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Wits & Words 2010: Results

Gaurav Keerthi — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:02:00 +0000

The grand finals for Wits & Words 2010 was held at Nanyang Girls’ High School on 1 Jun 2010 and attracted an audience of almost one thousand people. Here’s an update of the results of the round.

Champion Team: Rosyth School
Runner Up: Nanyang Primary School
Motion: This house believes that fairy tales do more harm than good
Congratulations to the winning teams!

Photographs from the event:

SSDC 2010 Div 1 Grand Finals Video

Gaurav Keerthi — Tue, 04 May 2010 08:24:38 +0000

Click here to view the embedded video.

“THW require the United Nations Security Council members to always offer humanitarian aid.”

Hwa Chong Institution (prop) vs Raffles Institution (opp).

Hwa Chong Institution won 3-2. Best Speaker was Darion Hotan (Prop 3)”

Full results of SSDC 2010

Gaurav Keerthi — Tue, 04 May 2010 08:21:27 +0000

DIVISION I

Champions:
Hwa Chong Institution

Runners-up:
Raffles Institution

Third-Place:
Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

Fourth-Place:
Catholic High School

Quarter-Finalists:
Methodist Girls’ School
Nanyang Girls’ High School
Singapore Chinese Girls’ School
St. Joseph’s Institution

DIVISION II

Champions:
Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)

Runners-up:
St. Anthony’s Canossian Secondary School

Semi-Finalists:
Bowen Secondary School
Chung Cheng High School (Yishun)

Quarter-Finalists:
Anglican High School
C.H.I.J. St. Theresa’s Convent
Global Indian International School – Queenstown
Victoria School

DIVISION III

Champions:
C.H.I.J. St. Joseph’s Convent

Runners-up:
Kent Ridge Secondary School

Semi-Finalists:
Anglo-Chinese School (International)
Bukit View Secondary School

Quarter-Finalists:
Bedok South Secondary School
Ngee Ann Secondary School
Orchid Park Secondary School
Tanjong Katong Secondary School
Tanjong Katong Girls School ** (TKGS did not proceed to the break rounds due to a technical error, despite being one of the top 8 schools.)

TOP-20 INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS – DIVISION I

1. Nathalie Koh – Methodist Girls’ School
2. Rohan Shah – Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
3. Darion Hotan – Hwa Chong Institution
4. Keisha Ong – Methodist Girls’ School
5. Joshua Jesudason – Fairfield Methodist Secondary School
6. Noel Cheong – Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
7. Glendon Goh Jia Jun – Hwa Chong Institution
8. Minerva Lim – Methodist Girls’ School
9. Daniel Fong – S.J.I. International
10. Tan Teck Wei – Raffles Institution
11. Natasha Kleinman – C.H.I.J. Secondary (Toa Payoh)
12. Chow Zi En – Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary)
13. Pavithra Ramkumar – Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary)
14. Annabel Tan – C.H.I.J. Secondary (Toa Payoh)
15. Avery Yew – Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
16. Sheldon Lim – Catholic High School
17. Samara Thirushelvam – Victoria Junior College (I.P.)
18. Sara Ng Wan Yin – Nanyang Girls’ High School
19. Antariskh Mahajan – Raffles Institution
20. Ashley Lee – C.H.I.J. Secondary (Toa Payoh)

TOP-20 INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS – DIVISION II

1. Emily Soh – Chung Cheng High School (Yishun)
2. Amrit Singh Gil – Victoria School
3. Shasta Kaul – Global Indian International School – East Coast
4. Deborah Lee – Anglican High School
5. Cheow Sue-Ann – C.H.I.J. St. Theresa’s Convent
6. Tang Ling Shan – Chung Cheng High School (Yishun)
7. Sovereigna Lakhotia – Global Indian International School – East Coast
8. Yashmi Narendran – Bowen Secondary School
9. Parul Soni – Global Indian International School Queenstown
10. Joshua Ho Jin Teck – Bowen Secondary School
11. Satish Murugayah – Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)
12. Krishna Bhagirath – Victoria School
13. Sankari Siva – C.H.I.J. St. Theresa’s Convent
14. Kieron Gabriel Ng – Maris Stella High School
15. Santhosh S/O G Mallai Venthan – Pioneer Secondary School
16. Lye Ying Yan – Anglican High School
17. Mohana Dhavshini – C.H.I.J. St. Theresa’s Convent
18. Lim Jia Wen Carissa – Nan Hua High School
19. Deborah Koh Sze Mei – St. Margaret’s Secondary School
20. Lee Huiwen – NUS High School of Mathematics and Science

