TAMARA John of the
University of the West Indies and Alissa Noel, St Augustine Girls High
School have qualified as the top ranked players for the finals of the
2012 BPTT National Secondary Schools Scrabble Championships set for
November.
The two came out on top of their
respective categories in the East Zone qualifying round which was
dominated by females as they captured 15 of the 20 spots at stake for
the grand finals. ASJA Girls College and Tunapuna, topped the standings
with five finalists covering the senior and junior divisions at the East
Zone play-offs at Bon Air Secondary School, Arouca, on Saturday. St.
Augustine Girls High School and Hillview College also did well securing
four finalists each. Now in its 26th year, the championships are being
organised by the Trinidad and Tobago Scrabble Association (TTSA), in
association with the Rotary Club of Arima. On board as sponsor in 2010,
energy company BP Trinidad has increased its corporate partnership with
increased prizes in 2012.
The championships are divided into five zones — East, South, Central, North and Tobago — with ten seniors and ten juniors from each zone advancing to the grand finals carded for City Hall, Port-of-Spain, on November 3. Top schools in both divisions will receive trophies and cash prizes of $10,000, with the top students winning iPADs, PlayStations, netbooks and Kindles. TTSA President, Kurt Ross, said the championships presented a golden opportunity for the students to qualify for selection on the national team for the World Junior Scrabble Championships to be held in Birmingham, England, in December. He lauded bpTT for “your full support” of these championships which help to nurture the minds of young people. Margaret Warner-Julien, Government and Stakeholder Relations Adviser, bpTT, told TTSA officials, teachers, parents and students that the energy company was pleased to continue its partnership with the association.
The championships are divided into five zones — East, South, Central, North and Tobago — with ten seniors and ten juniors from each zone advancing to the grand finals carded for City Hall, Port-of-Spain, on November 3. Top schools in both divisions will receive trophies and cash prizes of $10,000, with the top students winning iPADs, PlayStations, netbooks and Kindles. TTSA President, Kurt Ross, said the championships presented a golden opportunity for the students to qualify for selection on the national team for the World Junior Scrabble Championships to be held in Birmingham, England, in December. He lauded bpTT for “your full support” of these championships which help to nurture the minds of young people. Margaret Warner-Julien, Government and Stakeholder Relations Adviser, bpTT, told TTSA officials, teachers, parents and students that the energy company was pleased to continue its partnership with the association.
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