Tuesday March 9, 2010
Students share a ‘better life’
PETALING JAYA: An end to child abuse. Less time spent on social media. More time for personal interaction.
These were among the suggestions from students who were asked on what they thought would contribute to a better world.
Twelve students, who were given 10 minutes to depict their version of “A Better Life”, highlighted these elements in a mock magazine at The Star-NiE-Pizza Hut’s Mag Inc launch yesterday.
The contest this year invites students to share their views on how their lives would be better through a three-page mini magazine. A “better life” could be in areas such as relationships, environment, education, social work and health.
Holistic development: (From left) Ee, Jamaludin and Yeoh launching The Star-NiE -Pizza Hut contest at the Pizza Hut Kota Damansara outlet Monday.
Students have to work in teams of four or five under the supervision of an English teacher for the competition, comprising three categories – Primary Four to Six, lower secondary and upper secondary.
For their efforts, winners in the upper secondary category will walk away with pre-university scholarships worth a total of RM100,000 from Taylor’s University College. The winning teams in each category will also be feted to a four-day, three-night stay in Siem Reap, Cambodia, with flight tickets sponsored by AirAsia; while the runners-up will enjoy a trip to Resorts World Genting and receive Pizza Hut vouchers.
Students submitting entries under the video clip category will have the chance to walk away with gadgets like iPods in addition to Pizza Hut vouchers worth RM100.
Education Ministry sports division director Ee Hong said the Mag Inc contest could help spur students to think critically as they would need to learn how to put together a mini magazine.
“Sports and co-curricular activities are important to students’ holistic development,” she said when launching Mag Inc 2010 at the Pizza Hut Kota Damansara outlet here yesterday.
Star Publications (M) Bhd managing editor David Yeoh said the newspaper was pleased to find that its hard work over the past 12 years had made a lasting impression on the local school community.
“This would not have been possible without the support of Pizza Hut, our partner in NiE, as well as the Education Ministry,” he said.
Managing director Jamaludin Md Ali of QSR Brands Bhd, which operates Pizza Hut, said the contest was part of its ongoing Corporate Social Responsibility programme in the education sector.
“Pizza Hut is committed to spending more than RM1.4mil on newspaper pullouts, workshops, incentives and prizes on the contest this year.”
The first contest workshop will be held in Tafe College, Seremban, on Wednesday and subsequently in Stamford College, Malacca, the following day.
See StarEducation for the full report on Sunday.
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