Stars of Wellington 21 May

Stars of Wellington: 21 March 2025 
 
Academic 

Our Academic Star of the week is Neve (Year 3)! Neve participated in the Hippo Olympiad Contest, the International English Language Olympiad organised by the Global Hippo Association, Italy, and won the gold medal! Not only that but Neve has also qualified for the Regional Round!  

Such an impressive accomplishment! Keep up the great work, Neve!  

Sport 

Huge congratulations to Emily (Year 6) and her doubles partner, Licca, on winning the championship title in the Girls' Under-12 doubles category at the Tecnifibre Schools Tennis Tournament at Greta Sports Club in Pattaya last weekend! 🏆 They've been an undefeated duo, dominating the courts across Thailand. Well done, champions!  

Another tennis star shines! Well done to Punn (Year 5) for his incredible performance at the Technifibre Schools Tennis 10s & Juniors Tournament 2025 in Pattaya last weekend! 🎾 

• In the U10 Boys Singles, Punn won every match — from Round Robin to the Final — and became the Champion!  

• In U10 Boys Doubles, Punn and his partner triumphed in both the Semi-Final and Final to claim the title of Champions!  

• His dedication has earned him a move up from No.10 to No.6 in the National LTAT Tennis-10s Rankings (U10 Boys)!  

Punn, you’ve been amazing! Keep it up!

Raphael (Year 5) and Gabriel (Year 6), the dynamic brother duo from Wellington, teamed up with partners from other schools in the DMK Table Tennis Championship on Sunday, and they truly excelled! 🏓 

• U12 Champion – Raphael (age 9)  

• U11 Doubles Runner-Up – Raphael & Titan (BBG)  

• U13 Doubles Third – Gabriel & Fei (SISB)  

Let’s cheer them on for their amazing performance! 🙌🌟 

Let’s applause our Swim Star, Klarnissa (Year 8)! 👏 

Huge congrats to her for breaking records in 4 events at the 9th Swim Star Swimming Championships 2025!  

🥇 50m Breaststroke – 34.17 sec 
🥇 100m Breaststroke – 1:15.40 sec 
🥇 100m Freestyle – 1:00.1 sec 
🥇 100m Butterfly – 1:05.90 sec 

Strong, fast, and a true Swim Star!  

Huge congrats to DiDi, GeGe, Ayrton, and Raphael (Year 5) for their incredible achievement with the Under 10 Bangkok Galaxy Academy Football team! ⚽️ They won the Sunday Evolution League on 9 March with a perfect 100% record!  

Well played, team! 🙌 

Fobisia Tennis 2025 - Highlights 

Our tennis team had a fantastic performance at the Fobisia Tennis 2025 competition: 

• Jackfruit (Year 9) showed incredible determination, competing in the Over 15 Boys category despite being only 13. He earned 2nd place after overcoming an injury in the final, which impressed both the audience and organizers. 

• Tuang (Year 7), Nida (Year 8), and Ben (Year 8) participated in their first Fobisia competition and performed admirably, displaying excellent sportsmanship and respect for the game. 

Thank you to everyone who supported our athletes throughout this journey!