Elocution winners

Picture by Loh Lean Kang

Most enjoyable morning spent at the Centenary elocution contest at Penang Free School. What I witnessed simply reinforced my belief that there are still bright sparks among today's school kids, despite what the detractors may want us to believe. Most of the boys spoke forcefully and off-the-cuff in the impromptu section of the contest. There were two or three that suffered from stage fright but they should do well in the future if they keep their confidence level high.

Upper secondary section: Winner - Yap Chen Yang, 1st runner-up - Jeremiah Selva, 2nd runner-up - Marcus Sheen Batemann Farm; Lower secondary section: Winner - Jo-Tien Matthias Cornelies, 1st runner-up - Agilan Sastiyar, 2nd runner-up - Cheah Ting Shawn

Jo-Tien Matthias Cornelies

Yap Chen Yang