Siti Aquillah Spelling Bee Champ
By James Kon

Bandar Seri Begawan - Siti NurAqillah binti Hj Abu Hanafiah from Batu Marang Primary School yesterday spelled her way to become the champion of the 2' Brunei English Language Teachers'' Association (BELTA) Spelling Competition 2006 for the preliminary and Brunei II area round at the Seri Manggis Hall of Dato Marsal Primary School.

The girl who has just finished her PSR examination went head to head with some 47 students from 23 primary schools in the Brunei II area.

Overjoyed and delighted, Siti NurAgillah said: "I didn't expect to win, the words were very tough in the beginning. However, at the later stage I calmed down and was able to get the spellings right."

According to her teacher, Cikgu Noorhayatee binti Hj Yahya, Siti Nur Agiilah trained on her own by reading the dictionary and that she only had one week to prepare for the competition.

She added that Siti Nur Agillah was one of the top students of the school who hopes to score straight As in her PSR examination.

Meanwhile, Aimi Atiqah bintiAslin of Sekolah Tentera Laut Di-Raja Brunei came in second place followed by Nurhafizah bin Hj Ibrahim of Dato Marsal Primary School and Liwani Syafiqah binti Bahari who came in third and fourth place respectively. -

Prizes were presented by the guest of honour, Ak Abdullah bin- Pg Hj Tengah, the deputy director of Curriculum Development Department.

Cikgu Hajah Jabaidah bin Pg Hj Sulaiman, the headmistress of Dato Marsal Primary School said that the competition was to stir up students' interest in the Enlgish language by enriching their vocabulary.

She also thanked the sponsors including Hj Malai Mashor General Contractors, Hua Ho Department Store, Macmillan Publishers Limited and Sunlit Advertising Sdn Bhd. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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