TOP-20 INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS – DIVISION III

1. Ravinjeet Khosa – Tanjong Katong Girls’ School
2. Hsu Myat Thazin – Yusof Ishak Secondary School
3. Faye Edna Fowler Chiew – Yuan Ching Secondary School
4. Fan Wei Liat – Pasir Ris Secondary School
5. Kaveesha Thayalan – Kent Ridge Secondary School
6. Alexine Chiau – C.H.I.J. St. Joseph’s Convent
7. Yoggaranjeni D/O Vickraman – Tanjong Katong Girls’ School
8. Lim Bao Luo Paul – Bedok South Secondary School
9. Nasri Bin Sadi – Bukit View Secondary School
10. Neo Eng Tiong – Bedok South Secondary School
11. Krisha Maree Ramos – Dunman Secondary School
12. Choo Shi Jie Isaac – Bukit View Secondary School
13. Flora Tan – C.H.I.J. St. Joseph’s Convent
14. Musfirah Bte Yunus – Northbrooks Secondary School
15. Shermaine – Zhonghua Secondary School
16. Andrea Claudia Koh Ser Wei – Tanjong Katong Secondary School
17. Gokul – Jurong Secondary School
18. Maxine Tan Yibing – Anglo-Chinese School (International)
19. Tong Lap Way – St. Hilda’s Secondary School
20. Nurhanis Bte Zainudin – Siglap Secondary School

MIDC 2010 Grand Finals: Results

Gaurav Keerthi — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:23:26 +0000

Champion Team: Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
Runner Up: Hwa Chong Institution
Best Speaker for the Finals: Yeo En Fei Walter (ACS(I))

Video of the MIDC 2010 Grand Finals:

Click here to view the embedded video.

Congratulations to all the teams (especially the winners) who took part!

The full results for the competition are:

Quarter-Finalists
Serangoon Junior College
SJI International
St Andrew’s Junior College
Temasek Junior College

Semi-Finalists
Meridian Junior College
Victoria Junior College

Top 5 Speakers of MIDC 2010 (based on their scores from the preliminary rounds only)
1st Vanessa Lim (ACJC)
2nd Amaris Lee Li Ling (ACS Independent)
3rd Leow Zi Liang Ryan (ACS Independent)
4th He Shu Jun (Dunman High)
5th (tied)Michelle Liew (ACJC)
5th (tied)Yeo En Fei Walter (ACS Independent)

SSDC 2010: Div 2 and Div 3 Grand Finals on Fri 23rd Apr

Gaurav Keerthi — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:34:38 +0000

The Division II & III Grand Finals will be held on Friday 23 April 2010 at Nan Chiau High School, 20 Anchorvale Link from 6.00 p.m.

Division III Grand Final

Proposition: C.H.I.J. St. Joseph’s Convent
Opposition: Kent Ridge Secondary School
Motion: This House believes that the integrated programme school system creates more harm than good

Video of the Div 3 Finals:

Click here to view the embedded video.

Division II Grand Final

Proposition: Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)
Opposition: St. Anthony’s Canossian Secondary School
Motion: This House believes that international sporting events are a waste of money

The debates are open to members of the public, although seating is limited and on a first-come basis. Thanks!

SSDC 2010: Semi Finalists announced!

