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English Language, Drama and Debating Society. That is what it should be like, instead of just the 'Drama Club.'
This has been a major pet peeve of mine ever since I joined the debate team in Secondary Two. Imagine my shock when I found out that the team is only active during the JGs debating season, from end-January to mid-April.
The debate team has been registered as a second CCA ever since May last year, so why is it that the school is not treating it as such? At the very least, all clubs meet up at least once a week, all year round. We have committee positions, accolades and victories, so why on Earth are we treated like the bottom of the fodder bin? CCAs like the Chinese Reading Club and the Media Club which, by the way, do not even bring in any awards at all, exist, so why not a debating club?
Face it, the only time when people actually acknowledge the existence of the debaters is either when we win something, during the inter-class debates or when they need a public speaker and they are too lazy to do it themselves.
It doesn't really take much, does it? By combining the Drama Club and Debating Club, we can get the ELDDS, which has already happened in a large majority of schools in Singapore. Resources can be shared, the CCA pool becomes more diverse by one and potential good speakers are not overlooked. The only funding we need are entry fees for competitions and hiring a coach; if other CCAs can do it, why can't we?