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KUEN CHENG HIGH SCHOOL
KUEN CHENG HIGH SCHOOL

BADMINTON COMPETITION
BADMINTON COMPETITION

Merdeka Day
Mer deka D ay
REPORTED BY: SR1A TAN QI XUAN

PHOTOGRAPHY BY: KUEN CHENG PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB

Quiz
Quiz
On the 3rd and 4th of September 2022, Kuen Cheng High School Physical

Jointly reported by: Boey Ashling Jr1S(2), Khoo Xin Yi Sr1ScA Education Department organized a school-wide badminton tournament for all
students and teachers with the assistance of the school’s badminton training

team. Being a team-based competition, the rules divided the 16 teams into four
On 1st September 2022, Kuen Cheng High School Sejarah (Malay groups, picking two from each to make up the quarterfinals, before becoming

History) Department organized a Merdeka Day Quiz in conjunction with the the traditional matchups.
65th Independence Day in Malaysia. The Purpose of the competition was to
celebrate the independence day, and to enhance students' knowledge on our The event began with a bang as the matches commenced almost immediately
nation's history. at 8:00 a.m. The assembly hall was extremely lively throughout the entire
tournament, bustling with noises of people cheering and clapping for their
The competition was held during the whole of the 2nd teams. Courts 5, 6, and 8 were definitely the hotspots for the first day, as they had
break (12:10pm to 1pm). There were two venues, Computer Lab many supporters and attracted quite the audience. The first day was expectedly
B for Senior Middle One students, MML Lab 2 for both Senior quick-paced and intense, and by 1:00 p.m, the contestants for the quarterfinals
Middle Two and Senior Middle Three students respectively. were decided.

During the day event, students first lined up outside the labs before On the second day, the excitement and competitiveness had not lessened

entering. There were five to six teachers, coming from the Sejarah Department, despite the teams being halved in number. The event started out strong as two
supervising each lab. As soon as the participants took their seats, quiz papers skillful teams, the National Team and SWG duked it out and kept everyone on
were then given, which had a total of 30 multiple choice questions. their toes with their excruciatingly close matchups. With that, the adrenaline
roller coaster was on its tracks and didn’t stop until the finals, where the National
The quiz was a test of general knowledge of history in Malaysia that Team and the Hairbrush Army faced off. In the end, the Hairbrush Army won
students have also learned from Sejarah lessons in the past years, covered 2:0, having beaten the National Team in both men’s and women’s doubles.
mostly about our independence. The students handed in the paper when
done and left around 1pm. The results will be announced at a later date. As the event came to a close, the award ceremony was held before a

group photo of all the
contestants, organizers
and staff members.

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