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Main Senior Middle Junior Performing Arts Sports Others Parent Assoc. AISM Scholaroos Compete at Yale University On the 26th November the AISM Scholaroos embarked on an epic trip to compete at the World Scholar’s Cup (WSC) Tournament of Champions hosted by Yale University. This trip provided an excellent educational opportunity for our students. The Tournament of Champions brought together the champion competitors from the WSC World Finals and a number of the best teams from the US Academic Decathlon, for a ‘Super Bowl’ style event. The competition therefore provided opportunities for 19 select Scholaroos to foster their debating, multiple-choice and essay writing skills in a ‘best-of-the-best’ environment. The trip was about more than the competition, however. As a coach, my proudest moments were when members of the public went out of their way to compliment me on the team’s behaviour and by the end of the trip, the group became self sufficient and the student leaders emerged. The trip was also about the journey: We visited the Islamic Art Museum and Souk Waqif in Doha, the Empire State Building, United Nations, Broadway, Time Square, Rockefeller Centre, WTC Memorial, Wall St and Statue of Liberty in New York, as well as the White House, WWII Memorial, Reflecting Pool, Lincoln Memorial, Obelisk and Smithsonian in Washington DC. We ate wonderful food together, took in some beautiful architecture and travelled on trains, planes, buses and subways, as well as doing a lot of walking! All of that being said, the team did achieve some spectacular results in the competition. All of the 19 Scholaroos involved fully applied themselves and did us proud with their efforts. Two of our teams (J1 & S1) finished in the Top 10 Overall and one of our students (Emma McLaughlin) finished in the top 10 individuals overall. One of our debate teams (J1) made it through the competition undefeated and two of our members were selected to feature in the Debate Showcase. In total, the team won a staggering 30 honours against the best of the best from around the globe. The biggest highlight of the competition was the Gold Medal won by Tzeyi Koay in the Senior Division Debate Competition. Debating proved to be a really strong point for the Scholaroos in this event, as top eleven individual places were also won by Ashwen Parthiban, Emma McLaughlin, Cassandra Tan, Joshua Edmondston, Brendina Maku and Jit Haw Lim, in their respective divisions. The team of Ashwen Parthiban, Joshua Edmondston and Tzeyi Koay won the Silver Medal in the Senior Division. Further, the team of Emma McLaughlin, Brendina Maku and Eleanor Cooper were judged as the 6th best team in the Junior Division. Another strength for the AISM Scholaroos was to be found in the Essay Writing Competition. The highlight of this competition was the Bronze Medal awarded to Daweena Motwany. Top 6 finishes in this event were also had by Emma McLaughlin, Tzeyi Koay, Dayna Pereira and Cassandra Tan, in their respective divisions. In addition, the team of Daweena Motwany, Thung Xuan Lim and Jaan Joseph were adjudged to be the 6th best essay writing team in the Junior Division. Lastly, in the Multiple Choice Competition, many great achievements were also recorded. The highlights were Silver Medals by Eleanor Cooper in History and Emma McLaughlin in Science. Bronze Medals were won by Emma McLaughlin in Literature and Ashwen Parthiban in Science. AISM students finished in the top 4 in 5 out of the 6 subjects tested. In addition to the Silver and Bronze awards listed above, 4th place (or Honourable Mentions) were received by Eleanor Cooper (x2), Dayna Pereira, Tzeyi Koay and Joshua Edmondston. In addition, Eleanor Cooper was ranked as the 6th best individual overall in the multiple-choice test and together with her team (Emma McLaughlin and Brendina Maku) was ranked 6th best team in the multiple-choice test. Overall, this represents a fabulous set of results! This trip was a huge undertaking by all involved and the process of working towards the trip and then the journey itself were the real areas of reward expected and achieved. These more tangible awards are just the ‘cherry on the top’. It is important to recognise these awards, however, as they represent the largest haul thus far by the Scholaroos in an international event. Well done to all involved – students, parents, teachers and administrators. A special mention to Emma McLaughlin for being an amazing Captain, to Mrs Wendy Gardiner for being an excellent chaperone on the trip and to Ms Mimie Yong for making all of the logistical arrangements for the trip. James Unsworth, World Scholar’s Cup Coach Page 8 14th December <strong>20</strong>12
Main Senior Middle Junior Performing Arts Sports Others Parent Assoc. Tournament Subject Awards of Champions List of Results The Arts (JD & SD) Eleanor Cooper – 4th Dayna Pereira – 4th Tzeyi Koay – 4th Current Affairs (JD & SD) Eleanor Cooper – 4th Joshua Edmondston – 4th History (JD) Eleanor Cooper – Silver Literature (JD) Emma McLaughlin – Bronze Eleanor Cooper – 4th Science (JD & SD) Emma McLaughlin – Silver Ashwen Partiban – Bronze Overall Individual (JD) Eleanor Cooper – 6th Overall Team (JD) AISM J1 (Emma, Eleanor & Brendina) – 6th Essay Writing Individual (JD & SD) Daweena Motwany – Bronze Emma McLaughlin – 5th Tzeyi Koay – 6th Dayna Pereira – 6th Cassie Tan – 6th Team (JD) AISM J2 (Daweena, Thung Xuan Lim & Jaan Joseph) – 6th Debating Individual (JD & SD) Emma McLaughlin – 7th Brendina Maku – 11th Tzeyi Koay – Gold Ashwen Parthiban – 5th Jit Haw Lin – 11th Joshua Edmondston – 11th Cassandra Tan – 11th Team (JD & SD) AISM J1 (Emma, Eleanor & Brendina) – 6th AISM S1 (Ashwen, Tzeyi, Joshua) – Silver Overall (Combined Score) Individual (JD) Emma McLaughlin – 10th Team (JD & SD) AISM J1 (Emma, Eleanor & Brendina) – 10th AISM S1 (Ashwen, Tzeyi, Joshua) – 10th 14th December <strong>20</strong>12 Page 9
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