Team Simbu were winners at Highlands think tank quiz
14 June 2015
JIMMY AWAGL
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TEAM Simbu has won the secondary school and tertiary categories of the Highlands leg of Papua New Guinea’s Think Tank Quiz, beating teans from Western Highlands, Enga and Hela.
The Simbu Writer’s Association arranged to bring two teams of secondary students and one team of tertiary students to the event.
Due to time constraints and logistic hiccups, SWA was unable to assemble a team in the primary school category.
The elite squad was the team selected from Kondiu Rosary Secondary School which won its category.
This team will be a force to be reckoned with come November and the national championships in Port Moresby.
The tertiary team included visually impaired female student, Clancy Amos from Kondiu.
This was the first time a person of profound physical disability took part in the event and Clancy became the idol of the organisers and the other teams.
On stage, Think Tank Quiz director John Kama asked Clancy: “What is your ambition for a future career?”
“I will be a human rights lawyer and a writer since Simbu Writers Association is doing a lot and I am impressed,” Clancy replied. The crowd gave her a big round of applause.
Each winning team was awarded K1,000 and a Big Rooster voucher plus a certificate for every participant.
Clancy received a special award in recognition of her taking part in the highly competitive event.
In the open category, Mathias Kin represented Team Simbu, competing against four Western Highlanders. He gave the Kange and Ambuge a good run for their money by coming second to Tony Nonwo of Team Western Highlands.
John Kama commended Team Simbu for behaving well and being punctual throughout the event.
He also acknowledged the effort put in by the SWA to prepare and bring the team to Mt Hagen.
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