Stars of Wellington 19 May

Welcome to this week’s Stars of Wellington, where we celebrate the success of our students as they pursue their passions outside of School.

This week, we start with academics. A  number of students have been competing in various Mathematics challenges.

At the Kangaroo Maths Thailand Competition (KMT 2023) Q (Year 6) did very well, achieving a bronze medal. P, also in Year 6 achieved a silver medal, attaining 13^th place overall. Latte also from Year 6 competed in the same competition and did brilliantly, gaining a gold medal and ending up ranked in 6^th place overall.

Additionally, at the Singapore and Asian Schools Maths Olympiad, Latte also managed to achieve a silver award in this vast competition involving almost 6,000 schools from 39 countries. 

A huge well done to all our mathematicians! This rounds off a great week with many of our students also competing at the UKMT and representing Wellington with distinction.

Staying with Maths, we bring you news of Jerry (Senior School) who competed at the American Mathematics Competition 8 (AMC8 2022-2023), and did fantastically well, winning a gold medal with a national ranking of 6. He also received a global award for being placed in the top 5%. Well done, Jerry, a tremendous result!

J-Jean (Year 9) also competed in the same competition and won a silver medal for her efforts. Congratulations, J-Jean!

In music, we bring you exciting news about Tasha (Year 10) who recently participated in the prestigious "International Young Musicians Music 2023" preliminary round at Burapa University, Chonburi and has been awarded two impressive prizes for her performance on the piano:

1st Place Award: Category: Age Group 13-15 years

2nd Place Award: Category: Grade 8

We are delighted to tell you that as a result of her outstanding performance, Tasha has qualified to represent Thailand in the final round of the competition, which will be held in Vienna, Austria this July. Congratulations Tasha! We look forward to hearing more performances in Vienna!

Also in music, congratulations go to Milin (Year 1) for winning Gold Medal at the Vienna Music International Competition 2023 and for being invited to perform her violin at Nitasrattanakosin Exhibition Hall on 6 August!

Congratulations Milin! A performance is available here for all to enjoy.

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