Which ten schools will meet for
the showdown for
The Straits Times National Schools Newspaper Competition?
Singapore, 16 October 2006 - The ten short listed schools
for The Straits Times National Schools Newspaper Competition are out!
Short listed from 25 entries by a panel of Straits Times judges,
these ten schools will be taking part in a 24-hour Newspaper Challenge.
This dynamic hands-on challenge will take place on December 4th,
where each editorial team of 5 students will be given one day to
produce a four-page newspaper - with assignments given on the day
itself, and working in an environment that simulates the newsroom.
The 10 secondary schools and their student publications are:
| · Anglo-Chinese School
(Barker Road) |
Acsday |
| · Ang Mo Kio Secondary
School |
AmkFusion |
| · Bukit View Secondary
School |
Higher Ground |
| · Cedar Girls Secondary
School |
Ink |
| · CHIJ Katong Convent
|
Et Cetera |
| · CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’
School |
Connexions |
| · Greenview Secondary
School |
V3 |
| · Raffles Institution |
Rafflesian Times |
| · Raffles Girls School
(Secondary) |
Tribune |
| · Victoria School |
Victoriana |
Serene Goh, Editor for IN, the secondary student publication of
The Straits Times, said, “This year, the quality is generally
higher, with more thought from student editors and shown in the
way that stories are written. The publications each also have their
own identities, which show quite clearly what is happening in schools.”
In November, the student editorial teams of the ten schools will
be sent on a one-day training session on Microsoft Publisher, courtesy
of sponsor Microsoft.
Attractive prizes, including a Lenovo Thinkpad and desktops, await
this year’s winners of The Straits Times National Schools Newspaper
Competition. They are:
Gold award – $3000 cash & ThinkPad X41 worth $2949
Silver award – $2000 cash & Lenovo 3000 J105 desktop worth
$1499
Bronze award – $1000 cash & Lenovo 3000 J105 desktop worth
$1499
Three Merit awards - $500 cash each
Four Consolation prizes - $200 cash each
Issued by Singapore Press Holdings Limited
Co. Regn. No: 198402868E
For more information, please contact:
Shahrena Hassan
Assistant Manager
The Straits Times Editorial Projects Unit
Tel: 6319 5097
E-mail: shahrena@sph.com.sg
About Singapore Press Holdings Limited
Main board listed Singapore Press Holdings Limited is the leading
media company in Singapore, in the print, Internet and broadcasting
platforms. It publishes 14 newspapers in the four official languages,
including Singapore's first free Chinese newspaper, My Paper, and
over 80 magazine titles. Everyday, 2.7 million individuals, or 83
per cent of the people above 15 years old, read one of the SPH publications.
Its Internet Business Unit manages the online editions of SPH's
major newspapers, which enjoy over 100 million pageviews from 6
million unique visitors every month. More recent online additions
are the classified website, ST701, and STOMP (Straits Times Online
Mobile Print), a portal that connects, engages and interacts with
readers on the Internet and via mobile messaging.
SPH owns and operates Paragon, the prime shopping and office building
in the heart of Orchard Road. Paragon features international brands
and luxury goods, restaurants serving wide-ranging cuisines and
lifestyle facilities such as spas and a fitness club.
SPH also owns a 20% stake in MediaCorp TV Holdings Pte Ltd, which
operates free-to-air channels 5, 8, U and TV Mobile, and a 40% stake
in MediaCorp Press Pte Ltd, which publishes free sheet Today. SPH
has a 70% stake in SPH UnionWorks, which operates two entertainment
radio channels, Radio 100.3 in Chinese and Radio 91.3 in English.
In addition, SPH holds an 80% stake in SPH MediaBoxOffice Pte Ltd,
Singapore’s largest LED network media company, and a 35% stake
in TOM Outdoor Media Group, a leading outdoor advertising company
in China.
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