By Tatiana Mhararira
Junior High School, one of the best private schools in Masvingo, recently won the High Schools Oratory Toastmasters Zimbabwe National competitions held at the school from June 27-29, 2025.
Junior High team comprising of Tapiwa Chuma and Tinashe Gwara scooped the first position in debate.
In English public speaking Takudzwa Mawarire scooped the first position, in Ndebele poetry Anashe Makwara was on position 1 and in Spelling Bee the best overall speller was Raphael Joel who won the gold medal.
Overally, Junior High won 10 gold medals, 3 Silver and 1 Bronze and the winners will proceed to the international competitions in March next year.
Speaking to TellZim News, Junior Enterprises, which runs Junior Primary and High Schools, Director Noah Marima said they were proud of the achievement and the support they got from parents.
“We are proud of this achievement and grateful for the learners’ dedication. We try by all means to balance to excel in whatever we do as a school be it in sport or class.
“We want to thank parents for their unwavering support and their encouragement has played a significant role in the learner’s success,” said Marima.
The team patron Netsai Hove said the team performed well and they needed to work on quiz where they did perfom well so that next time they dominate all the categories.
“Our students performed exceptionally well in most of the disciplines. We are proud of the entire team. Patrons and learners worked as a united form and dedicated their free and social time for practice. However, we need to improve in Quiz especially current affairs and general knowledge categories so that next time we dominate all categories,” she said.
The seven participating schools were Mavhuradonha, Mzilikazi, Bulawayo Adventist, Hermain Germiema, Terry Goss, Victoria High and the host school.
In April, Junior High School made a remarkable achievement in the Sustainable Environmental Conversational Trust Africa (SECTA) competitions held in Mutare.
Out of 36 participating schools, the team secured an impressive third place, showcasing their exceptional debating skills and knowledge on environmental issues
