The Winners of SGU High School English Challenge
Last October, Swiss German University (SGU) organized a fun competition for high school students, entitled ‘The SGU High School English Challenge 2017’ with the theme ‘The Natural World’. The annual competition invites high school students from grade 10 to 12 around JABODETABEK area to compete in the fun and informal event. The objectives of this event are to showcase the English talent of Indonesian students, to encourage the students to continue speaking and learning the international language of communications and business, to intellectually and creatively challenge Indonesian students through the medium of English, and to develop the soft skills and confidence of Indonesian students. The venue of this event was at SGU campus, Alam Sutera and was organized by the English team.
This year there were a total of four event categories: two team challenges (Battle of the Brains and Grammar/Vocab Quiz), and two individual challenges (Spelling Bee and Creative Writing). The participants were so excited and enthusiastic during the competition because they love English so much.
High School English Challenge 2017
At the end of the event, SGU proudly announced the winners from each category as well as the overall school winner. For each category, there were 2 winners. Richi Nakata from SMAK 5 BPK Penabur successfully won first place for Spelling Bee, and Sheana Alyssa from Teach Indonesia School came second.
The First and The Second Winner of Spelling Bee
Adrio Alimin from Kanaan Global School won first place for Creative Writing and Renata Paramarini from MAN Insan Cendekia came second.
The First and The Second Winner of Creative Writing
The team categories both consisted of 3 people. Sekolah Harapan Bangsa Cambridge won first place for Grammar/Vocab Quiz and MAN Insan Cendekia came second place.
The First and The Second Winner of Grammar/Vocab Quiz
Sekolah Kristen Karunia won first place for Battle of the Brains and team 2 from Sekolah Harapan Bangsa Cambridge came second.
The First and The Second Winner of Battle of The Brains
The overall school winner went to Sekolah Harapan Bangsa Cambridge, who accrued the most number of points throughout the competition. SGU would like to congratulate all the winners for their great participation. Hopefully, through this event, Indonesian students can be more confident to use English in their daily life and able to compete globally in the education sector.
The Overall School Winner
