Monday March 4, 2013

Perseverance pays for SMK Tunku Besar Tampin team mates

SEREMBAN: They made the hour-long drive from Tampin to Seremban Parade and after winning every round of the competition, the champs from SMK Tunku Besar Tampin took home the top prize in the upper secondary category of the RHB-The Star Mighty Minds Negri Sembilan state challenge.

Praveena Subramaniam, 17, said she and her team mates read The Star to prepare for the all-general knowledge multiple choice and buzzer quiz. Her team mate Melissa Goh, 17, said, “Reading The Star helped a lot.”

Poonam Rajes Patel, 16, said they also practised with quiz applications on Facebook.

Although they had joined the competition before, they had never made it to the second round the hands-on challenge.

This time, they not only made it but blew the judges away with their idea of a portable rubbish bin that park visitors could carry with them.

Science teacher Goh celebrating with his students Melissa, Poonam and Praveena who bagged top place at the RHB-The Star Mighty Minds Negri Sembilan state challenge.

The three small-town students will make their way to Kuala Lumpur for the National Finals in October.

“We're the underdogs,” said their teacher Goh San Heng, who thanked RHB and The Star for giving students such an opportunity.

RHB Bank Berhad Negri Sembilan Area, Central Region 2 head and Area Manager 4 Siew Kong Hon said there was an increased participation from those in the rural areas this year.

He said that this was in line with RHB's aspirations to bring every student to the same level.

(From left) Penang Medical College KL Office Manager Roslina Azarai, Star Publications (M) Bhd chief advertising officer Lim Bee Leng, RHB Bank Berhad Negri Sembilan Area Central Region 2 Head and Area Manager 4 Siew Kong Hon, RHB Banking Group corporate service director Norazzah Sulaiman, RHB Banking Group managing director Kellee Kam Chee Kiong, Star Publications group business director Calvin Kan and Star Publications deputy group chief editor (II) Leanne Goh cutting a cake to celebrate the fifth year of RHB-The Star Mighty Minds National Challenge during the 2013 launch ceremony at Seremban Parade, Negri Sembilan.

The lower secondary champions from SMK King George V will join the upper secondary team at the finals. This competition is jointly organised by Star Publications (M) Bhd and RHB Banking Group.

The upper secondary winners at the National Challenge will win a trip to the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in Ireland, sponsored by Penang Medical College.

For details, contact The Star's Customer Care Unit at 03-7967 1777/1703 or visit www.thestar.com.my/mightyminds.

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Monday March 4, 2013

Perseverance pays for SMK Tunku Besar Tampin team mates