Star-NiE winners head for Melbourne

See if you can find vadai's sis in there....



Star NIE = Newspaper in Education she is the advisor tt he school team that won the 1st place in the country wide contest that drew a total of 56,000 students from 260 schools took part in the contest, sending in 7,500 entries. As a reward the students and her won an alll expence paid trip to Melbourn and they left Sat. Proud of her.

Here is today's The Star extract

SEPANG: No words could capture the exhilaration of the winners of Star-NiE (Newspaper in Education) Best School Newspaper Awards 2005 contest as they boarded their flight for Melbourne, Australia.
The team of six girls and four boys from SMJK Kwang Hua, Klang, will spend a week in Melbourne visiting its city attractions and go on a guided tour of Melbourne University.

“We are very excited to visit a foreign country and experience a different culture. For many of us, this is a chance of a lifetime,” said team leader Pearly Neo, 16, at the KL International Airport on Saturday.
Her teammate Yeoh Kean Seng, 15, is looking forward to making new friends in Australia.

ALL SET TO GO: Winners of Star-NiE’s Best School Newspaper Awards 2005 contest gathering at the KL International Airport before leaving for Melbourne on Saturday. The school was crowned the contest champion for its entry, CSI (Curious Sensitive Eye), beating Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar, Johor Baru, and SK Methodist (P) Penang.

Teacher P. Ruthirayene, who accompanied the students, was as excited as her students. “Everyone is so animated, buzzing around with excitement. I’m just thinking of how much fun we are going to have. The trip is an eye-opener for the students, “ said Ruthirayene.

The students are looking forward to seeing the animals of Australia, especially the penguins on Philip Island. Pizza Hut is Star-NiE’s partner in the project while the grand prize sponsors included the Malaysia Airlines and Melbourne University. Genting City of Entertainment sponsored the prizes for the runner-up.