Stars of Wellington - 9th December

Welcome to the final Stars of Wellington of 2022! Throughout this Half Term we have received a range of exciting stories covering the achievements of Wellington students outside of School. We read every single one and publish a selection each week here on the website.

This week, we begin with a particularly unique story from TinTin and his experience joining the first ever Drone Soccer Competition in Thailand at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre. Originating in Korea, Drone Soccer is played with four drones per team. The game is played on a field with goals at either end. The objective of the game is to score goals by flying a ball into the opposing team's net.

Congratulations to TinTin and his team for winning First Prize in the Junior Division of this drone soccer competition!

In academics, Wish has been collecting a haul of medals across a number of academic disciplines. Wish is passionate about all STEM subjects including Mathematics, Sciences and ICT. He particularly enjoys building and experimenting STEM activities at home and at school.  He has challenged himself, participating in some key international competitions over the past months, and below is a list of his achievements. Congratulations, Wish, what an amazing set of results! 

- Gold medal: Kangaroo Math competition

- Gold medal: International Singapore Math competition (ISMC)

- Distinction (Global level), Silver medal (National level): Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC)

- Silver medal: Hong Kong International Science Olympiad

- Silver medal: Hong Kong International Computational Olympiad

Also in academics, we are delighted to announce that J-Jean was chosen as Thailand’s representative to compete in the Global Mathematics Elite Competition 2022 - Final where she collected two awards – Well done, J-Jean, brilliant news! 

In Tennis, Jackfruit continues to put in strong performances, finishing second in the PTT - NSDF 8th Lawn Tennis Skills Development North Tournament (Boys, U12).  After the end of this tournament Jackfruit has now accumulated enough points through qualifying for the PTT - NSDF Lawn Tennis Skill Development Master Round 2022 together with children aged 12 from all over the country! Congratulations Jackfruit!

Staying with Tennis, another Lawn Tennis Association of Thailand (LTAT) tournament was arranged this past weekend. Emily continues to display great fighting spirit, winning her category! On the way to victory she beat Thailand's #4 ranked player 4-0. Emily also won the doubles tournament, and is now ranked #10 in Thailand for her age! Superb work, Emily!

And finally, in music, congratulations to Ingwa who won first prize of Grand Prize Virtouso International Music Competition 2022 and was selected to perform her piano at Amphitheatre, Paris Philharmonie. Fantastic result, Ingwa, well done!

Thank you to everyone who has submitted stories to us this term. Whilst we read every submission, we are not able to publish them all. If you have a story, please send to [email protected] with a picture of your child. If they are holding a certificate, we kindly ask that their full name is masked.

Have a great Christmas everyone!