Gaurav Keerthi — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:11:02 +0000

Congratulations to the following teams for making it through to the Semi Finals (to be held at RI this Friday 16th Apr evening):

Division I
ACS (Independent)
Hwa Chong Institution
Raffles Institution
Catholic High

Division II
ACS (Barker Road)
Bowen Secondary School
St. Anthony’s Canossian Secondary
Chung Cheng High (Yishun)

Division III
ACS (International)
Bukit View Secondary School
Kent Ridge Secondary School
CHIJ St. Joseph’s Convent

Wits & Words: Top 4 teams to face off on 21st April

Gaurav Keerthi — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 06:48:39 +0000

Wits & Words: Top 4 Teams
The Debating Association (Singapore) together with Gifted Education Branch, MOE and Hwa Chong institution jointly launched Wits & Words 2010, a national primary school debating competition, which saw 33 teams participating this year. Three preliminary rounds were held in Hwa Chong Institution since March, with teams vying for a spot in the semi-finals.
We are now happy to announce that the following top 4 teams (listed in alphabetical order) have made it into the semi-finals to be held on 21 April at Teachers Network, Grange Road:

Semi-finalists for Wits & Words 2010

Nanyang Primary School
Park View Primary School
Rosyth School
St Joseph’s Institution Junior

Random Photographs from the Prelim rounds

We are also happy to announce the top 20 teams (overall), and the top 10
teams for each zone. The results are given in alphabetical order of school
name.

Top 20 teams for the Preliminary Rounds of Wits & Words 2010
Anglo-Chinese School (Primary)
Bedok Green Primary School
Catholic High (Primary) School
CHIJ St. Nicholas’ Girls School
Chongfu School
Concord Primary School
Jurong Primary School
Maris Stella High School (Primary)
Nanyang Primary School
Park View Primary School
Raffles’ Girls Primary School
River Valley Primary School
Rosyth School
Singapore Chinese Girls’ School
St Andrew’s Junior School
St Joseph’s Institution Junior
Tampines North Primary School
Tao Nan School
White Sands Primary School
Xingnan Primary School

Top 10 teams in the North Zone

Canberra Primary School
CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School
Chongfu School
Fuchun Primary School
Maris Stella High School (Pri)
Mayflower Primary School
Nan Chiau Primary School
Rivervale Primary School
Rosyth School
Xinmin Primary School

Top 10 teams in the East Zone

Bedok Green Primary School
Haig Girls’ School
Park View Primary School
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School
Red Swastika School
St Hilda’s Primary School
Tampines North Primary School
Temasek Primary School
Toa Nan School
White Sands Primary School

Top 10 teams in the West Zone

Bukit Panjang Primary School
Clementi Primary School
Concord Primary School
Greenridge Primary School
Henry Park Primary School
Jurong Primary School
Methodist Girls’ School
Nan Hua Primary School
Nanyang Primary School
Xingnan Primary School

Top 10 teams in the South Zone

Anglo Chinese School (Primary)
Balestier Hill Primary School
Catholic High (Primary) School
Radin Mas Primary School
Raffles Girls’ Primary School
River Valley Primary School
Singapore Chinese Girls’ School
St Andrew’s Junior School
St Joseph’s Institution Junior
Xinghua Primary School

SMU Hammers 2010 results

Gaurav Keerthi — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:37:53 +0000

Congratulations to the top speakers and teams from the recently-completed SMU Hammers. The results of the competition are included below the break.

