SMK Oya emerges champion in Youth Forum Competition 2018
KUCHING: SMK Oya from Mukah outperformed four other finalists to emerge champion in the statelevel Youth Forum Competition 2018 yesterday.
The champion team received RM5,000 while its member Nazatul Erna Abdul Malik was awarded the best forum member with a cash prize of RM500. This marked Mukah’s second win. The division first won in 2009.
SMK Marudi, Miri was the first runner-up, winning RM4,000 while SMK Kabong, Betong the second runner-up, received RM3,000.
Two consolation prizes of RM1,000 each went to SMK Agama Sheikh Haji Othman Abdul Wahab ( Shoaw), Kuching and SMK Pesantren Abdul Taib Mahmud, Samarahan.
Sareena Cynthia Gerawat from SMK Marudi won the best chairperson award with RM500.
A total of 13 schools across the state took part in this year’s forum that commenced last Saturday.
The eight schools that received participating prize of RM500 each were SMK Medamit, Limbang; SMK Asyakirin, Bintulu; SMK Kapit No. 2, Kapit; SMK Rosli Dhoby, Sibu; SMK St. Anthony, Sarikei; SMK Lubok Antu, Sri Aman; SMK Balai Ringin, Serian and SMK Bandar Samariang, Kuching.
Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud handed out the prizes to the winners during a ceremony held at Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka ( DBP) in Petra Jaya here.
Among those present were DBP director- general Datuk Abdul Adzis Abas and Assistant Minister of Education and Technological Research Dr Annuar Rapaee.