SMK St Columba Wins English Drama Contest - By Cecilia Sman (reporters@theborneopost.com)
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| OVERALL CHAMPION: Tiong (standing – fifth right) sharing the joy of winning with her drama team |
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Dedication and cooperation were
instrumental in enabling SMK St Columba here to emerge overall winner in the
state-level English Drama competition held at Pustaka Miri on Wednesday.
The school’s drama entitled ‘Burnt
to Ashes’ also won The Best Script Award. The drama was about a brilliant scientist
and doctor, Dr Ash Burnsalot, who lost the only woman he had ever loved and how
he coped with life after that.
With the victory, SMK St Columba
will represent Sarawak in the national-level competition scheduled to be held
in August this year.
The second place went to the drama
entitled ‘Bibi’, performed by students of SMK Kapit. They also took home The
Best Performer Award.
The third, fourth and fifth placing
respectively were ‘When Blood is Shed’ (SMK Samarahan), ‘Wise Daughter’ (SMK St
Mary Kuching) and ‘Generation-Y (SMK Spaoh Betong).
The Most Promising Actor title went
to Lemba (Wise Daughter).
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Winners of the competition received
their prizes in the form of trophies and medals from Miri District deputy
education officer Alias Ngah, who represented the state Education director
Abdillah Adam.
The presentation of the prizes was
held simultaneously with the closing of the state-level Language Carnival
centred here.
A total of nine schools took part in
the competition which was organised by SMK St Columba, which emerged first
runner-up in a similar competition last year.
The annual competition aimed to
support national efforts to encourage the use of English language among
students and to give them the opportunity to get together and develop their
drama skills.
It was also to encourage students to
appreciate drama, as it promotes integration and inculcates fine moral values.
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Among those present were the
Education Department’s assistant director (Co-curriculum Sector) Ngelambong
Anggik and Head of Human Resource (Education Department, Miri) Noor Elia Elias,
principals and headmasters of the participating schools, including Mohd Shariff
Mat Saat – principal of SMK Baru and organising chairman for the closing
ceremony, and Robinette Tiong – principal of SMK St Columba and organising
chairperson for the drama competition.