Speaker Standings

Speaker	Total
Mark	307.5
Jayesh	307
Arun	306
Imran Rahim	306
Sharanya	305
Alexander Yeo	305
Marcus Sim	304.5
Andrea Bos	304.5
Talha Raza	304.5
Sudipto	304
Udit	304
Kim Sankar	304
Urmila	303.5
Raslyn	303
Don	302.5
Jeanie	302
Erjin	302
Swetha	302
Siddhesh Narayanan	302
Sadhana	302
Darian Hofan	301.5
Sneha Iyer	301.5
Wendy	301
Syed Arafat	301
janice tan	301
Anita	301
Shreeranjini	300.5
Shree	300
Milind	300
Karthik	300
Chin Jincheng	300
Lu Huiyi	300
Reuben Lopez	300
Nathalie Koh	300
Keisha Ong	300
Sanaya	299.5
Radelle	299.5
Pern	299
Nabila Binte Zahur	299
Audie Wong	299
Aishani Sen	299
Siraj	298.5
Joshua Tan	298.5
Kelvin Chong	298.5
Xie Nanzheng	298
Md. Abbas Keshvani	298
Shawn Teo	298
Nay	298
Jia Ming	297.5
tej singh	297.5
Edward Low	297.5
alastair tay	297
aneesha wagh	297
Deepika	296.5
Siti Mariam binte Abdul Hakeem	296.5
Freya	296.5
Ray	296.5
Ashok Kumar Rai	296.5
Sandhya	296
Benjamin Sern	296
Benjamin Leong	296
Donitza Hon	296
Glendon Goh	296
KJ	296
Kannah	295.5
Shing To	295
Ivan	295
Pan Haozhe	295
colin jiang	295
Ng Keong Shaun	294.5
Thia Shi Min	294.5
Dhruv	294
Mozzam	294
Jishnu	293.5
Daphne	293
Kwan	293
Ken	293
Julius	293
Subarshene	293
Johnson	292.5
clement jiang	292.5
Eunice	292
Glynis	292
Jia Min	291.5
Jie Lin	291.5
Freddy	291
John	291
Syahirah	291
Duc	290.5
Dong Qing	290
Regina	290
Jeremy	290
goh rui qi	290
Guorong	289
Kim	286
Cherlyn	285
LP	229
Arun Vignesh	229
Benjamin Lau	229
Adil Hakeem	228.5
Lee Jiawei	228
Teoh Ren Je	227.5
Anish Kumar	227
Alfred Goh	223
Dennis	223
Dinnie Ee	223
Joyan Tan	223
Sarah	222.5
Sara Ng	222.5
Tan Teck Wei	222
Pan	221.5
Tracy Ku	221.5
Lee Kah How	221
Laura	221
Mint	220.5
Fong Yew Loong	220.5
Sheldon Lim	220
toh weiliang	220
Tawin	219.5
Lily	219
Punkhuri	218
Shawn Lee	218
Chow Zi En	218
Gabriel	217
anirudh	217
Gloria Cheung	217
MO (sutathip)	216.5
deanette	216
Jia Hwee	213
Nick	76
Estee	75
Christopher	74.5

Team Standings

Team	Wins	Total Score
NUS B	4	1066
NTU C	4	1054
NTU D	4	1050.5
NTU A	3	1066
NUS C	3	1060.5
MGS	3	1052.5
Midget Independent	3	1052
SMU B	3	1051
Independent JIHAD	3	1049
TP B	3	1045
Independent Halal Vodka	3	1040.5
HCI B	3	1038.5
NTU B	2	1058
SA JC D	2	1056
SMU A	2	1046
TP A	2	1044.5
Independent Shaun	2	1034
HCI A	2	1034
NUS A	2	1033
NJC	2	1028
NYP A	2	1019
NYP B	2	1018
Temasek JC D	2	797
SA JC B	2	1007
Independent Arun	2	801
Independent Anish	2	795.5
Nanyang GHS	2	772.5
SMU C	1	815
Mahidol University B	1	1024.5
Pioneer JC A	1	1019.5
Temasek JC E	1	1018
Pinoeer JC B	1	1013
Temasek JC B	1	1012.5
SA JC A	1	982.5
Buang Independent	1	773.5
SP	1	772
Catholic High School A	1	768
Temasek JC A	1	749
Temasek JC C	0	996.5
Mahidol University A	0	773.5
RGS Independent	0	764.5
Mahidol University C	0	752.5
SA JC C	0	746
Independent Nick	0	257.5

Ministry of Finance Inter-School Budget Debate Videos

Gaurav Keerthi — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:18:25 +0000

The video clips for the 2010 MOF Inter-School Budget Debate competition have been uploaded to Razor TV and can be viewed at the following links:

