Chieng and Ung win student leadership award
SARIKEI: Chieng Neng Teik and Ung Lik Ru were named winners of school’s Boys’ and Girls’ Student Leadership Award respectively at SMK Tinggi Sarikei’s excellent award presentation ceremony last Friday.
Chieng was picked, based on the leadership skills shown throughout his tenure as the boy’s deputy head prefect, treasurer of Futsal Club, commander of school’s Brass Band and vicechairman of the school’s Rukun Negara Club.
He was also actively involved in various co-curricular activities whereby he represented the school in the national-level Chemistry Quiz, youth forum, English Debate and National Science challenge among others.
Ung who was the girl’s deputy head prefect was impressive in academic and co-curricular activities.
She was ranked among the top five in Form 5 Science and top scorer in Chinese, Moral Education, Physics and Biology.
She helped the school team win gold in HRCA English and Science Quiz 2017, champion in State-level UCSI Science and Mathematics Quiz, bronze winner in Kangaroo Mathematics Malaysia competition, and first runner-up in Sarikei Divison Secondary School Choral Speaking competition.
She represented the school in the Australian Mathematics Malaysia and National Chemistry Quiz, and was vice-chairperson of Road Safety Club, committee member of Badminton Club, Leo Club vice-chairperson and assistant treasurer of the Robotic Club.
The Sports Boy of the Year was Ngu Ing Biao who did the school proud in the discus event by bagging a bronze in the second Asian Youth Athletic meet in Thailand this year, fifth place in the Sixth Commonwealth Youth Games, and gold in the 59th MSSM Track and Field Championship and Sarawak Junior Athletic Meet.
The Sports Girl of the Year was Celine Khoo Wei Eng who bagged a bronze for shot putt in the 59 MSSM Track and Field meet, gold for shot putt in MSS Sarawak Track and Field Championship and Sarawak Junior Athletic Meet, and bronze in discus at the MSSS championship.
The Boy’s Exemplary Student was Ling Yeo Han while Nichole Chiew Zi Ching won for the girl’s category.
Repok assemblyman Dato Huang Tiong Sii who officiated at the ceremony presented the six awards listed under his Education Fund.
The ceremony saw some 900 students receive certificates of appreciation and prizes in recognition of their contribution as prefects, running clubs, associations and uniformed bodies as well as making the school proud through excellence in academics and co-curricular activities like sports.
Among those presenting the awards and prizes were Principal Ting Sing Teck, management board chairman Pemanca Chan Phan Chan, PTA chairman Kiing Chiu Kuo, and Ex-Student Association chairman Dr Chieng King Chong.
Huang presented his contribution of RM10,000 for the school fund during the function.