Three out of five teams of De La Salle Santiago Zobel School victoriously qualified for the Tournament of Champions of the World Scholar’s Cup to be held at Yale University, USA in September this year.
Attended by one thousand four hundred students (1,400) from 60 countries, the World Scholar’s Cup Global Round was held in Hanoi National Convention Center, Vietnam. It was simultaneously held in Cape Town and Greece from June 26 – July 1, 2017.
The competition included team debate, collaborative writing, Scholar’s Bowl – Quiz Bee, and Scholar’s Challenge consist of topics in Literature, Arts and Music, Special Area, Social Studies, and History. Only 100 teams made it to the Tournament of Champions to be held at Yale University, USA.
Here are the recognitions received by the DLSZ students:
Almazan, Mary Margaret (DLSZ 2018) – Da Vinci Scholar, within top 100
Reyes, Nicole Ann (DLSZ BrafeNHS 2020) – Silver Medal – Scholar’s Bowl
Uadan, Jennelle (DLSZ BrafeNHS 2019) – Silver – Team Writing
Belga, Sheikfiona (DLSZ BrafeNHS 2020) – Silver – Scholar’s Bowl
Cruz, Marie Yzabelle Kirsten (DLSZ BrafeNHS 2021) – Da Vinci Scholar, within top 100
Ms. Adrienne Victoria Zaballero, English Faculty, and Mr. Jeremias Picaña, BRafeNHS Social Studies Faculty, accompanied the DLSZ contingent.
