perayaan Karya Inovasi ...
Pada Rabu, 15 September 2021, SMAK 1 PENABUR Jaka...
Berita BPK PENABUR JAKARTA - 30 September 2021
Edufair 2021 24-25 September 2021
Pada kesempatan Edufair online tahun ini, ada seb...
Berita BPK PENABUR JAKARTA - 30 September 2021
SUASANA EDU FAIR 2021
EduFair merupakan salah satu kegiatan yang member...
Berita BPK PENABUR JAKARTA - 30 September 2021
Character Camp 21-22 September 2021 Untuk Pesert...
Tema Character Camp tahun ini adalah “Make Me The...
Berita BPK PENABUR JAKARTA - 12 December 2020
1st Winner German Language at SEAMEO QITEP LANGUA...
Berita BPK PENABUR JAKARTA - 11 December 2020
Closing SMAK One Cup 2020
Berita BPK PENABUR JAKARTA - 11 December 2020
70 Tahun SMAK 1 Membangun Bangsa
Berita BPK PENABUR JAKARTA - 09 December 2020
Top 20 Bebras Challenge 2020
Berita BPK PENABUR JAKARTA - 30 November 2020
Peneliti Belia 2020 Nasional
Berita BPK PENABUR JAKARTA - 05 June 2022
Onsite Finals
Berita BPK PENABUR JAKARTA - 17 June 2022
SMUKIEZ OLYMPICS
SMUKIEZ OLYMPICS
Berita BPK PENABUR JAKARTA - 23 August 2022
Lomba HUT ke-77 RI  - Lapangan
Lomba HUT ke-77 RI  - Lapangan
Berita BPK PENABUR JAKARTA - 22 September 2022
SAMBUTAN EDUCATION FAIR 2022
SAMBUTAN EDUCATION FAIR 2022
Berita BPK PENABUR JAKARTA - 07 October 2022
Juara Lomba Pekan i-Project SMAK 1 PENABUR Jakart...
Juara Lomba Pekan i-Project SMAK 1 PENABUR Jakart...

Choose Your School

GO