The EF Spelling Bee Tangcity Saturday September 30 , 2023
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October 16, 2023Mid-Autumn Festival
October 17, 2023After several years on hold, the wildly popular EF Spelling Bee returned on Saturday September 30, 2023 at EF Tangcity.
Sekolah Harapan Bangsa Cambridge Primary had almost seventy students who registered in the three groups. Group A for Grades 1 and 2, Group B for Grades 3 and 4 , and Group C for Grades 5 and 6.
Students started preparing and practicing for the competition at the end of the mid semester exams.
After the first two written rounds, Group A had six students from SHB in the Final Round. They were Randika Daffa Alfattih, Nicholas Alexander Barus, King Timoteo Richard Salim, Anezka Mayra Simbolon, Gytha Cheriie Swandana and Tobias Wayne Irawan. At the conclusion of the spoken Final Round, Anezka was delighted to finish in 3rd Place.
For the Group B Final Round, seven students represented SHB. They were James Fransisco Ardie, Aidan Tiono, Callista Vania Pattipeiluhu, Cedric Gunawan Goh, Natasha Talita Fredella, Calliope Rei Scarlett and Izabelle Tjitrahardja. Receiving the prizes in this group were Izabelle in 1st Place, Cedric in 2nd Place and Aidan in 3rd Place !
To complete a successful competition, SHB Primary saw seven students also vying for the trophies in the Group C Final Round. Steven Anthony Prawira, Nathaniel Kelvin Wijaya, Adrianne Samantha Lian, Josia Edward Halim, Lusia Livana Oktaria Canggih and Mendy Nyanika Tanubrata represented Grade 6 while Garnetta Zahra Zahira Muamar was the sole representaive from Grade 5.
Once again the three places were filled by SHB students with Adrianne Samantha in 1st Place, Josia in 2nd Place and Steven in 3rd Place.
Congratulations to all of our students who enjoyed partaking in this competition and for competing in the right spirit. Thank you for the support of the parents on this occasion and also a big thank you to EF for putting on an enjoyable and well-run spelling bee.