Summary Clips
http://www.razor.tv/site/servlet/segment/main/news/45116.html
http://www.razor.tv/site/servlet/segment/main/news/45106.html

Individual Clips

“We the poor are insulted”
http://www.razor.tv/site/servlet/segment/main/news/45100.html

“A rising tide lifts all boats”
http://www.razor.tv/site/servlet/segment/main/news/45110.html

“Some racial groups more affected”
http://www.razor.tv/site/servlet/segment/main/news/45112.html

“They ignored the poor”
http://www.razor.tv/site/servlet/segment/main/news/45114.html

“MNCs are the heart of innovation”
http://www.razor.tv/site/servlet/segment/main/news/45134.html

“Microsoft’s office hasn’t changed much”
http://www.razor.tv/site/servlet/segment/main/news/45136.html

SMEs already have enough help
http://www.razor.tv/site/servlet/segment/main/news/45138.html

“We prefer quality entrepreneurs”
http://www.razor.tv/site/servlet/segment/main/news/45140.html

SSDC 2010: Prelim Round 2 photos and results

Gaurav Keerthi — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:05:20 +0000

Motions from Round 2:

6pm – This House believes that the United States should not withdraw troops from Iraq
7:15pm – This House regrets that Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize
8:30pm - This House would impose a tax on large bonuses paid to bankers

Results of Round 2:

Division 1:

PROPOSITION	OPPOSITION
Cedar Girls’ Secondary School	Raffles Institution
Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary)	Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
Xinmin Secondary School	S.J.I. International
United World College of South East Asia	Victoria Junior College (I.P.)
National Junior College (J.H.)	Hwa Chong Institution
Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary)	St. Joseph’s Institution
C.H.I.J. Katong Convent	Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary)
C.H.I.J. Secondary (Toa Payoh)	Fairfield Methodist Secondary School
C.H.I.J. St. Nicholas Girls’ School	Nanyang Girls’ High School ‘B’ Team (SWING)
Nanyang Girls’ High School	Singapore Chinese Girls’ School (Sec.)
Temasek Academy	Catholic High School

Division 2:

PROPOSITION	OPPOSITION
Maris Stella High School	Chung Cheng High (Yishun)
Bowen Secondary School	Global Indian International School – East Coast Campus
Crescent Girls’ Secondary School	Bukit Batok Secondary School
St. Anthony’s Canossian Secondary School	Anglican High School
Nan Hua High School	St. Andrew’s Secondary School
Unity Secondary School	C.H.I.J. St. Theresa’s Convent
St Patrick’s School	Victoria School
Pioneer Secondary School	NUS High School of Mathematics and Science
Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)	Dunman High School
St. Margaret’s Secondary School	Nan Chiau High School
Victoria School ‘B’ Team (SWING)	Australian International School Singapore
Evergreen Secondary School	River Valley High School
Global Indian International School – Queenstown Campus	Temasek Secondary School

Division 3:

PROPOSITION	OPPOSITION
Compassvale Secondary School	Balestier Hill Secondary School
Zhenghua Secondary School	Tanjong Katong Girls’ School
Riverside Secondary School	Yuan Ching Sec School
Kent Ridge Secondary School	Loyang Secondary School
Orchid Park Secondary School	Siglap Secondary School
Westwood Secondary School	Fuhua Secondary School
Queenstown Secondary School	Deyi Secondary School
Serangoon Secondary School	St Hilda’s Secondary School
Jurong Secondary School	Woodgrove Secondary School
Outram Secondary School	Northbrooks Secondary School
Bukit View Secondary School	Tanjong Katong Secondary School
Pasir Ris Secondary School	Bukit Panjang Government High School
Manjusri Secondary School	Dunman Secondary School
Ping Yi Secondary School	Admiralty Secondary School
Montfort Secondary School	Hua Yi Secondary School
Assumption English School	Yusof Ishak Secondary School
Ngee Ann Secondary School	Zhonghua Secondary School
Coral Secondary School	CHIJ. St. Joseph’s Convent
Anglo-Chinese School (International)	Bedok South Secondary School